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  • Lot# : 93 Ecuador

    British P.O. 1854 (Oct 10): Entire letter from Guayaquil to Lima struck with fair undated GUAYAQUIL / PAID circular handstamp in red, reverse with British P.O. GUAYAQUIL datestamp in black (Oct 11). Carried on the PSNC Steamer 'Bogota' to Lima with blue arrival on reverse.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 94 Ecuador

    British Post Offices 1871: Entire letter from Guayaquil to New York franked by Great Britain 1867 6 d. mauve pl. 9 tied by bold "C41" obliterator in black. Reverse with double ring GUAYAQUIL despatch cds (Sept 25) and front with PANAMA cds and 'N.Y.STEAMSHIP / 10' due marking of arrival (Oct 13). The adhesive crossed by minor file fold but a scarce and attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 95 Ecuador

    1870 (Oct 25): Entire letter sent during the Franco-Prussian War from Guayaquil to besieged Paris mailed at the French Postal Agency with sender's cachet 'Poudavigne & Co / Guayaquil / 25 Oct 1870' and rare "GUAYAQUIL" circular datestamp of the same day adjacent without the usual 'Franca' at base. The entire (an "entrée tentative") is internally docketed as being answered on March 6, 1871. Rare and most unusual.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 96 Ecuador

    1830/65c.: Wrappers/Judicial fronts of covers (15) all with a fine array of pre-philatelic handstamps incl. 12½ ounce rate cover to Guaranda at 37½ reales struck with two fine RIOBAMBA / DEBE in red, further strikes of LATACUNGA / DEBE and LATACUNGA / FRANCA, OTAVALO / FRANCA (2) in red, YBARRA / DE OFICIO in red, oval framaed BOLIVAR / DEBE in blue, commissioner of Police documents with "Eye" handstamps in black (Otavalo) and in red (Pujili); cloth wrapper at 45 reales rate with AMBATO / FRANCA in red, oval QUITO / FRANCA in red and 'De Oficio' markings from Guaranda, Riobamba.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 97 Ecuador

    1865/72: Range of first issues with ½ r. blue, various printings (11 stamps) with a variety of cancels incl. two early usages incl. scarce 'Montecristi' cds (Jan 1866), Ambato cds (Feb, 1866), one cancelled IBARRA in red (Nov 1871), another with dotted '3154' in red, usages from Otavalo and Latacunga and an unused paur on blued paper; 1 r. green with two used examples and 1 r. yellow / buff with four pairs used with dotted 'Franca', 'Guayaquil / Franca' in blue and in red; and fine strike of Pelileo 'wheel' handstamp in black etc. A charming group (22 items).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 98 Ecuador

    1865/72: Collection of the first issues, a splendid array with ½ r. blue in varying shades and different printings (120 stamps) incl. unused from early printing and two on blued paper and later printings incl. pairs and a strip of six, used examples one with emboosed "Coat of Arms", vertical bisect on piece, 10 examples cancelled in red, Plate Flaws incl. the MFDIO error (2) and a single franking on 1867 cover; 1 r. yellow (shades) with range of unused and used (108 stamps), incl. unused example in the olive-buff shade, unused pairs (2) strip of three and a block of four, used pairs (9) incl. one with '3154' in black and another with same cancel struck in red and two single frankings on fronts, ; 1 r. green unused (rare) and used (14) including two diagonal bisects on piece, 4 r. red used (3) and two bisects on piece and a cover front with pair used from Riobamba; also Mexico 1867 4 r. imperforate Plate Proofs in green and in brown. An exceptional lot for the specialist.
    Starting bid : 1,400 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 99 Ecuador

    1865: 4 r. red, a used example with close to touched margins all round, variety "Printed on Both Sides", superbly cancelled by "Quito / Franca" circular datestamp (10 Jan, 1871) in black. A very scarce stamp Gi 4c = £ 375/Scott = $ 550 unused.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 100 Ecuador

    1865. 4 r. red, a diagonally bisected example, lower right half, used on 1869 entire letter to Lima tied by "Guayaquil / Franca" circular datestamp in blue (26 Sept 1869). Reverse with Lima arrival cds (Oct 1). Usual horizontal file fold, well away from the adhesive. Extremely scarce, genuinely used bisected 4 reales to Southbound destinations were all used on the same day. Signed Todd AIEP Scott = $ 1'600.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 101 Ecuador

    1870 (Feb 1): Papel Sellado with black seal at 3 pesos, written from Pelileo with front of wrsapper glued to the document showing rare wreathed PELILEO / FRANCA handstamp in red, used as evidence of original sending. Exceptional and rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 102 Ecuador

    1881: 5 c. blue (3) and 1887 2 c. vermilion (3) used on 1890 cover to Paris, overpaid 1 centavo, all tied by 'Guayaquil^datestamps in black (July 20). Slight aging but a scarce mixed issue usage.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 103 Ecuador

    1881: 20 c. grey-violet, a diagonally bisected example used on 1883 cover to Lima, endorsed 'Porte Pagado' (Post Paid) at left, tied by circular GUAYAQUIL / FRANCA datestamp in black (April 18) with Lima arrival cds on reverse. Slight trim to envelope and creasing but a rare bisect usage during the Chile-Peru War. Signed H. Bloch.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 104 Ecuador

    1885: Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Cargo receipt for shipping to New York, printed in red with fine illustration of Steamer, franked by 1884-1885 optd. Fiscal 2 c. brown, the receipt for 42 bags of Cocoa weighting 6'020 lbs. in total. Handstamped "Said to weigh, but not / responsible for weight" in violet. Folded but nevertheless a very rare document.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 105 Ecuador

    1892: Sucre issue covers (2), with Sept 1895 entire letter from Cuenca to Guayaquil franked by vertically bisected 10 c. green tied in black, faults but a rare genuine usage, and toned pair of 20 c. brown on cover to Paris, resealed 'La Opera / Paris' label in red with picture of the Eiffel Tower.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 106 Ecuador

    1894: 'Rocafuerte' 5 c. 'Error of Colour', printed in pale blue (the colour of the issued 1 c.) rather than the issued deep green, a creased postally used example, together with ordinary 1 c. and 5 c. examples for comparison and an 1894 5 c. green used on local cover to Quito. Unusual, the first this describer has seen and does not have the appearance of a colour changeling.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 107 Ecuador

    1896 (Oct): Provisional 5 c. on 20 c. orange and 10 c. in red on 50 c. dark blue used on 1897 registered cover to Dresden with 1897-1898 optd. 5 c. green all tied by UPU / Guayaquil datestamps in black. Registration label at left and New York transit label above, reverse with Dresden arrival cds (June 11). A rare and attractive usage with three provisonal values.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 108 Ecuador

    1897 (June 23): 20 c. yellow and diagonally bisected 10 c. brown paying the 25 c. registered / AR rate on 1899 cover to USA, mailed from Guayaquil with reg'd label and circular 'AR' alongside. Reverse with Philadelphia arrival cds (Feb 21). Small cover tear at top but a rare commercial bisected usage.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 109 Ecuador

    1898: Card from Jena, Germany bearing 10 pf. carmine tied 'Jena' cds, thence via St. Nazaire to Guayaquil with fine oval CORREOS / GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR arrival (Dec 3), framed TRANSIT / GUAYAQUIL in black at left. Delivery attempted and failed, struck with 'Non Reclame' in violet and readdressed to San Francisco (Dec 28). Addressee again unfound struck with circcular 'Name Not in P.O. Directory' in violet and four line 'Advertised / Due 1 ct.', eventually returned to Jena (April 27, 1899) via Dead Letter Office. Unusual card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 110 Ecuador

    1901: 10 c. red postal stationery envelope, a used example to New York cancelled twice by circular 'PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY / S.S. QUITO / VOY No...' in blue. Reverse weith 'Transito / Panama' cds (Jan 21) and New York 'Paid All' arrival cds (Jan 31). Rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 111 Ecuador

    1894: Rocafuerte 2 c. brown postal stationery card, a fine used example to Algeria wth 1 c. slate Fiscal optd. '1884-85' tied by 'UPU / Guayaquil' cds in black. Mailed via London (Oct 18) with red transit and 'Arzew / Oran' arrival cds (Oct 22) in black; also 3 c. black on green postal stationery card used in 1896 to Narva, Estonia via St. Petersburg with arrival cds on reverse. Scarce and attractive pair.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 112 Ecuador

    1895: Rocafuerte 1 c. blue (3), 2 c. yellow-brown (6, strip of five on reverse) and single 5 c. green all used on 5 c. green stationery envelope sent registered / AR to Lucerne, Switzerland tied by 'UPU / GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR' datestamps in black. Registration label on reverse and Paris cds and Luzern arrival (Feb 20) alongside. A charming and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 113 Ecuador

    1896: 10 c. yellow and provisional 1896 5 c. on 10 c. orange (2) used on provisonal 1895-1896 5 c. green postal stationery envelope (optd. 1895 1896 with very faint '1' in '1896', sent registered in 1897 from the German Consulate in Quito (blue wafer seal verso) to Borna, Leipzig cancelled in black. Ecuador large red registration label on reverse tied by arrival cds (16/4). Opened for Exhibit display, a scarce usage of the provisionals on letter.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 114 Ecuador

    1928/29: Scadta Provisional set of six values incl. 1 s. on R 20 c. grey unused, Type II with 41⁰ overprint in the full rare set of four values (50 c. on 10 c., 75 c. on 15 c. and 1 s. on 20 s. grey and 1 s. on R 20 c. grey), together with the extremely rare "50 Cts 50" on 10 c. green; all fresh and very fine, large part og. A rare complete set Scott = $ 2'000+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 115 Ecuador

    1929 (May): Official Airmail 1 s. dark blue, an unused example with variety "Overprint Inverted" in black, fresh and fine, part og. Rare. Gi 208 = £ 325/Scott = $ 240.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 116 Ecuador

    1880/1950: Official covers (15) and FDC's (10), with Official range incl. 1880 cover to Quito with framed DE OFICIO handstamp, 1892 Sucre Official 10 c. used to Texas, 1928 cover from Bolivian Legation to Argentina, 1944 cover to Bogotá with late use of CORREOS / DE OFICIO handstamp in violet, 1946 early use of overprinted Railway stamp on reverse of cover to Brazil, 1949 covers (2) to GB from the President of the Republic, cover to Turkey etc., and a useful and seldom seen range of early First Day Covers.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 117 Ecuador

    1916/18: First Wolörd War Censored covers (5) with 1917 underpaid cover to Switzerland opened by French Censor, and unusual cover to Berlin censored by Allies with 'Opened by Censor' in red and with further German label applied 'Militärischerseits unter Kriegsrecht geöffnet'.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 118 Ecuador

    1939/48: Censored covers (11) with cover to USA 'Only Orchid Seeds Enclosed', cover at 40 c. rate to USA with two line 'Servir a la Patria es el mas / honroso de los deberes' in violet; cover at 80 c. rate from Quito via Buenos Aires to Zurich; cover to Colombia with three line 'El litiglo territorial ecuado / riano peruana turba / solidaridad continental' cachet in green, cover with late usage of 1895 Rocafuerte 5 sucres value etc.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 119 Ecuador

    1899/1907: Covers/cards (18) and a piece, all bearing Presidents issues frankings incl. two with 'school' marks, with 1909 card franked at 3 c. used to Singapore with arrival, 1911 registered cover to USA franked 1907 1 c. (2) and 3 c. (6), 1913 registered three colour franking to Switzerland etc., condition varies but a colourful group to a variety of destinations.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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