Lot
1315 
Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, diagonal bisect in a block of seven, positions 31-33 / 40-43, position 42 with dot in bottom right spandrel and position 43 (bisect) with double frameline at top, margins ample to just in at top left and upper right, partial separation cut between bisect and block, canceled by unusual manuscript "Cariaman-g-a" town name cancel on Judicial wrapper to Loja, "14oz" weight and reverse with "Agosto 25, 1870" date notations; few tears in wrapper at top, otherwise Very Fine, a very uncommon origin and unique usage, ex-Saá and Olgieser; with AFE certificate. Scott No. 5a Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
THE LARGEST 1 REAL GREEN MULTIPLE RECORDED CONTAINING A BISECT.
Realized: $1,450
Lot
1316
Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, embossed arms and diagonally bisected, lower right portion of stamp clearly showing embossing, tied by "Guayaquil, 17 Oct, 66" cds on folded letter sheet to Quito; cover with portion of side flap repaired and stamp with lower left portion restored, Very Fine appearance, still an extremely rare 1r green usage with embossed arms and diagonally bisected combination, ex-Ayora and Olgieser; with A.F.E. certificate not mentioning restoration or embossed variety. Scott No. 5ab Estimate $400 - 600.
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Lot
1317
Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, embossed arms, clear to large margins, showing embossed arms in the upper portion of stamp, in combination with 1865, 1r yellow buff of the third printing on folded letter sheet to Trujillo, Peru, tied by "Guayaquil, Feb 21, 73" cds and bold "Franca" in lozenge, Very Fine, a very late usage of the first issue, ex-Longhi. Scott No. 5b+4 Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
ONE OF TWO PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCES KNOWN BEARING SAME DENOMINATION OF THE 1865 1 REAL STAMPS IN GREEN AND YELLOW.
Only five covers are known bearing same denomination 1 real represented by the different stamps in the issued colors green and yellow. This cover is even more remarkable as it represents private mail and that the 1r green is the scarce embossed arms variety.
Lot
1318
Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, embossed arms, horizontal pair, ample to huge margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at left, positions 89-90 with full embossing on right stamp which extends slightly into frameline of left stamp, plate flaws in position 90 showing colorless spot in bottom right spandrel and broken frameline at right, tied by neat "Guayaquil, 13 Mar, 66" cds on fresh folded letter to Lima, Peru, receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice, one of less than five recorded examples of the 1r green embossed arms variety on cover and one of the earliest usages to a foreign destination, ex-Funkhouser and Longhi. Scott No. 5b Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE USAGE OF THE 1R GREEN WITH EMBOSSED ARMS USED ON COVER TO A FOREIGN DESTINATION.
A considerable portion of maritime mail to Peru before autumn of 1866 was carried through the British P.O. at Guayaquil, without the involvement of the Ecuadorian mails. This example being one of the exceptions in this period not carried through the British Post Office.