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.
Realized: $17,000