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Lot# 4418 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 4418 Ecuador

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    1920 (Nov 28): Pioneer Airmail First Flight Riobamba to Quito, official 'Telegrafo 1' postcard addressed to Quito (and the message signed by the owner of the aircraft, Jose A. Castillo) franked by 1920 3 c. carmine and by 1920 Postal Tax 1 c. deep blue tied by RIOBAMBA / ECUADOR / VI duplexes (Nov 28) with, on obverse, Quito duplex of arrival (Nov 28). The 'Telegrafo 1' was a Macchi Hanriot aeroplane (HD-1) flown by the Italian pilot Elia Liut. A splendid and extremely rare usage - the third aeroplane flight in Ecuador Longhi 20NCa/Muller #3 = 7'500 points.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF