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Lot# : 2178 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 : 100 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 2179 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 : 150 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 2180 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 : 150 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 2181 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 : 120 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 2182 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 circular '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 : 100 CHFHammer price : 110 CHFLot# : 2183 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 : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2184 Ecuador
Lot# : 2185 Ecuador
Lot# : 2186 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 : 150 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 2187 Ecuador
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