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FRENCH BIOGEOGRAPHICAL EXPEDITION TO THE LOFOTEN ISLANDS / N…
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50
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FRENCH BIOGEOGRAPHICAL EXPEDITION TO THE LOFOTEN ISLANDS / N…
See original version (French)
Estimate €20
Voluntary lot
Description
FRENCH BIOGEOGRAPHICAL EXPEDITION TO THE LOFOTEN ISLANDS / NORWAY.
AUGUST 1982: this ornithological mission focused on surveying the vast colonies of migratory seabirds, such as the Atlantic puffin, the northern fulmar and the black-legged kittiwake. The mission took place in the Lofoten archipelago, specifically on the remote islands of Rost and Vaeroy, which are world-renowned for harbouring vast colonies of seabirds.
A pair of two commemorative postal stationery items from Norway:
- 150 Ore (bird and lighthouse), mint letter card.
+ 200 Ore, VAEROY postmark 13 August 1952 + illustrated purple expedition stamp + commemorative stamp ‘Ornithology of the islands of Rost & Vaeroy; ‘Lofoten 1982 programme’ illustrated with two seagulls in flight.
The numbered letter card also bears three autograph signatures from the expedition’s senior scientists.
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