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ECUADOR AIR COVER TO LONDON. GALAPAGOS IS. - MARGRET WITTMER - FLOREANA. SCARCE

$ 71.28

Availability: 45 in stock
  • Grade: VG/F (Very Good/Fine)
  • Condition: CONDITION SEE SCANS PLEASE!
  • Place of Origin: Latin America
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Ecuador
  • Quality: Used
  • Type: Air Mail, Cover
  • Certification: GENUINE

    Description

    ECUADOR  GALAPAGOS 1953? COVER TO ENGLAND SENT BY DONALD H. BATES, PORTLAND 5, OREGON. US TO WILLIS, FABER
    & DUMAS, LTD. LONDON. UK
    POST OFFICE GALAPAGOS-MARGRET WITMER - FLOREANA ISLA- AUXILIARY HANDSTAMP (see reverse)-SCARCE
    At the end of World War I, Donald H. Bates, a Navy aviator, began working in the marine insurance industry and by 1919, Bates was relocated to Portland to open a branch office for his employer.  Shortly thereafter Gilbert Durham offered Bates a partnership, thus formally establishing Durham and Bates specializing in Marine Industry Insurance.
    POSTAGE:   -WORLDWIDE: Free