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Lot# 7557 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 7557 Ecuador

    1865: 1 real green, a sheet marginal horizontal strip of nine stamps, positions 46-54, and a single example alongside a complete horizontal strip of eight with the first stamp only half preserved (positions 28-36) used on 1868 cloth cover from Riobamba to the High Court in Quito, all cancelled by circular "Riobamba" datestamps (Feb 8) in black. All stamps with large margins all round, position 50 showing "clubfoot" to second "R" in "Correos" flaw. An exceptional cover and a most extraordinary multiple franking.
    Starting bid : 2,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold