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Lot# 7517 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 7517 Ecuador

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    Fourth Printing Group 1871/72: ½ real deep ultramarine, a fine large margined example in a bright shade almost no definition to the printing at all, used on cover endorsed 'Civil' to Guaranda with weight annotation "4¼ oz." at right in manuscript, additionally franked by vertical pair of 1866 1 r. orange-yellow, clear to large margins, tied by "Ambato" datestamps (Jan 20) in black. An exceptional example of the ½ real and an unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 450 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold