Lot 42183 – 1879-80 “Papel Sellado” with bold black imprint, f

1879-80 “Papel Sellado” with bold black imprint, franked by three 1r Orange postage stamps tied by May 12, 1880 Quito / Franca cds, with ms notation that half the affixed postage (for sending and return) was supplied by one of the parties to the litigation, folded down for display, bit ragged along right edge but seal and franking (at left side) are about fine (one stamp blunt perfs), ex Leo Harris, 2003 cert. Moorhouse Note: cert. states, “The usage of the first perforated issues on a papel sellado document is extremely rare”