Lot
1185 (
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Ecuador, 1872, 1r yellow ochre, quadrille paper, irregular block of eleven, positions 73-78/83-87, ample to large margins, in combination with 1865, ½r blue on Judicial wrapper front to Quito, all tied by dotted lozenge cancels, Riobamba origin notation at left; ½r with flaws, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Longhi; with 2002 Raybaudi and 2011 Moorhouse certificates. Scott No. 1 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THE LARGEST KNOWN MULTIPLE OF THE 1872 1R ON QUADRILLE PAPER ISSUE ON COVER.
Realized: $2,000