Lot 72035 – 1r Green, 1865 First Printing, horiz. strip of fiv

1r Green, 1865 First Printing, horiz. strip of five, pos. 5-9, with ms “Riobamba Riobba” cancels, on large part of legal wrapper (folded down for display) docketed on reverse August 12, 1865. Thought to be one of the latest covers from this town before the introduction of the French-style cds. Pos. 6 is 19.5mm wide, the largest cliché in the sheet. Top margin trimmed away (touching four of the five stamps) else a useful showpiece, fine, 2006 cert. Moorhouse