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.