Lot
1189 
Ecuador, 1865, ½r blue, second period printing, block of 42 (positions 7-12//79-84), full o.g., bottom right stamp with "BATH" papermaker's embossing (position 84), clear to large margins, Very Fine, ex-Funkhouser and Longhi; with 2011 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 2 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 1865 ½R ISSUE WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY "BATH" PAPERMAKER'S EMBOSSING.
Realized: $2,700