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  • Lot# : 419 Ecuador

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    Colonial 1795c.: Unpaid cover to Tuqueres, addressed to the Governor of Pasto province, rated 10½ ounces at top, struck with straight line DEBE and QUITO both in red on despatch (Guinovart & Tizon 3+8 = EXT), rated '12' reales due to pay in manuscript; also a prepaid 1807 entire letter to Popayan with FRANCA and QUITO both in red (Guinovart & Tizon 5+12 = RRR). A fine and scarce pair.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 420 Ecuador

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    1829 (Nov 30): Cover prepaid from Guayaquil to Lima, Peru  struck with oval SENCILLA and fine REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA / GUAYAQUIL / FRANCA HASTA / TUMBES each in red. Tumbes was the border point and the letter was then charged with '4' reales due in manuscript from Tumbes to Lima. A rare and appealing cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 421 Ecuador

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    1842 (June 12): Delightful large registered cover to Quito with lines, cross-hatching and '#' at edges denoting registration, struck with superb LATACUNGA straight line in red and LATACUNGA / FRANCA in red with manuscript 'Certificacion' between. Full dated docketing on reverse, refolded for Exhibit display, a rare and fine cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 422 Ecuador

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    1842 (Sept 29): Cover sent registered to Portoviejo struck with oval CUENCA / DE / OFFICIO and framed oval manuscript filled 'Certificacion à Cuenca / Salio en 29 Sett. 1842', both in red. Docketing of sender and receiver on reverse. Manuscript rate '3' reales on front panel which has some staining, nevertheless a rare cover. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 423 Ecuador

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    1842: Registered prepaid cover to Quito with manuscript 'de Of.o' (De Oficio) at top, further manuscript 'Certificacion a Ambato' on front panel with inked frame and '#' markings at sides for registration, struck with AMBATO / FRANCA in red. Reverse with docketing of sender 'Ambato 22 de Mayo 1842'. A very scarce registered usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 424 Ecuador

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    1847: Cover to the Ecuador Consul General in Washington D.C., struck on arrival with 'NEW YORK / SHIP / JUL 21 / 7 cts.' in red, reverse with manuscript docketing 'Quito 8 June 1847, Rec'd 22 July 1847' and near complete red wax seal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Manuel Gomez de la Torre). Edge wear but scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 425 Ecuador

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    1849: Cover sent registered to Latacunga struck with oval CUENCA / DE / OFFICIO and framed oval manuscript filled 'Certificacion à Cuenca / Salio en 6 de Agosto 1849', both in red. Sender's docketing on reverse of a scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 426 Ecuador

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    1863: Cover to Quito with fair strike of dotted FRANCA lozenge in red with GUAYAQUIL cds alongside in black (March 21). Faint manuscript '3' charge as amount due on receipt. An unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 427 Ecuador

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    1863: Cover from Guayaquil to Lima struck on despatch with GUAYAQUIL datestamp in black (Dec 28), framed red P.P. alongside and reverse with Lima arrival cds (Jan 2, 1864). Fine oval CONDUCCION / DEL CARTERO / GRATIS in black applied on arrival. Unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 428 Ecuador

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    1864: Cover, folded for better display, mailed to Quito struck with superb wreathed PELILEO / FRANCA in blue. Full docketing of receipt on reverse (Aug 20). Rare and particularly fine.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 429 Ecuador

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    1870: Stampless Official cover from Guayaquil (British P.O. cds on yellow seal on reverse) mailed to Avignon, France addressed to the Ecuador Foreign Minister, rated double in manuscript at upper left, struck with oval QUITE / DE / OFICIO in blue, via British P.O. in Panama (Nov 21) and London (Dec 15) where 'GB/1F 90c' Accountancy marking applied in black and charged '24' décimes in manuscript on arrival. Tatty at edges but very scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 430 Ecuador

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    'Real Audencia de Quito' 1780/1861: Cover collection on leaves (12 items) with predominantly straight line handstamps in red, prepaid 'Franca' covers from Alausi, Babahoyo (in black), Cuenca, truncated 'Guayaga' Colonial handstamp on cover to Lima in 1780, 'Guaiaquil', Ibarra, Jipijapa, Otavalo (late use of truncated handstamp on de Oficio envelope in 1861), Quito; and unpaid 'Debe' covers from 'Guaiaquil' and Guayaquil.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 431 Ecuador

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    'Departmento de Ecuador' 1820/30c.: Collection of nine items with 'Republica de Colombia' oval handstamps, most struck in red, with prepaid 'Franca' strikes of Alausi, Ambato, Ibarra, Latacunga, Riobamba, Tuquerres (in black) and unpaid 'Debe' covers from Ambatoi, Otavalo, Quito. Strikes fair to very fine
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 432 Ecuador

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    1825/40c.: Republica de Colombia oval markings on covers (16), with prepaid examples from Alausi, Cuenca, Guaranda, Ibarra, Latacunga, Loja (2), Otavalo, Popayan, Quito, Riobamba and unpaid examples from Cuenca, Ibarra, Latacunga, Otavalo, Riobamba, all fine to very fine strikes in red.
     
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 433 Ecuador

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    1835/1847: Covers (8) with 1835c. cover with GUAYAQUIL / FRANCA in red and framed SENCILLA to Popayan, 1836 entire from USA to Chile with oval S. SWEETSER / U S CONSUL Agent's cachet of Guayaquil, 1846 cover with framed OTAVALO in red, 1848 GUARANDA / DE OFICIO used to Quito, July 1847 consignee's letter from Guayaquil to Bordeaux cancelled in Paris (Oct 12), 1849 entire to Lima struck with MO.CRISTI and DEBE in bluecharged '2' reales due.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 434 Ecuador

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    1835/65: The collection of Republican usages of pre-philatelic covers with prepaid examples (in red) from Alausi, Ambato, Babhoyo, Bolivar (2 different), Cuenca, Guano, Guaranda (2 types), Guayaquil (3 types), Ibarra, Latacunga (2 types), Loja, Montecristi (rare), Otavalo, Portoviejo, Quito (4 types), Quti Registered cover, Riobamba (2 types), Tulcan and Unpaid 'Debe' examples (in red) from Alausi, Ambato, Babahoyo (in black), Bolivar (in blue and in red), Cuenca, Guano, Guaranda, Guayaquil (2, one in blue), Ibarra (in red and in blue), Latacunga, Otavalo, Quito (2 types), Riobamba, Tulcan (60 items).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 435 Ecuador

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    1863/64: Covers (3) with one from Quito struck with QUITO / FRANCA datestamp (Aug 13, 1864) in black used to Ambato, two covers to Quito one with ESMERALDAS / FRANCA in blue and 1863 cover with PILLARO / FRANCA in red.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 436 Ecuador

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    1833/1937: The collection of Official pre-philatelic or stampless covers with prepaid examples ('De Oficio' in red or in manuscript) from Babhoyo, Cuenca (2, one in blue also a registered cover), Esmeraldas in black (2 different), Guayaquil (in black), Guano, Ibarra (4 types, two in black), Latacunga, Loja, Otavalo, Pillaro, Quito (2 types, one in blue, one in black), Riobamba, Tulcan (in black). An interesting lot, 33 items.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 437 Ecuador

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    1872: 1 r. yellow on blue quadrille lined paper, a fresh unused block of 45 (9 x 5), two stamps at top with minor closed tears and some minor bends but a very rare multiple that displays well, with superb large part original gum Gi. 8 = £ 9'000/Scott = $ 2'700.

     
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 438 Ecuador

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    1872: 1 r. yellow on quadrille lined white wove paper, a complete sheet of 90 subjects (9 x 10), with marginal rule all round, clear impression for this stamp but with damage to lower left corner affecting position 82 and a stain on positions 8-9 at top right, the reverse with tone spots but with large part gum, a rare sheet Scott = $ 5'400.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 439 Ecuador

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    1872: 1 r. yellow on lined quadrille paper, the unused block of 45 (9 x 5), being the upper half of the sheet of 90 subjects, of rich colour and large margins all round, some negligible creasing as usual with a block of this size, position 8 with tiny closed tear at top and natural stain from gum on position 9. Fresh and fine, with large part or unmounted og. Scott = $ 2'700.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 440 Ecuador

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    1865: ½ real ultramarine, an unused reconstructed sheet of the 84 subjects (12 x 7), showing the complete marginal rule all round, made up from an irregular block of 55, overlapping a large block of 73 which is missing eleven stamps at lower right, showing the decay in the plate and the smearing of the ink on the thin paper. Inevitable ironed creases, nevertheless large multiples of this stamp are much rarer than that of the 1871 issue Scott = $ 5'000+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 441 Ecuador

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    1865: ½ real ultramarine on white wove paper, used example on 1869 cover front to France, tied by QUITO / FRANCA datestamp in black. British P.O. 'Panama Transit' cds (Dec 29) in black and thence via French Paquebot 'Louisiane' with octagonal PANAMA / PAQ. FR. A  No. 1 datestamp (Salles fig. 1413) in black (Jan 1, 1870). Charged '12' décimes handstruck due on arrival. Some peripheral aging but very scarce.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 442 Ecuador

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    1865: ½ real ultramarine, four margin example used on 1866 entire letter to Alausi tied by RIOBAMBA cds (Feb 10) in black. Some aging to letter but a scarce early usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 443 Ecuador

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    1865/67: 1 r. orange, a fine unused block of four marginal from left of sheet of rich colour and clear impression and large part og. Slight piece of margin missing at top but a magnificent and rare multiple in this shade and impression. Beleived to be the sole recorded block.

    Provenance: Collection 'Crown Point', Corinphila sale 131 (Oct 2001), lot 6738.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 444 Ecuador

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    1865/67: 1 r. orange, a fine used block of four in a rich shade with clear impression, positions 76-77/85-86, good even margins all round, cancelled by AMBATO datestamps (4.OCT.67) in black.

    Provenance: Collection 'Crown Point', Corinphila sale 131 (Oct 2001), lot 6739.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 445 Ecuador

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    1865/67: 1 r. olive, fine impression, unused block of four, positions 53-54/62-63, large margins on three sides, fresh unused.

    Provenance: Collection 'Crown Point', Corinphila sale 131 (Oct 2001), lot 6731.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 446 Ecuador

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    1865: 1 r. yellow, a fine unused block of twenty five (5 x 5), positions 46-50/55-59/64-68/73-77/82-86 on sheet of 90 subjects, on thick wove paper, one with pinhole but a scarce multiple of good colour and large part or unmounted og. Signed Buhler.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 447 Ecuador

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    1865: 1 r. yellow, a complete sheet of 90 subjects (9 x 10), with marginal rule all round, somewhat over-inked leaving a blotchy impression, manuscript at top from previous collector '1st Janv. 1865 papier blanc uni'. Minor marginal closed tear at lower right corner but of rich colour and with large part or full original gum Scott = $ 2'250.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 448 Ecuador

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    1865: 1 r. yellow, a complete sheet of 90 subjects (9 x 10), with marginal rule all round, clear impression for this stamp but with slight oil stain from gum affecting positions 49-50/58-59, fresh and fine with large part or unmounted og. Scott = $ 2'250.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 449 Ecuador

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    1865: 1 r. yellow, a reconstruction of the sheet of 90 (9 x 10), with position 1 single, positions 2-9/10-18/19-27 in creased block of twenty six, positions 28-36/37-45 in a fine block of eighteen, lower half of sheet in a fine block of 44 with position 81 as a single. Majority fresh and fine with large part og.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 450 Ecuador

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    1865/72: 1 r. yellow on white wove paper, a single example used on 1873 cover to Cuenca, neatly tied by fine LOJA cds (August 2, with month inverted), reverse with docketing of receipt.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 451 Ecuador

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    1865: 1 r. yellow, clear printing, a fine horizontal pair with large margins all round, slight scissor cut in margin at base, used on 1869 cover to Lima cancelled by newly introduced GUAYAQUIL / FRANCA datestamp (Dec 26) in blue. Part Lima cds (Dec 31) on reverse.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 452 Ecuador

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    1865: 1 r. green, pairs (one vertical, one horizontal, some marginal faults) each used on 1868 entire letters from Guayaquil to Gonzales Chavez in Lima, each tied by dotted FRANCA lozenge in black, both with arrival datestamps on reverse. Scarce stamp on letter.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 453 Ecuador

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    1865: ½ r. blue, a single example used on 1866 cover to Guaranda with single 1865 1 r. green and a wonderful horizontal strip of nine (the width of the sheet) all tied by six strikes of the RIOBAMBA cds (Oct 27) in black, annotated at top '21 o.' and correctly franked for the 21 ounce letter by 10½ reales in adhesives. Full docketing on reverse and inside, a few imperfections but a very rare cover. Cert. Moorhouse (2014).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 454 Ecuador

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    1866: 4 r. brown-red, two examples used on 1870 cover, refolded for display, mailed to La Esperanza and tied by QUITO / FRANCA datestamps in black (March 15). Some minor ironed creasing away from the adhesives, a scarce franking paying the rate for a 16 ounce letter. Rare.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 455 Ecuador

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    1866: 4 r. red, horizontal pair, position 9-10 on sheet and a defective single example with margin at base, used with strip of three 1 r. yellow and bisected 1 r. yellow, all used on folded cover front to Chimbo tied by dotted lozenge on despatch at Guaranda. Annotated '1 lb. 1 g.' = 33 grams at upper right and thus a further stamp 1 real missing at left but a very rare cover showing probable re-use of the 4 reales pair and a fine example of the 1 r. yellow bisected.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 456 Ecuador

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    1866: 4 r. brown-red, horizontal pair in a matt shade used with horizontal pair off 1865 1 r. green, slight faults, used on folded cover to Riobamba cancelled by GUARANDA datestamps in black. Cover tear but a rare usage of the scarcest values of the first issue on a 20 ounce rate cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 457 Ecuador

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    1871: ½ real blue on blue surfaced paper, two large mint blocks of 42 (6 x 7), being the left and right halves of the sheet of 84 subjects respectively, some typical creasing due to the thin paper and some natural aging, but in fresh vivid, slightly different shades, with large part or unmounted og. Scarce Scott = $ 4'200.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 458 Ecuador

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    1871/72: ½ r. ultramarine on surfaced blued wove paper, complete unused sheet of 84 subjects (12 x 7) in a vivid shade, positions 10 and 40 with holes and some stamps with tears and creases at sides of sheet and natural surface colour loss in places, nevertheless a scarce and most interesting sheet showing the somewhat haphazard arrangement of the the plate Scott = $ 4'200.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 459 Ecuador

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    1871/72: ½ r. ultramarine on surface blued paper used on cover front and part back to Ambato with manuscript '1 oz.' at top, tied by bold strike of fancy circular CHIMBO handstamp in black.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 460 Ecuador

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    1871/72: 1 r. yellow on greyish blue surfaced paper, fine mint example marginal from base of sheet (position 86) with large part og., and a vertical pair with just clear to good margins all round, used on large part cover to Riobamba cancelled by rare fancy CHIMBO circular handstamp in black Scott = $ 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 461 Ecuador

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    1872: 1 r. yellow on quadrille lined paper, the small group with unused examples from position 4 marginal from top of sheet, corner marginal pair from lower right of sheet (positions 89-90) with gum, used pair with 3154 numeral cancel in black and a cover to Lima with a vertical pair showing characteristic over-inking. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 462 Ecuador

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    1865/72: ½ real ultramarine, study on leaves with used (21), used on piece (5), further example on turned cover front to Pelileo from Riobamba, covers (both dated 1866) with single usages from Ambato and Esmeraldas, ½ r. and 1 r. green on cover to Guaranda from Ambato (1866), and 1871 ½ r. in block of 42 (6 x 7) being the left half of the sheet of 84 on surface blued paper unused, blocks of four (2) and a block of ten unused and 1871 ½ r. on cover front from Pelileo.
     
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 463 Ecuador

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    1865/72: ½ r. ultramarine, a study group with used examples of 1865 ½ r. (3), 1873 ½ r. (4), 1872 issue in mint blocks of 18, another block of 18 (6 x 3) from top left of sheet, irregular block of 44 from right of sheet, block of 42 from left of sheet (6 x 7), and a February 1871 cover with saingle ½ r. cancelled by 'Quito / Franca' cds in red. A generally fine and scarce selection.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,050 CHF

    Lot# : 464 Ecuador

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    1865: 1 r. yellow, album page with two used horizontal pairs, one with complete 3154 lozenge of dots in black and another with 3154 in red, third pair with undated 'Jipijapa' in red, also an attractive 1872 cover to Lima bearing a touched horizontal pair tied by 'Guayaquil / Franca' cds (Oct 26) in blue.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 465 Ecuador

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    1829/72: Small group of seven better items with ½ r. deep blue (2) used with 1 r. green on 1865 cover front to Guaranda, 1 r. green in a splendid horizontal strip of eight used at Riobamba from the same correspondence (cert.), 1 r. green bisected on piece used at Cuenca (cert.), 1865 1 r. buff in a used vertical pair (pos. 1/10) showing the embossed 'Coat of Arms' seal, 1871 ½ real blue on blue surfaced paper, in a mint half sheet of 42 (pos. 7-12/79-84), also a matched pair of pre-stamp covers sent prepaid and unpaid from Ambato. Generally fine, a good lot.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 466 Ecuador

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    1865/72: Cancellation collection on leaves with stamps (16) and covers (4), each bearing single ½ r. ultramarine, one cancelled by framed AMBATO in black, another used at RIOBAMBA to Quito (signed Jamet), 1872 cover with ½ r. tied by IBARRA / FRANCA in blue, circa 1866 cover with ½ r. tied at Guaranda by pen cancellation, off-cover usages from Cuenca (in manuscript and by oval handstamp in red), Chimbo, flower cancel of Pelileo, ten pointed star in red used at Quito etc.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,050 CHF

    Lot# : 467 Ecuador

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    1865/72: The collection on leaves and loose with much of interest including fine piece with ½ r. ultramarine used (6) from early printings and a cover used in 1865 (scarce), later printings ½ r. used (7) and a cover from La Esperanza and a pair on cover from Ibarra, 1872 ½ r. unused (6) and used together with a cover bearing a marginal example, 1 r. yellow on quadrille in half sheet of 45 (Scott 1) and a block of 12, 1865 1 r. buff in unused block of six (Scott 4d) with Holcombe opinion, 1872 1 r. on surface blued paper in unused block of four, plentiful used examples incl. plated multiples and usages on cover (10), 1 r. green used (9) and two bisects on piece and three covers, rare 4 r. brown-red used with 1 r. yellow on cover to Riobamba from Guaranda, further usages on letter, seven further 4 r. used (all genuine) and an irregular 'block' of three with manuscript pen cross. A splendid basis for specialised expansion (115 items).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF
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