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Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, group of 18 stamps from the 1870-71 printings showing various oily ink prints; includes four mint singles (two with sheet margin), used including two singles on piece with Otavalo town cancels, horizontal pair with dotted grid, strip of three with manuscript cancel and two strips of four with Franca lozenge and town cancels, a Very Fine group. Scott No. 2 Estimate $500 - 750.
These printings were executed by using oily inks which were not uniformly applied, thus resulting in blurred impressions. Shades range from pale ultramarine to gray blue.
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