Offered is a 1954 Ecuador First Day Cover (FDC)honoring Su Eminencia Cardenal de la Torre, commemoratingthe firstanniversary of his elevation to the cardinalate.

The cover features a decorative cachet with a portrait and an ornate red frame, plus a matching 60 centavos purple Ecuador stamp canceledon Día deEmisión (Day of Issue), Quito, Ecuador, 1954. The reverse shows official postal markings.

A nice addition for collectors of Ecuadorian philately, religious-themed stamps,Vatican/Catholic history, or Latin American first-daycovers.

Ships protected in a rigid mailer.