Lot
1274 
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow buff, horizontal pair, clear to large margins, tied by bold "Franca" in dotted lozenge handstamp of Guayaquil on 1871 folded letter to Lima, Peru, receiving backstamp, Very Fine; with early auction label affixed. Scott No. 4 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $110
Lot
1275
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow buff, horizontal pair, large to huge margins, tied by two strikes of "Franca" in dotted lozenge handstamp of Guayaquil on 1872 folded letter to Lima, Peru, receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 4 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130
Lot
1276
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow buff, ample to large margins, tied by indistinct cds on 1870 address attachment to Judicial contents from Guaranda to Guano, F.-V.F. Scott No. 4 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1277 ()
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow buff, two Judicial fronts at the four times parcel rate; one with two singles tied by Riobamba cds to Guaranda with manuscript "3¾ oz" weight notation, other with horizontal pair tied by Ambato cds to Guaranda with "4 oz" weight notation; the former with some gum toning on front, F.-V.F. Scott No. 4 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot
1278 ()
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow orange, horizontal strip of nine, positions 64-72, position 71 with colorless line through "REAL", in combination with 1865 ½r blue on Judicial front to Quito, all manuscript canceled with partial "Riobamba, 18 Nov" cds's, manuscript "19 oz." weight notation at upper right, Very Fine, ex-Gebauer. Scott No. 4+2 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $200
Lot
1279 
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Ecuador, 1870, 1r yellow olive, third period shades, seven singles and a block of four in shades; singles include olive, light olive (2), dark lemon yellow (2), dark yellow and a marginal yellow buff, unused block of 4 in the yellow olive shade, all four margin examples, mostly o.g., few small flaws, F.-V.F. overall. Scott No. 4a Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 1280 o
Ecuador, 1870, 1r olive, embossed arms, two singles, one position 9 with clear to large margins, other position 81 with margins ample to touching at bottom left, both with small thins, F.-V.F. appearance, very scarce in the olive shade from the third printing.Scott No. 4ae Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $230
Lot
1281
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow buff, batonne pair, complete sheet of 90, showing full ruled lines in sheet selvage which are doubled at right, constant prominent flaws include position 66 with colorless line in bottom right spandrel, position 71 with colorless line through "REAL" and positions 83 & 90 with lower right corner damaged, full o.g., minor selvage flaws, positions 10 and 81 separated from sheet hinged back in the original positions, F.-V.F., ex-Longhi. Scott No. 4c Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
ONE OF TWO COMPLETE SHEETS RECORDED OF THE 1 REAL YELLOW ON BATONNE PAIR.
Realized: $3,250
Lot
1282
Ecuador, 1865, 1r orange, diagonal bisect in horizontal pair, upper right portion of stamp in pair with normal, full margins, tied by perfect strike of fancy "Chimbo" circular handstamp on Judicial wrapper to Riobamba, Very Fine and choice, very scarce. Scott No. 4c, 4 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $450
Lot
1283
Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow, diagonal bisect, bottom left portion of stamp in combination with 1865, 1r yellow on folded letter sheet to Lima, Peru, tied by "Guayaquil, 8 Dic, 68" cds's with clear receiving postmark on reverse, the 1½r franking underpays the 2r single external rate up to ¼ oz. and apparently was accepted or overlooked by the postal clerk who dispatched the cover, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 4c+4 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL BISECT FRANKING OF THE 1 REAL YELLOW ISSUE AND UNIQUE ON PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
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