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Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG

lot # 14407 - Tahiti

Monday Oct 16, 2017 10:00 to Thursday Oct 19, 2017 17:00 Europe/Berlin

1894. Registered stampless Official mail envelope (tear, fold) addressed to Papeete cancelled by Maugareva/Taiti double ring in violet 1st Avril 94' with framed hand-struck 'R' and endorsed 'R/No 21' with circular 'Archipel de Gambier/Magareva' in violet on face and Papeete receiver '18th Avril' on reverse. Pre 1900 registered mail from Mangareva a small atoll in the Gambier Islands is very rare. The islands was known for its pearls. A superb exhibition quality item.

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