Lot 171
1860, 24¢ gray lilac, in combination with 1859, 10¢ green, type V slightly overlapping on folded letter to Quito, Ecuador in care of U.S. Consul at Guyaquil, canceled by grid handstamp with matching "Bloomsburg, Pa., May 3" origin cds below, New York red "24" cent credit handstamp and "Panama, May 20, 1861" transit cds; 24¢ with margins flaws, Very Fine appearance, ex-"Sevenoaks".Scott No. 37+35 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A SCARCE USE AT THE 34¢ PACKET RATE TO ECUADOR FROM THE BUCKALEW CORRESPONDENCE.