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    Galapagos Islands 1940: Cover from Margret Wittmer on Floreana Island to Washington DC, struck with circular POST OFFICE / GALAPAGOS ISLANDS cachet in black, USA 3 c. violet applied and tied in transit by "Pago Pago / Samoa" cds (April 19) with Washington DC arrival on reverse (May 17). A fine and most appealing cover.rnrnNote: Margret Wittmer (1904-2000) and her husband arrived from Germany to live on the Galapagos Islands in 1932 as one of the original settlers on Floreana Island. The Wittmers were visited by Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt and Thor Heyerdahl amongst others. Her story is told in "A Woman's Pilgrimage to the Galapagos published in 1960.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF