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  • Lot# : 7158 Ecuador

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    1866: Folded letter, with contents dated 13 August, franked with two pairs of ½ r. ultramarine, one with slightly bluish "wash" to paper, the second paper distinctly blued, each with four chiefly large margins, the left-most pair touched at lower right, tied by Guayaquil c.d.s. (11 Aug) to Chavez correspondence cover to Lima, prepaying the rate to neighbouring countries for a letter under 1 ounce, endorsed per steamship "Peruano", with Lima c.d.s. (18 Aug) arrival backstamp, a beautiful and extremely rare franking.rnProvenance: Collection "Crown Point", Corinphila, Zurich, 8 October, 2001, lot 6690, the right-most pair described as "the only recorded copy on greenish paper and in this combination unique".
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 17,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7159 Ecuador

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    1868: 1 r. deep yellow-bistre shade, vertical pair, good to large margins all around, tied to folded cover to Lima by dotted FRANCA lozenge (an excellent strike for this marking), with Guayaquil cds (5 Nov) alongside,  arrival backstamp (10 Nov), typical filing folds, hinge remnants on reverse, a lovely franking and pleasing shade.rnProvenance: Collection 'Crown Point', Corinphila, October 2001, lot 6764; Collection D. Scott Gallagher, Siegel, New York, 20-21 November, 1993, lot 1271.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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