Sale 86: The Stamps and Postal History of Classic Ecuador

Lot 5027    

Ecuador, 1865, ½r Dark Blue, Right Margin Single, wide margins showing rule in sheet margins, on folded letter datelined "Ventanas 18 de Mayo de 1866" to Guayaquil, entered the mails with manuscript "Porto viejo" two-line cancel, Very Fine and choice, Ventanas (Los Ríos Province) was a tiny town at the time and did not have a Post Office, this cover was taken to the neighboring province of Manabí and posted at the Portoviejo Post Office, this is the only cover known originating from Ventanas, ex-Dujmovic, Longhi and Olgieser; with 2009 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A UNIQUE ON COVER USAGE BEARING THE MANUSCRIPT PORTOVIEJO CANCELLATION.

Realized: $2,200

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Lot 5028 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, Bottom Left Margin Horizontal Strip of Nine, early first impression, positions 73//81, ample to mostly large margins showing full marginal rules in sheet margin, on Judicial cover front and part back to Guaranda paying the up to 9 ounce parcel rate, canceled by manuscript "Riobamba - Riobba" town cancel, manuscript "Cilviles" and "8¾oz" rating, light "9 Enero 1865" pencil archive date, Very Fine and choice, ex-Saá, Bustamante, Longhi and Lund; with 2009 and 2013 Moorhouse certificates.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

THE LARGEST RECORDED STRIP OF THE ½ REAL ISSUE ON A JUDICIAL WRAPPER.

Realized: $2,200

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Lot 5029    

Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, clear to mostly ample margins, on March 1866 dateline folded letter to Guayaquil canceled by manuscript cross and tied by "Naranjal" town name cancel, Very Fine, it is believed that this tiny locality did not possess postal handstamps at this time, ex-Dujmovic and Longhi; with 2011 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

ONE OF TWO KNOWN ON COVER USAGES FROM NARANJAL DURING THE CLASSIC PERIOD.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 5030    

Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, large margins, on early February 1865 docketed folded letter sheet addressed to Guayaquil, just tied by manuscript "Babahoyo" town name cancel, Very Fine, many postal employees when applying manuscript town names deliberately tried to just cancel the stamps, ex-Dujmovic, Longhi and Olgieser.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A UNIQUE MANUSCRIPT CANCEL USAGE FROM BABAHOYO.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 5031 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, Horizontal Pair and Single, early first printing in slightly different shades, clear to large margins, tied together by manuscript "Cuenca" town name cancel on folded letter sheet to Loja paying the up to three ounce parcel rate, Very Fine, this is one of only two covers recorded showing a manuscript usage at Cuenca, ex-Longhi and Olgieser; with 2009 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,300

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Lot 5032    

Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, Top Left Margin Horizontal Strip of Seven and Pair, on Judicial wrapper endorsed from Esmeraldas to Quito, canceled by pen strokes during the second half of 1865 when the date stamp of Esmeraldas had not been introduced yet, Very Fine, an unusual 9 time rate large multiple franking of the ½r blue, fewer than five covers with manuscript cancels from Esmeraldas are recorded, ex-Longhi; with 2009 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 5033    

Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, ample to large margins showing small portion of margin rule at left, tied by neat "Babahoyo, 29 Avril, 66" first type cds on folded letter to Guayaquil, Very Fine and choice, very scarce with fewer than five covers are recorded with this Babahoyo date stamp cancellation, ex-Dujmovic and Longhi; with 2011 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $800

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Lot 5034 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, Left Margin Horizontal Pair, positions 13-14, large to huge margins, right stamp with corner crease, tied by manuscript "Ambato" cancel on Judicial wrapper front to Riobamba paying the double parcel rate for up to 2 ounces, with "Civiles" and "1¾ oz." endorsements, Very Fine, ex-Longhi and Olgieser.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $575

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Lot 5035 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, early first printing, wide margins, just tied by manuscript "Riobba" cancel of Riobamba on Judicial front to Chimbo, with "Civiles" and "1oz" notations at top right, light pencil "17 Enero 1865" archive dating, Extremely Fine, a very early usage from Riobamba, ex-Saá and Olgieser.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 5036 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, singles in shades on two 1866 Judicial wrapper fronts; one Ambato to Pillaro with ½r in the infrequent dark blue shade, other from Riobamba to to Alausi with ½r showing a shade ranging from blue to indigo, Very Fine.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $80

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