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Sale 86: The Stamps and Postal History of Classic Ecuador

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1865-72 1r Buff, Imperforate on Wove Paper, (Third Period)

Lot 5109 ()   

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Dark Olive, in combination with 1865 ½r blue on Judicial wrapper front and part backflap to Guano, tied together by Riobamba cds, manuscript "3 oz" weight notation at upper right, Very Fine, this shade is most unusual in the third period of printing.
Scott No. 3+2    Estimate $200 - 300.

The olive shade was the result of the mixture of some of the green and yellow inks used to produce the 1r issues. Both stamp were produced by using the same printing plate.

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