Sale 91: The December Sale

Lot 1285    

Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, horizontal pair, full o.g., full margins, right stamp with tiny thin at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 1286 /()   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, three mint marginal singles showing full to complete margin rules, two top right corner margin no gum singles from position 9 and a left margin o.g. single from position 19, one with full margins, other ample to touching, one corner margin single with light crease in margin selvage, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1287 o   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, single with full margins, full strike of foreign target cancel of unknown origin, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $90

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Lot 1288 o   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, balance of 13 items; includes bisect on piece tied by black "P.I." within stars of Quito on piece, three other bisect usages on piece from Cuenca, 3 mute grid cancels used on first and second period printings, 1866 Guano first type circular date stamp and matching dotted lozenge cancels, neat Ibarra first type circular date stamp cancel, 3 dotted lozenge cancels of different thickness and "Pelileo, M.C." circular cancel, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $250 - 350.

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Realized: $220

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Lot 1289 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, two singles, in combination with 1865, 1r yellow on part Judicial wrapper front to Guaranda, all tied by "3154" in lozenge cancels of Quito, Very Fine, ex-Saá and Olgieser.
Scott No. 5+4    Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.

ONE OF FIVE KNOWN COVERS BEARING SAME DENOMINATION OF THE 1865 1 REAL STAMPS IN GREEN AND YELLOW - AND AN UNIQUE FRANKING BEARING TWO 1R GREEN AND ONE 1R YELLOW ISSUES.

Only five covers are known bearing same denomination 1 real represented by the different stamps in the issued colors green and yellow.

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Lot 1290    

Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, block of eight and vertical pair, block positions 22-25/31-34 and pair 26/35, margins large to just touching, all tied by "Cuenca, 13 Dec, 65" cds's and matching dotted lozenge handstamps on Judicial wrapper to Loja, pencil "1L 4oz" weight notation at upper right; cover flaws including tear at left and reinforced file fold, some tone spots affecting stamps, F.-V.F., ex-Bustamante and Goeggel; with 2014 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

THE ONLY KNOWN ON COVER USAGE OF A BLOCK OF EIGHT OF THE 1 REAL GREEN AND THE THIRD LARGEST MULTIPLE ON COVER.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 1291 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, horizontal strip of nine and two singles, first printing, strip positions 1-9 with position 4 showing double frameline at bottom variety, tied by "Riobamba, 19 Mai, 66" cds on Judicial wrapper with backflap to Latacunga, manuscript "22 oz" weight endorsement at upper right, Very Fine, ex-Olgieser.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

THE LARGEST KNOWN MULTIPLE OF THE 1865 1¢ GREEN ISSUE ON COVER - THIS BEING ONE OF THE FINEST OF SEVEN RECORDED.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 1292    

Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, vertical strips of three and four, positions 24/33/42 (middle stamp broken frameline at right variety) and 51/60/69/78, margins large to just in, canceled by "Latacunga" provisional box cancels on oversized Judicial wrapper to Riobamba, red crayon "14 oz" weight notation, Very Fine and choice, this Latacunga pre-adhesive postmark was used during the first half of 1865, fewer than ten recorded usages of this provisional handstamp used as a cancelling device.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 1293 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, horizontal strip of nine and pair, strip positions 37//45, position 43 with double frameline at top, clear to large margins, in combination with 1865, ½r blue on large Judicial front to Latacunga, all tied by "Ambato, 15 Fevr, 66" cds's, manuscript "23oz" weight endorsement at upper left, Very Fine, ex-Olgieser.
Scott No. 5+2    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 1294 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellowish green, horizontal strip of nine, 1st printing, positions 73//81, ample to large margins, in combination with 1865, ½r blue on Judicial wrapper front and part backflap to Latacunga, all tied by "Riobamba, 18 Nov, 65" cds's (month inverted), manuscript "19oz" weight endorsement at upper right; file fold affecting one stamp in strip, still Very Fine, the largest on cover multiple of the 1r green, of which there are seven such usages recorded.
Scott No. 5+2    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $675

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