Sale 86: The Stamps and Postal History of Classic Ecuador

Lot 5223    

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Green, Embossed Arms, Horizontal Pair, ample to huge margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at left, positions 89-90 with full embossing on right stamp which extends slightly into frameline of left stamp, plate flaws in position 90 showing colorless spot in bottom right spandrel and broken frameline at right, tied by neat "Guayaquil, 13 Mar, 66" cds on fresh folded letter to Lima, Peru, receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice, one of less than five recorded examples of the 1r green embossed arms variety on cover and one of the earliest usages to a foreign destination, ex-Funkhouser and Longhi.
Scott No. 5b    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE USAGE OF THE 1R GREEN WITH EMBOSSED ARMS USED ON COVER TO A FOREIGN DESTINATION.

A considerable portion of maritime mail to Peru before autumn of 1866 was carried through the British P.O. at Guayaquil, without the involvement of the Ecuadorian mails. This example being one of the exceptions in this period not carried through the British Post Office.

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Lot 5224    

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Green, Diagonal Bisect in a Block of Seven, positions 31-33 / 40-43, position 42 with dot in bottom right spandrel and position 43 (bisect) with double frameline at top, margins ample to just in at top left and upper right, partial separation cut between bisect and block, canceled by unusual manuscript "Cariaman-g-a" town name cancel on Judicial wrapper to Loja, "14oz" weight and reverse with "Agosto 25, 1870" date notations; few tears in wrapper at top, otherwise Very Fine, a very uncommon origin and unique usage, ex-Saá and Olgieser; with AFE certificate.
Scott No. 5a    Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.

THE LARGEST 1 REAL GREEN MULTIPLE RECORDED CONTAINING A BISECT.

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Lot 5225 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Green, Vertical Strip of Three and Four, positions 64/73/81 and 48/57/66/75, margins large to in at top, canceled by "Latacunga" provisional box cancels on oversized Judicial wrapper front to Riobamba, red crayon 14oz weight notation, Very Fine, this Latacunga pre-adhesive postmark was used during the first half of 1865, fewer than ten recorded usages of this provisional handstamp used as a cancelling device, ex-Olgieser.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 5226    

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Green, Vertical Pair, positions 3/12, margins large showing portion of margin rule at top to just shaving frameline at lower right, tied by "Guayaquil, 3 Abr, 66" cds on folded letter to Lima, Peru, reverse with receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce external mail usage prior to the autumn of 1866 not dispatched through the British P.O., ex-Ayora.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 5227    

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Green, Bisect, upper right portion of stamp tied neat dotted lozenge cancel and "Cuerna, 2 Oct, 67" cds on folded letter to Riobamba, Very Fine and choice, fewer than ten private covers are known bearing the 1 real bisect, ex-Longhi; with 2009 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 5a    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 5228    

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Green, Top Margin Single, ample margins, tied by "Quito, 30 Julio, 67" cds with second strike alongside on Judicial cover to Latacunga, with stamp showing traces of a second date stamp previously applied in a different shade of ink, cover bearing no due markings showing that the fraudulent re-use of the stamp was successful; cover with a couple of repaired nicks at top, Very Fine appearance, ex-Longhi.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

ONE OF ONLY TWO POSTAL FRAUDS RECORDED IN THE FIRST ISSUE OF ECUADOR.

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Lot 5229    

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Green, Horizontal Strip of Four, positions 69-72, position 71 with colorless line through "REAL" variety, ample to large margins, tied by neat "Guano, 25 Mai, 66" cds and matching dotted lozenge cancels on wrapper to Riobamba, Very Fine and choice, fewer than ten covers are recorded with this cancel.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 5230    

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Green, Seven Singles, uncancelled on oversized Judicial wrapper from Loja to Cariamanga, pencil "13¼oz" weight notation and reverse with "Setiembre 13 de 870" date docketing; few small stamp flaws, F.-V.F., a very unusual usage with stamp not cancelled on dispatch.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $675

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Lot 5231 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellowish Green, early first printing, margins large to just into frameline at upper right, tied by manuscript "Riobba" of Riobamba on Judicial front to Guaranda paying the double parcel rate, Very Fine, an early usage prior to Riobamba receiving the new handstamp.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 5232 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellowish Green, early first printing, clear to large margins, canceled by "Ambato" manuscript cancel on Judicial front and part back to Guaranda, backflap with "Fbro 2 de 1865" date and "1¾oz." weight endorsement alongside stamp, Very Fine, believed to be the earliest known usage of the 1r green, ex-Saá, Longhi and Olgieser; with 2009 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $625

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