Sale No: 748
Lot No:381
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Sensational Collection, 1853 onward, stamps and postal history galore, housed in 10 binders, two of stamps, the rest covers, plus two plastic tubs (as received by us) of additional material to sort and organize; stamps include Ecuadoran issues related to the Islands and Darwin, plus additional worldwide material celebrating the naturalist; covers and postal history dominate (we count over 360 general covers plus, in separate mini-collections, an additional 30 Barrel Mail, 130 US Military and 70 FDCs); much recent material (vast majority commercial or tourist), though the earliest cover is an 1853 folded letter sheet to Massachusetts; we note a 1929 cover to the Norwegian Consul in Guayaquil, a 1930 cover "mailed at whaling station P.O. in Galapagos" with "collect postage" manuscript notation at upper right; a great array of Barrel Mail cachets, Galapagos seal handstamps, covers mailed in the Galapagos with Tahiti cancels, Certified usages, US Navy covers, multi-country frankings, and much, much more of interest, including stampless covers (some assessed postage due, some not), etc.; an additional binder with the start of an Easter Island collection included as a bonus, Very Fine, you're unlikely to find another collection so extensive. Shipping charges apply - weight 58 lbs. Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000