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Lot# 3470 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 3470 Ecuador

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    Galapagos Islands 1938/39: Covers (2) carried on a World Cruise, each handstamped POSTED ON BOARD / M/Y STELLA POLARIS in violet, one franked by Norway 30 öre blue cancelled at Guayaquil with "POST OFFICE BAY / GALAPAGOS ISL." cachet alongside and 'Yacht Haida / Feb 4 1938' cachet on reverse; the second cover to Balboa with 'Please Mail this letter from Post Offie Bay' in manuscript, sent stampless with "Papeete / Ile Tahiti" duplex (Feb 2, 1939) and taxed on arrival. a scarce pair.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF