Sale 128: The Robert D'Elia Collection of Ecuador

Lot 21    

Ecuador, Pasto, Franca, brownish second type two-line handstamp on folded letter sheet docketed "Ano de 1785" addressed to Quito, with manuscript 2 rating alongside, Very Fine and choice, rare and unlisted in Guinovart & Tizon.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $325

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Lot 22    

Ecuador, Pasto, brownish third type straight line handstamp on handmade cover to Quito, with original enclosure datelined "Pasto, y Diciembre 28 de 1808", with large manuscript "2" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 23    

Ecuador, Pasto, Franca, ornamental boxed fourth type postmark on ca. 1819 folded letter sheet to Quito, manuscript "1½" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 24 ()   

Ecuador, (Piura) Puria, red straight line postmark on ca. 1800 wrapper front to Buga, matching "Franca" handstamp, manuscript "14oz" weight notation and "36" reales rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $150

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Lot 25    

Ecuador, (Popayan) Popia, red first type condensed postmark on partial large wrapper to Quito, with compounded rate notations at left totaling 87¼ reales, inside docketed "ano de 1783"; reduced heavily at right, Fine and rare.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 26    

Ecuador, (Popayan) Popaian, red straight line handstamp on folded letter datelined "Ano de 1783" addressed to Quito, with matching "Franca" handstamp above with manuscript "3" rating alongside, Very Fine, an elusive example of the condensed first pre-stamp mark of Popayan, with sender paying the double letter rate to Quito.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $270

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Lot 27    

Ecuador, Popayan, neat red straight line postmark on wrapper to Cali, with matching "Debe." handstamp above, manuscript "8¾oz" weight notation and "26½" reales rating, with original enclosure on "Sello Tercerro, Dos Reales" stamp paper datelined "Oct 26 de 1802", with additional notation showing the payment for return postage and 3 reales for local delivery, Very Fine, very unusual with any type of enclosure.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 28    

Ecuador, Popayan, red straight line postmark on private folded letter dateline "Mayo 21 de 1805" and addressed to Quito, with matching "Franca" handstamp and manuscript "2" rating at left, Very Fine, the two reales covered the single letter rate under the Colonial tariff.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 29    

Ecuador, Quito., bold straight line first type postmark on October 6th, 1769 folded letter from the President of the Audience of Quito addressed to the Royal Treasury in Popayan (Colombia); cover with some light cleaning, Very Fine; with 2001 Moorhouse certificate.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

THE EARLIEST DATED PRESTAMP MARK OF THIS FIRST QUITO POSTMARK - ONE OF ONLY THREE KNOWN EXAMPLES IN BLACK.

This letter from the President of the Audience of Quito, directed to an official of the Royal Treasury in Popayan, may have gone on the second northbound dispatch to Quito to Cartagena under the Spanish Crown's newly established mail service, the "Royal Renta de Correos". The manuscript cross at the top of the letter was placed there to indicate "safe carriage in the sight of God".

Realized: $13,500

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Lot 30    

Ecuador, Quito., first type straight line postmark in red, on 1776 folded letter to Popayan with manuscript "2" rate and matching "Debe." due straight line mark alongside, Very Fine, this being the earliest known example of the "Debe" due mark known.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $425

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