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Lot# 798 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 798 Gilbert and Ellice Islands

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    1908 (June): Postcard from the Canal Zone to New Zealand via San Francisco, the card with stamp washed off, struck with rare "DAMAGED IN WRECK / OF S.S. AEON" cachet in red - the ship was wrecked near Christmas Island (now Kiritimati, Kiribati) on July 18, 1908. Rare.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF