Lot
5283 
Ecuador, 1866, 4r Dark Carmine, Diagonal Bisect, second printing, upper left portion of stamp tied by red "Franca" in dotted lozenge of Guayaquil on 1869 folded letter to Lima, Peru, used to pay the single external rate to an American destination with PSNC carriage, reverse with "Lima, 3 May, 1869" receiving backstamp, Very Fine, rare with only fifteen covers recorded exhibiting a bisected 4 reales; with 2007 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. 6d Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.