Lot 5135
Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff, Vertical Strip of Four and Single, full margins, canceled by manuscript "Cariamanga #" on Judicial wrapper front with backflap to Zororanga, with "9½ oz" weight endorsement at top and 1872 year docketing on backflap; slight soiling and horizontal crease on third stamp in strip, F.-V.F., a rare usage from the tiny town of Cariamanga.Scott No. 4 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Despite being a late use, a second period printing was used, probably due to the fact that few mail was dispatched from Carimanga and remainders from an earlier printing were then available at that office.
Realized: $800