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Lot# 4032 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 4032 Ecuador

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    First Printing Group 1865: 1 real pale ochre, clear early impression on white wove paper, the extraordinary block of 28 stamps (4 x 7) used on large 'turned' 18675 cloth cover rated at "3½ Libras" (56 ounces) in manuscript, positions 6-9/15-18/24-27/33-36/42-45/51-54/60-63; thus being most of the right hand side of the sheet, with damage to six stamps of no great significance for an astonishing franking such as this and no stamps missing, all cancelled by 64 dot lozenge  and nine strikes of the "Guaranda" datestamp (Oct 15) in black. The reverse of the cover mailed back to Guaranda bearing twenty examples of the 1 real green, including strips of three and of five, all cancelled by "Riobamba" datestamps (Oct 25). An exceptional cover, see Edition D'Or, vol. XXXIII page 79; the cover represents one of the largest known first issue frankings and is thus of great philatelic importance to Ecuadorean classic philately.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold