£280 - £400
ECLIPSE EXPEDITION CACHETS; Quartet with June 1937 env. to Liverpool franked Western Samoa ½d tied by Apia cds with "H.M.S.WELLINGTON/N.Z.SOLAR EXP./CANTON ISLAND/JUNE 8th 1937" cachet at left above hand drawn map and double-lined "N.Z.Solar Eclipse Expedition/Phoenix Islands/1937" h.s. and three 8 June 1937 envs. addressed to USA or locally franked USA 1c, 3c or 5c tied by "U.S.S/AVOCET/CANTON ISLAND" duplexes and "U.S.NAVY/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC/ECLIPSE EXPEDITION" cachets and one also with a hand-drawn map on front. Fine and scarce. (4 covers)
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