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Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Orange, Block of Sixteen, positions 1-8 / 10-17, worn 1872 printing, clear to large margins, canceled by manuscript cancels on judicial wrapper front and part back to Quito, with "Riobamba, 16 Nov" origin cds and manuscript "32 oz" weight notation; couple tears affecting a few stamps, otherwise Very Fine, a spectacular large multiple usage, ex-Longhi; with 2009 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 4 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
THE LARGEST RECORDED ON COVER MULTIPLE OF THE 1R YELLOW ISSUE FROM THE SIXTH 1872 PRINTING.