Lot
1326 
Ecuador, 1866, 4r dull rose, margins large to touching, neatly tied by sharp "Quito, Franca, 21 Julio, 66" cds on double rate cover to the Chilean Plenipotentiary Minister in Lima, Peru, reverse with "Lima, 31 Jul, 66" receiving cds and sealing wax with impression of the "Legacion De Chile", Very Fine and choice, ex-Lund; with 2013 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 6 Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE 4 REALES ON A POSTAL DOCUMENT.
This cover was not carried through the British P.O. at Guayaquil, which is out of the norm for 1866. Only five covers are recorded in 1866 bearing this value.
Realized: $7,500