Lot# 4217 - 177-180 Auction
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Lot# : 4217 Ecuador
Third Printing Group 1 real yellow on white wove paper used in conjunction with exceedingly rare 1 r. yellow on thin greenish blue paper, the former just touched by file fold at left, the rare green paper variety with four large margins, both stamps used on 1869 entire letter to Chavez in Lima, Peru and tied by bold strike of "Guayaquil / Franca" datestamp (Dec 26) in blue. Reverse with Lima arrival cds (Dec 31) in black. A most unusual entire-the earliest recorded example on greenish blue paper and of great scarcity.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHF