Lot
1188 
Ecuador, 1865, ½r ultramarine blue on surface blued paper, six mint multiples showing water-soluble ink impressions; includes four horizontal pairs with corner margin position 1-2, position 11-12, 25-26 and 61-62, strip of three position 3-5 and strip of four position 56-60; all with ample to large margins, full o.g., strip of five with a few flaws, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 2 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $4,750
Lot
1189 
Ecuador, 1865, ½r blue, second period printing, block of 42 (positions 7-12//79-84), full o.g., bottom right stamp with "BATH" papermaker's embossing (position 84), clear to large margins, Very Fine, ex-Funkhouser and Longhi; with 2011 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 2 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 1865 ½R ISSUE WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY "BATH" PAPERMAKER'S EMBOSSING.
Realized: $2,700
Lot
1190
Ecuador, 1865, ½r blue on surface blued paper, third period printing, complete sheet of 84, full o.g., showing complete marginal rules on all sides, strong bold color and some mottling which is indicative of this later printing, central vertical fold between stamps and tear at lower left affecting two stamps, otherwise Very Fine, one of less than ten sheets recorded, ex-Dujmovic and Longhi; with 2011 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 2 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Realized: $3,000
Lot
1191
Ecuador, 1865, ½r blue on surface blued paper, complete sheet of 84, large part o.g., showing marginal rules on all sides, strong bold color and some mottling which is indicative of this later printing, some flaws mostly in margins including some splits and small tears affecting top row, F.-V.F. appearance, one of less than ten sheets recorded; with 2013 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 2 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,000
Lot
1192 /()
Ecuador, 1865, ½r ultramarine, lightly surfaced blued paper, reconstructed complete sheet of 84 from two overlapping part sheets from the same setting, marginal rules all round showing small corner breaks with rule missing under fourth stamp on the lower row, strong colors with some mottling which is indicative of the intermediate printings, positions 83-84 showing embossed medallion variety; right pane (irregular block of 55) with facial scuff at upper right side and odd small flaw, left pane (irregular block of 60) with several flaws at lower right side, one pane o.g., other without gum, F.-V.F. appearance, a very rare intermediate printing sheet from this setting; with 2015 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 2 Estimate $3,500 - 5,000.
Realized: $10,000
Lot
1193
Ecuador, 1865, ½r ultramarine, surface blued paper, reconstructed complete sheet of 84 comprised of left and right half sheet, from different sheets but from the same setting, strong and bold colors with some mottling which is indicative of the later printings; left pane with small flaws in upper right corner, right pane with several small flaws including thins and small tears, full o.g., F.-V.F.; with 2015 Moorhouse certificate. Scott No. 2 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,000
Lot
1194 ()
Ecuador, 1865, ½r blue, embossed arms, showing a bit more than half of seal at right, without gum, margins large to a bit in at left, bright color, F.-V.F., rare in unused condition. Scott No. 2d Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot 1195 o
Ecuador, 1865, ½r blue, clear "Quito, Franca, 4 Enero, 65" town cancel, clear to large margins and sharp early impression, Very Fine, believed to be the earliest recorded usage of the first issues of Ecuador, ex-Olgieser.Scott No. 2 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,150
Lot 1196 o
Ecuador, 1865, ½r blue, bold Cayambe circular town cancel of Pichincha Province, clear to huge margins, Very Fine, the only recorded example of this cancellation, unrecorded by J. Ayora.Scott No. 2 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot 1197 o
Ecuador, 1865, ½r blue, six singles each showing various degrees of mottling, each bearing a full strike of red "3154" dotted lozenge cancel of Quito, a French type handstamp which was originally used to Rexheim, France and came into use in Quito in 1870, Very Fine.Scott No. 2 Estimate $150 - 200.