23 Sep 2013 – 2 Oct 2013
7408 lots
Lot 71965 | 1/2r Indigo (or Dark Ultramarine), amazing intense
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Indigo (or Dark Ultramarine), amazing intense colour, 3rd printing pos. 18-21, strip of four tied to commercial cover to Lima, PERU by very scarce…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 71966 | 1/2r Blue, vert. pair with top sheet margin and cl
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Blue, vert. pair with top sheet margin and clear and bold « Guano » ms cancel (five or fewer multiples known with this) on nearly cplt legal wrapper…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 71967 | 1/2r Light Blue, uneven impression from the 2nd pr
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Light Blue, uneven impression from the 2nd printing, tied by diamond-of-dots to complete folded letter (paper with embossed oval « Republica del Ecuador »…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 71968 | 1865 1/2r Blue, pos. 9 from the 1st printing, tied
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1865 1/2r Blue, pos. 9 from the 1st printing, tied to small-size judicial wrapper (nearly complete, long ms endorsement on reverse) by mute diamond-of-dots…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71969 | 1/2r Milky Blue, first printing, fine stamp tied b
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Milky Blue, first printing, fine stamp tied by diamond-of-dots cancel and great strike of Riobamba cds for 26 AOUT 65, to legal cover (nearly cplt,…
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 71970 | 1/2 Blue, 1st printing and 1st setting, very clear
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2 Blue, 1st printing and 1st setting, very clear impression and deep colour, in BL margin STRIP OF NINE with border lines at L and B, manuscript Riobamba…
Estimation: 3’500 EUR
Lot 71971 | 1/2r 6th printing tied to small-size legal front t
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r 6th printing tied to small-size legal front to Ambato by Pelilio « wheel » cancel (used only there), red Pelileo / Franca cds above (8 Maro° 72), old…
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 71972 | 1/2r Blue, 3rd printing, complete left margin stri
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Blue, 3rd printing, complete left margin strip of 7 showing border rules on three sides, the only such multiple known off cover, with straight-line…
Estimation: 440 EUR
Lot 71973 | 1/2r Blue, pair and single respectively cancelled
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Blue, pair and single respectively cancelled by ms AZOGUES and BABAHOYO, just touched and small thin
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71974 | 1/2r Blue, two singles respectively cancelled by m
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Blue, two singles respectively cancelled by ms Daule and ms Vinces, very rare
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 71975 | 1873 Complete folded letter franked with 1/2r on b
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1873 Complete folded letter franked with 1/2r on blue paper, tied by red fancy 10-point « Star of Quito » cancel (with « PI » centred within), matching red…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 71976 | 1/2r Blue, 6th printing (1872), typical poor impre
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Blue, 6th printing (1872), typical poor impression, large to huge margins, tied to « 1 oz » legal wrapper by double circle « PATATE » cancel (no date…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 71977 | 1873 Large part cover franked with 1/2r on blue pa
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1873 Large part cover franked with 1/2r on blue paper (central vertical plate scratch), tied by red fancy 10-point « Star of Quito » cancel (with « PI » centred…
Estimation: 220 EUR
Lot 71978 | 1/2r Dark Blue, vertical pair with T & L sheet mar
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Dark Blue, vertical pair with T & L sheet margins, EMBOSSED ARMS (70% cplt.) sideways on top stamp, much rarer than cat. values would indicate, very…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71979 | 1/2r Value, two examples showing the EMBOSSED ARMS
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Value, two examples showing the EMBOSSED ARMS (35% and 65% respectively), first is a First Printing Deep Blue with « Saraguro » italic hs and BR corner…
Estimation: 450 EUR
Lot 71980 | 1/2r Dark Blue, horiz. strip of 3 with right stamp
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Dark Blue, horiz. strip of 3 with right stamp having nearly 50% of the EMBOSSED ARMS, partial « Montechristi » ms cancel (largest recorded unit thus),…
Estimation: 160 EUR
Lot 71981 | 1/2r Grey Blue, 4th printing, pos. 11, with 35% of
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Grey Blue, 4th printing, pos. 11, with 35% of the oval EMBOSSED ARMS plus 1r Yellow, two singles plus BLOCK OF 8, 3rd printing, pos. 57//85 with pos….
Estimation: 700 EUR
Lot 71982 | 1/2r Grey-Blue, red cds, vertically WATERMARKED « L
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Grey-Blue, red cds, vertically WATERMARKED « LL » of « ROLLAND, » apparently only about 6 examples recorded, very fine and extremely elusive variety,…
Estimation: 650 EUR
Lot 71983 | 1/2r 3rd printing « MFDIO RFAL » plate variety, the
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r 3rd printing « MFDIO RFAL » plate variety, the only recorded example, plus 1r Yellow, 3rd printing strip of four, all tied by Ambato cds to front of…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71984 | 1/2r Blue, 4th printing, lightly inked print, plus
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Blue, 4th printing, lightly inked print, plus horiz. pair of 1r Orange Buff (?) pos. 23-24, 3rd printing, all tied by RED « 3154 » in diamond-of-dots,…
Estimation: 180 EUR
Lot 71985 | Pair and single of 1/2r Blue on blue-surfaced pape
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
Pair and single of 1/2r Blue on blue-surfaced paper plus pair of 1r Green, all tied by great strikes of hexagonal AMBATO cancels to front of exhibit-page…
Estimation: 750 EUR
Lot 71986 | 1/2r Blue, 2nd printing, plus vert. pair of 1r Gr
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Blue, 2nd printing, plus vert. pair of 1r Green, also 2nd printing, tied by light Ambato cds (22 Nov. 66) to judicial front to Guaranda, front with…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 71987 | 1/2r Blue, 2nd printing, plus vert. pair of 1r Gre
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Blue, 2nd printing, plus vert. pair of 1r Green, also 2nd printing, tied by Guaranda cds (26 MAI 66) to judicial front to Ambato, toning at extreme…
Estimation: 180 EUR
Lot 71988 | 1865 First printing 1/2r with B sheet margin, show
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1865 First printing 1/2r with B sheet margin, showing plate variety (coloured blob) resembling « running rat » in TR spandrel, together with 1r pair in brownish…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71989 | 1r Buff, horiz. strip of 7 (1st printing, pos. 39-
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Buff, horiz. strip of 7 (1st printing, pos. 39-45) with ms « Ybarra de 18 de fr° (Feb.) de 1865, » very early and one of the largest ms cancelled multiples,…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71990 | 1r Orange Buff, 1st printing horiz. strip of 7, po
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Orange Buff, 1st printing horiz. strip of 7, pos. 10-16 with marginal line at left, near rhomboid of dots and Latacunga cds (17 OCT 67), tied to large…
Estimation: 240 EUR
Lot 71991 | 1870 1r Orange Yellow, coarse impression (SG 2D),
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1870 1r Orange Yellow, coarse impression (SG 2D), pair tied to cover by indistinct Guayaquil / Franca cds, 6 August (1870) to Valparaiso, CHILE, left stamp…
Estimation: 220 EUR
Lot 71992 | 1r Bistre Brown, rare shade from late Oct. or earl
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Bistre Brown, rare shade from late Oct. or early Nov. 1865, thus part of 1st printing, vert. strip of 3 (pos. 51/60/69) and pair plus the ONLY KNOWN…
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 71993 | 1r Yellow, 3rd printing, USED BLOCK OF 24, pos. 6-
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellow, 3rd printing, USED BLOCK OF 24, pos. 6-7-8//69-70-71 with sheet margin line at top, the first setting of the plate with spacing between pos….
Estimation: 2’400 EUR
Lot 71994 | 1r Dull Orange Yellow, 1872 6th printing, vertical
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Dull Orange Yellow, 1872 6th printing, vertical block of 20 (pos. 4-5//85-86) being two cplt vert. rows of the sheet, the 2nd largest cancelled block…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71995 | 1r Yellow-Orange, 1st printing, cancelled by green
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellow-Orange, 1st printing, cancelled by green CUENCA FRANCA prephilatelic marking, only up to 5 are recorded in green colour, light corner crease
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71996 | 1r « Chrome Yellow » (per consignor), 3rd printing t
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r « Chrome Yellow » (per consignor), 3rd printing tied by Quito cds (17 JULIO 69) to cover to Paris, FRANCE, long considered one of the few (if not the…
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 71997 | 1r Yellow, 1873 complete folded letter to New York
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellow, 1873 complete folded letter to New York, USA, franked by 6th printing pair (pos. 80-81) with sheet margin & thin & thick border lines at right,…
Estimation: 650 EUR
Lot 71998 | 1r Dull Yellow, 1872 6th printing, vertical BR cor
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Dull Yellow, 1872 6th printing, vertical BR corner margin pair (pos. 81/90) with border lines trimmed away, pos. 90 showing rounded BR corner, tied…
Estimation: 650 EUR
Lot 71999 | 1r Yellow, 3rd printing block of four (pos. 31-32/
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellow, 3rd printing block of four (pos. 31-32/40-41) tied to large legal wrapper (slightly folded down for display) by rhomboid of dots and GUANO 1…
Estimation: 440 EUR
Lot 72000 | Pair of First Issue 1r Yellow tied by Guayaquil /
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
Pair of First Issue 1r Yellow tied by Guayaquil / Franca cds (26 Nov.) to cross-border cover to Arequipa, PERU, where postage due of 10c was charged (scarce…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 72001 | 1r Orange, 1st printing, tied to nearly cplt wrapp
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Orange, 1st printing, tied to nearly cplt wrapper by ms « Riobba » abbreviation, to Latacunga, Endorsed date of despatch on reverse Feb. 17, 1865, thus…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72002 | 1r Bright Yellow, 3rd printing, pair tied to compl
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Bright Yellow, 3rd printing, pair tied to complete folded letter to Lima, PERU by blue Guayaquil / Franca cds (6 ENE 70), the stamps show vertical misalignment,…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 72003 | 1r Yellowish Olive, 2nd printing plate (1868-71),
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellowish Olive, 2nd printing plate (1868-71), BL corner margin block of 25, pos. 46-50//82-86, one position (67) damaged and couple others with minor…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 72004 | 1r Yellowish Olive, 2nd printing, tied by red PUJI
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellowish Olive, 2nd printing, tied by red PUJILI 6 NOBe 71 cds to small legal wrapper (no side flaps) to Quito, very rare (per consignor possibly unique)…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 72005 | 1r Dark Yellowish Olive, 2nd printing, vert. pair
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Dark Yellowish Olive, 2nd printing, vert. pair (pos. 18/28) tied by dotted rhomboid « FRANCA » and Guayaquil cds with YEAR DATE ERROR « 63 » for « 68 » to…
Estimation: 160 EUR
Lot 72006 | BISECT of 1r Yellow-Orange, 1st printing, tied by
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
BISECT of 1r Yellow-Orange, 1st printing, tied by Guaranda cds (15 FEBR 66) to front of small judicial wrapper to Chimbo., attractive, very fine (Scott…
Estimation: 360 EUR
Lot 72007 | Four BISECTS tied to fragments, each tied by town
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
Four BISECTS tied to fragments, each tied by town cds incl. Guayaquil (1st printing, 1866), Loja (3rd printing), Montechristi (1867) and Riobamba (1869),…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 72008 | 1r EMBOSSED ARMS SEAL, four examples, incl. 1st pr
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r EMBOSSED ARMS SEAL, four examples, incl. 1st printing reddish orange pos 9 showing 75%, 2nd printing dark olive (rare shade) pos. 82 showing 15%, and…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72009 | 1r Yellow Orange, 3rd printing strip of four (pos.
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellow Orange, 3rd printing strip of four (pos. 9/18/27/36) with EMBOSSED seal on first two, plus 1/2r with « obscured value tablet » variety » (also 3rd…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 72010 | Vertical strip of 3 of the 1r Yellow, top two show
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
Vertical strip of 3 of the 1r Yellow, top two showing vertical EMBOSSED ARMS in oval, plus 1/2r Blue on bluish, all tied by worn Riobamba cds to Dec. 25,…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 72011 | 1r Orange Brown, partial Quito cds, shows WATERMAR
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Orange Brown, partial Quito cds, shows WATERMARK: large part of « L » of « Rolland, » very rare thus, very fine (Scott $1’000)
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72012 | 1r Yellow Buff, 1873 7th (last) printing on exerci
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellow Buff, 1873 7th (last) printing on exercise book paper, reconstructed block of 8 from two blocks of four (rejoined), BR corner margins showing…
Estimation: 950 EUR
Lot 72013 | 1r Brownish Yellow block of six (pos. 61-63/70-72)
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Brownish Yellow block of six (pos. 61-63/70-72) from 1st printing, two magnificent ms « Guaranda » cancels, on huge legal wrapper front (but could be…
Estimation: 1’200 EUR
Lot 72014 | 1r Dull Yellow, 4th printing, BLOCK OF SIX on grey
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Dull Yellow, 4th printing, BLOCK OF SIX on greyish-blue thin paper, cancelled by ms and partial cds, one of the largest used multiples of this scarce…
Estimation: 240 EUR




















































