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Abtao

Post by shipstamps » Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:29 pm




Chile celebrated her 50th year of ownership of Easter Island by issuing two stamps showing, I believe, the steamer Angamos, although the stamp catalogues state that the vessel is the Chilean corvette Abtao. The Angamos was built in 1876 by Scotts at Greenock. Originally she carried sails and was schooner-rigged. She was a screw vessel of 1,180 gross tons, with a length of 250ft, and was broken-up many years ago.
For more detail of ANGAMOS, see separate entry.
SG279, 280

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