Lot
1213 
Ecuador, 1865, ½r blue, horizontal strip of four, positions 9-12, margins large to just in, showing portions of margin line at top, tied by two strikes of the Guayaquil "Franca" in dotted diamond lozenge on January 1, 1871 datelined folded letter to Lima, Peru, letter carried by PSNC steamer and entered Peru at Callao, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, with strip paying the 2r single external rate for an American destination not exceeding ¼ ounce. Scott No. 2 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $425