Lot
5247 (
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Ecuador, 1865, 1r Green, Horizontal Strip of Nine and Pair, strip positions 37//45, position 43 with double frameline at top, clear to large margins, in combination with 1865, ½r blue on large Judicial front to Latacunga, all tied by "Ambato, 15 Fevr, 66" cds's, manuscript "23oz" weight endorsement at upper left, Very Fine, ex-Olgieser. Scott No. 5+2 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
THIS IS THE LARGEST KNOWN STRIP OF THE 1 REAL GREEN ON COVER.