Lot
177 
Ecuador, 1866, 1r olive yellow on quadrille, horizontal pair, tied by neat blue "Guayaquil, Franca, Ago 4, 73" cds on folded letter to Lima, Peru, in combination with France 1870, 30c brown, horizontal pair (46) tied (through perfs) by blue anchor dotted lozenge handstamp, matching "Guayaquil, Paq. Fr. F No. 2, Aout 4, 73" octagon date stamp alongside, red "P.P." boxed handstamp and reverse with "Lima, Ago 8" receiving cds; Ecuador pair with corner crease at bottom right not mention on certificate, Very Fine, ex-Caspary, T. Roberts & Loviband; with 1967 R.P.S.L. certificate.Scott No. 1 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
A SPECTACULAR ECUADORIAN-FRENCH COMBINATION FRANKING - ONE OF THE FEW ECUADOR-FRANCE MIXED FRANKINGS KNOWN IN PRIVATE HANDS.
Carried by the vessel "Ville de St. Nazaire", this letter is one of twelve known complete covers from this service in private hands and certainly one of the finest examples.
Current Opening Bid: $3,750
Lot
160
Ecuador, 1865, 1r bright yellow ochre, irregular block of 21, with complete first and second row of the sheet and showing full sheet margins and ruled lines at left and bottom, with full margins around, in combination with 1865, ½r fugitive blue (2) on large judicial wrapper to to Riobamba, all tied by fancy mute flower handstamps of Pelileo, with neat red "Pelileo, Franca, Set 15, 71" cds above, manuscript "43oz" weight notation at upper right, Extremely Fine.Scott No. 3 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
ONE OF THE LARGEST KNOWN MULTIPLES OF THE 1 REALES BRIGHT YELLOW ISSUE TIED BY FANCY CANCELLATION ON COVER - AN OUTSTANDING PIECE OF ECUADORIAN POSTAL HISTORY.
Current Opening Bid: $3,750
Lot
145
Ecuador, 1865, ½r blue, full margins, tied by neat "Quito, Franca, Marzo 18, 70" cds on cover to Senigalia, Italy, with "Guayaquil, Mr 25, 1870" British P.O. transit backstamp, front with "Panama Transit, Mr 29, 70" cds and "G.B., 1f 90c" accountancy handstamp, Calais transit and additionally franked with Italy 2l + 30c + 10c Postage Dues tied by "Senigalia, Apr 30, 70" cds's, London & Paris transit backstamps; cover opening edge nick at right, Very Fine.Scott No. 2 Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
ONE OF TWO USAGES TO ITALY BEARING THE FIRST ISSUE AND ONE OF THE TWO EXISTING COMBINATIONS OF CLASSIC ECUADORIAN AND ITALIAN ADHESIVES.
The other Italian usage, which sold in our April 27, 2019 sale, was only a faulty cover front and brought $8,000 hammer.
Current Opening Bid: $2,500
Lot
220
Ecuador, 1866, 4r dull red, horizontal strip of 4, positions 28-31, narrow oval types, partially severed between 1st & 2nd stamps, in combination with 1865, ½r blue (2) tied by "Quito, Mayo 29, 67" cds's on judicial wrapper to Riobamba; cover neatly pressed to enhance appearance, still Very Fine; with 1999 Moorhouse certificate.Scott No. 6 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A REMARKABLE STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 1866 4R DULL RED ISSUE ON COVER - A GREAT ECUADOR RARITY.
Current Opening Bid: $2,000
Lot
221
Ecuador, 1866, 4r red, horizontal pair and single, pair wide oval positions 25-26, single narrow oval position 27, in combination with 1865, ½r blue + 1r yellow ochre, horizontal pair (2, 4) on wrapper to Guaranda, all tied by both red and black "3154" dotted lozenge handstamps, red "Quito, Nov 27, 71" cds, with manuscript "1 La. 13 oz" weight notation at upper right; ½r and left 1r with light pre-use creases, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 6 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
A REMARKABLE 1866 4R HIGH VALUE FRANKING WITH THE QUITO "3154" DOTTED LOZENGE USED IN BOTH RED AND BLACK INKS.
Current Opening Bid: $1,500
Lot
161
Ecuador, 1865, 1r light bistre, vertical strip of five and strip of four, full margins with top stamp in strip four a bit in at top, in combination with 1865, ½r blue (2) on judicial wrapper to Quito, canceled and tied together by neat "Latacunga" provisional box postmarks, red crayon "18½oz" weight notation and "13 de Mayo de 1866" docketing on reverse, Very Fine, 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. 3 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Current Opening Bid: $1,500
Lot
178
Ecuador, 1865, 1r buff yellow, left margin vertical pair, showing portion of marginal rule line at left, margins ample to clear, tied by bold sharp "Franca" in dotted lozenge handstamp of Guayaquil on 1873 folded letter to New York City paying the 2r rate up to ¼ oz., with red "New York, Paid All, Oct 19" entry cds on reverse, with letter datelined "Guayaquil, Set 23, 1873", Very Fine, one of the latest, if not the latest usage of the first issue, as the second issue had already been introduced in late August of 1873.Scott No. 4 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
ONE OF FEWER THAN FIVE FIRST ISSUE COVERS KNOWN TO NORTH AMERICA.
Current Opening Bid: $1,000
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".
Current Opening Bid: $1,000
Lot
118
Ecuador, 1835 Guayaquil to Salem, Massachusetts, folded letter datelined "Guayaquil May 14th, 1835" and endorsed "via Panama" at lower right, reverse with bold "Forwarded, S.S. Sweeter, U.S. Consul, Guayaquil" oval handstamp, front with circular "Forwarded By, I.B. Feraud, Panama" handstamp, entered to U.S. mails with red "Phila., Sep 7" octagon date stamp, matching Philadelphia Full Rigged Ship in octagon handstamp and manuscript "20¾" rate, Very Fine and choice.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ECUADOR & PANAMA FORWARDER COVER TO THE UNITED STATES BEARING THE FANCY PHILADELPHIA FULL RIGGED SHIP MARITIME HANDSTAMP.
This cover was sent from the sailing ship "William & Henry" at Guayaquil to the ship's owner based in Salem. This cover reached Philadelphia after nearly four months in transit.
Current Opening Bid: $1,000
Lot
246
Ecuador, 1929, 50c on 10c Green, "Cts." Provisional Surcharge, with Airmail 1928, 3s on 60c Provisional Surcharge + Airmail Registration 1928, 1s on 20c Provisional Surcharge (C5, CF1) on registered airmail cover to Barranquilla, in combination with 1928, 20c bistre brown (273), all tied by purple "Guayaquil, SCADTA, 28 Ago, 1928" cds's, registry etiquette handstamp and receiving postmark on front, Very Fine.Scott No. C6 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE COVER EXAMPLE OF THE 1929 50C ON 10C "CTS." PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE ERROR ON A FLIGHT COVER.
This cover was sent by F.E. Parraga on this flight bearing the rare "50 Cts. 50" error airmail from the sheet of 100 sold to him by the SCADTA Agency in Guayaquil. Of the 80 covers sent, many are reported to have been destroyed due to the ravages of the tropics.
Current Opening Bid: $1,000