Lot 5081
Ecuador, 1865, ½r Blue, Horizontal Strip of Four, large to huge margins, canceled by two strikes of the Guayaquil "Franca" in dotted diamond lozenge on March 3, 1871 datelined folded letter to Lima, Peru, letter carried by PSNC steamer and entered Peru at Callao, with cancelling marks impressed through to cover effectively tying strip, Extremely Fine, with strip paying the 2r single external rate for an American destination not exceeding ¼ ounce, ex-Longhi.Scott No. 2 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $675