Lot
1254 (
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Ecuador, 1865, 1r orange yellow, block of 12, positions 38-39//83-84, position 66 showing colorless line in lower right spandrel variety, full margins, vertical scissor separation between stamps to third row, in combination with 1865, ½r blue (3rd printing) on Judicial front to Guaranda, all tied by "Riobamba, 27 Oct" cds's, Very Fine, one of the largest blocks of this printing on cover, ex-Longhi; signed Holcombe, with 2011 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 4 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot
1255
Ecuador, 1865-71, 1r yellow, pair, on 12 covers to Lima, Peru from Guayaquil, virtually all from the G. Chavez & Co. correspondence; includes two in the olive shade with different cancels, other scarce shades including orange and golden orange, as well as yellow orange, yellow buff, yellow chrome, two on bluish paper and one on the elusive and seldom seen grayish paper (Moorhouse cert.), one cover originating Jipijapa and posted in Guayaquil, five certificates accompany, generally Very Fine. Scott No. 4, 8 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $950
Lot
1256
Ecuador, 1865, 1r light yellow buff, vertical strip of nine and single, strip positions 14 / 23 / 32 / 41 / 50 / 59 / 68 / 77 / 86, margins full to just touching at upper left, all tied by "Alausí, 8 Sept 71" cds's and dotted lozenge handstamps on Judicial front to Riobamba, manuscript "19½ oz" weight notation at upper right, Very Fine, with this being the second largest strip known on cover, ex-Goeggel; with 2014 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 4 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $475
Lot
1257 ()
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow buff, horizontal strip of nine and single, strip positions 19-27, all canceled by fancy "Chimbo" flower circular handstamps prior to being applied to Judicial front to Guaranda, positions 23-24 in strip also show portion of previous manuscript, manuscript "19½ oz" weight endorsement at top, F.-V.F., a rare Postal Fraud usage of the 1r yellow issue, one of two such first issue postal fraud usages known, ex-Saá and Longhi. Scott No. 4 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
This cover was part of the Saá collection in Ecuador after its find in an Ecuadorian archive. It was subsequently sold to Florenzo Longhi in Italy.
Realized: $650
Lot
1258 ()
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow buff, ample to large margins, just tied by dotted lozenge cancel on reduced Judicial front to Guaranda, matching "Ambato, 21 Sept" cds and boxed "De Oficio" handstamp denoting mail free of postage which was erroneously applied on this Judicial correspondence, Very Fine. Scott No. 4 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
1259
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow chrome, horizontal pair, tied by blue "Guayaquil, Franca, 20 Jul, 73" cds on folded letter to Lima, Peru, reverse with receiving cds, Very Fine, a very late usage. Scott No. 4 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $650
Lot
1260
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow, group of 5 Judicial wrappers and 4 fronts bearing multiple frankings; wrappers with two single and three single usages from Loja, vertical strip of three from Ambato, eight singles from Loja and strip of five and three singles from Loja (one embossed arms variety), wrapper front usages with red Riobamba cds tying single and pair (flaws), strip of three from Guaranda, seven singles from Riobamba and a block of seven from Ambato, F.-V.F. overall. Scott No. 4 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $600
Lot
1261 ()
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow buff, manuscript canceled on Judicial wrapper front and backflap to Alausí, manuscript "1¼" oz weight notation at top right, an infrequent manuscript usage not applied to a large multiple, which led to assume that it may have been applied at Chimbo after the opening of it's post office and before the introduction of its first handstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 4 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot
1262
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow buff, top margin vertical strip of nine and single, strip positions 6//78 and showing rule line in sheet margin, all tied by dotted lozenge handstamps and "Loja, 30 Oct, 69" cds on Judicial wrapper to Cariamanga for parcel not exceeding 20 ounces; cover with few tears at top and toning at left slightly affecting bottom of strip, F.-V.F. Scott No. 4 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot
1263
Ecuador, 1865, 1r orange yellow, vertical strip of six, pair and single, strip positions 21//66, the latter showing colorless flaw in lower right spandrel, all tied by manuscript cancel on Judicial wrapper front with top flap to Quito, clear strike of red "Riobamba, Franca, 3 Mayo, 73" origin cds, manuscript "17¼ oz" weight notation, Very Fine, ex-Longhi; with 2011 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 4 Estimate $500 - 750.