23 Sep 2013 – 2 Oct 2013
7408 lots
Lot 72015 | 1r Olive, 1st printing group, very scarce colour a
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Olive, 1st printing group, very scarce colour and not to be mistaken for the olive yellow shade (Scott 4a), single tied to legal wrapper (cplt. front…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 72016 | 1r Dull Yellow on bluish paper (SG n° 7) from the
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Dull Yellow on bluish paper (SG n° 7) from the 4th printing (pos. 49-50), tied by dotted rhomboid « FRANCA » to cover docketed from Guayaquil and showing…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 72017 | 1r « Chrome Yellow » on bluish paper (SG n° 7 var.)
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r « Chrome Yellow » on bluish paper (SG n° 7 var.) from the rare 4th printing (pos. 33-34), tied by dotted rhomboid « FRANCA » to cplt. folded letter docketed…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72018 | 1r Brownish Yellow pair with rhombic dotted « FRANC
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Brownish Yellow pair with rhombic dotted « FRANCA » cancel on cover from Guayaquil (docketing) to Arequipa, PERU (and one of the few First Issue covers…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 72019 | 1r Brownish Yellow 3rd printing pair tied with one
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Brownish Yellow 3rd printing pair tied with one of the latest known uses of the Guayaquil cds with error year « 63 » (12 DIC 63) to cplt. folded letter…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 72020 | 1r « Chrome Orange » from 3rd printing, single tied
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r « Chrome Orange » from 3rd printing, single tied to largely cplt. legal wrapper by near-perfect Latacunga /*/ 30 MAI » cds, endorsement of receipt dated…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 72021 | 1r Olive, 1st printing plate, vert. pair (pos. 34/
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Olive, 1st printing plate, vert. pair (pos. 34/42), very scarce colour and not to be mistaken for the olive yellow shade (Scott 4a) which is known used…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 72022 | 1r Olive-yellow, 4th printing on grey-blue paper,
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Olive-yellow, 4th printing on grey-blue paper, single and pair with fancy CHIMBO flowers & leaves circular cancel, used on legal wrapper (front + flap…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 72023 | 1r Orange, 1872 6th printing on white or greyish p
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Orange, 1872 6th printing on white or greyish paper, complete horiz. row of 9 (pos. 28-36, last detached and rejoined), manuscript cancels, on large…
Estimation: 450 EUR
Lot 72024 | 1r Orange, pair from 1st printing plus single 1/2r
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Orange, pair from 1st printing plus single 1/2r, tied to nearly front of wrapper by ms « Riobamba, » weight given as « 4 1/4 oz » (= 2 1/2r franking),…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 72025 | 1r Orange, BLOCK OF SIX (1st printing, pos. 43-45/
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Orange, BLOCK OF SIX (1st printing, pos. 43-45/52-54) and 1/2r Milky Blue (2nd printing) tied by light crisp Guaranda cds (June 9, 1867) to large part…
Estimation: 700 EUR
Lot 72026 | 1r Yellow, vertical strip of 10 from 1st printing,
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellow, vertical strip of 10 from 1st printing, left column (pos. 1//82) tied to nearly cplt. wrapper by ms dotted rhomboids and Alausi cds (15 NOV…
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 72027 | 1r Dull Orange Yellow, 1872 6th printing, cancelle
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Dull Orange Yellow, 1872 6th printing, cancelled by Star of Quito together with medio real with GUAYAQUIL 5 DIC 72 cds, an extremely rare mixed use…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 72028 | 1r Green, 2nd printing, mint block of four (TR cor
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Green, 2nd printing, mint block of four (TR corner nib), pos. 43-44/53/53, nearly full og and very fresh colour, very fine except for the corner nib,…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 72029 | 1r Green, 1865 First Printing, first recorded usag
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Green, 1865 First Printing, first recorded usage of the Guayaquil cds on January 13th 1865, faulty but only 2 recorded
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72030 | 1r Grey Green, 3rd printing, superb strike of mirr
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Grey Green, 3rd printing, superb strike of mirror image and reversed Otavalo seal, probably intended for sealing wax but here used as a provisional…
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 72031 | 1r Green, 1865 First Printing, with perfectly cent
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Green, 1865 First Printing, with perfectly centred BABAHOYO cds, superb
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 72032 | 1r Green single tied to large part of wrapper by v
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Green single tied to large part of wrapper by very scarce and beautifully struck red « AMBATO » flattened hexagon cancel, two strikes of the oval « AMBATO…
Estimation: 1’200 EUR
Lot 72033 | 1r Green, 2nd printing horiz. pair tied by rhomboi
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Green, 2nd printing horiz. pair tied by rhomboid of dots, Cuenca / * cds alongside (26 JANV 67) to cplt. folded commercial letter to Santiago, CHILE,…
Estimation: 700 EUR
Lot 72034 | 1r Grey Green, 3rd printing, tied by extremely rar
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Grey Green, 3rd printing, tied by extremely rare ms « Saraguro » cancel to large part folded wrapper to nearby Loja, docketed Nov. 2, 1869, one of the…
Estimation: 650 EUR
Lot 72035 | 1r Green, 1865 First Printing, horiz. strip of fiv
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
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)…
Estimation: 550 EUR
Lot 72036 | First Printing 1r Dark Yellowish Green single and
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
First Printing 1r Dark Yellowish Green single and two pairs of the so-called « bright Green » (also 1st printing, slightly diff. shades), all tied by Quito…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 72037 | 1r Yellowish Green, 1st printing, vert. strip of 6
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellowish Green, 1st printing, vert. strip of 6 (pos. 30//75) tied by rhomboid of dots and Ambato cds (9 MARS 66) to wrapper sent to Riobamba, 6r would…
Estimation: 480 EUR
Lot 72038 | Pair of 1r Grey Green and single 1/2r on thin pape
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
Pair of 1r Grey Green and single 1/2r on thin paper, both from the 3rd printing, with rare manuscript « Pillaro » cancel on nearly complete wrapper to Riobamba,…
Estimation: 450 EUR
Lot 72039 | TURNED WRAPPER with 1r Green strip of 3 (pos. 28-3
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
TURNED WRAPPER with 1r Green strip of 3 (pos. 28-30) tied by rhomboid of dots, sent to Guano with sharp Guano cds (the town name shifted around the circle…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72040 | 1r Green vert. pair (pos. 48/57), 2nd printing, ti
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Green vert. pair (pos. 48/57), 2nd printing, tied by Guayaquil 12 JUN 66 cds to cplt. commercial folded letter to Lima, PERU, bs June 16, uncommonly,…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 72041 | 1r Yellowish Green, 1st printing, two pairs and tw
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Yellowish Green, 1st printing, two pairs and two singles tied by sharp Riobamba cds (16 DEC. 65) to large wrapper front (folded down for display, an…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72042 | Bisect of 1r Green, 2nd printing, tied by Guano cd
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
Bisect of 1r Green, 2nd printing, tied by Guano cds (19 JUIN 66) to commercial wrapper to Riobamba paying the 1/4 oz. single weight letter rate, fine and…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 72043 | Bisect of 1r Green, 2nd printing (pos. 86), tied b
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
Bisect of 1r Green, 2nd printing (pos. 86), tied by well struck Riobamba cds (10 OCT 66) to commercial cover to Guano paying the 1/2r per 1oz. parcel letter…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 72044 | BISECT of 1r Grey Green, 3rd printing, incorrectly
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
BISECT of 1r Grey Green, 3rd printing, incorrectly franking cplt. folded letter to Lima, PERU (for which a 2r rate applied), the bisect tied by red rhomboid…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 72045 | 1r Green, 1st printing, BL corner margin stamp (th
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Green, 1st printing, BL corner margin stamp (thick border lines) with mute lozenge (Type D7 in Handbook from 1982) and EMBOSSED ARMS IN OVAL, pos. 82,…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72046 | 1r Green, 3rd printing R marginal « block of 3 » plu
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Green, 3rd printing R marginal « block of 3 » plus 1/2r tied together by the uncommon « wheel of Pelileo » cancel, red Pelileo / Franca cds above (15 MAY°…
Estimation: 360 EUR
Lot 72047 | 1r Green, block of five (pos. 2-3/11-12/21) plus
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Green, block of five (pos. 2-3/11-12/21) plus 1/2r Clear Blue (also 2nd printing), tied by Ambato cds (14 DEC 66) to large (and largely complete) wrapper…
Estimation: 850 EUR
Lot 72048 | 1r Greyish Green, 3rd printing irregular block of
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Greyish Green, 3rd printing irregular block of 7 (pos. 1-2//47), plus 1/2r Blue (also 3rd printing) tied by sharp Ambato cds (month inverted, dated…
Estimation: 240 EUR
Lot 72049 | 1r Green, 1st printing vertical STRIP OF NINE (lar
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Green, 1st printing vertical STRIP OF NINE (largest known such franking, pos. 4//76)) plus 1/2r Dark Blue, tied by rhomboid of dots cancels to 1865…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 72050 | 4r Red, 2nd printing, vertical pair with partial s
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Red, 2nd printing, vertical pair with partial sheet margin line at top, pos. 4/17, og with lower stamp apparently nh, vertical spacing clearly demonstrates…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 72051 | 4r Red, 2nd printing, used with RED PUJILI 1873 cd
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Red, 2nd printing, used with RED PUJILI 1873 cds, faults but probably the only recorded 4 reales stamp from this town
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 72052 | 4r Red, EARLIEST RECORED USE ON COVER, tied to sma
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Red, EARLIEST RECORED USE ON COVER, tied to small cover to Lima, PERU by crisp Quito / Franca / 21 JULIO 66 cds, also one of only 5 recoded covers showing…
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 72053 | Two 4r Deep Red arranged tete-beche on legal wrapp
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
Two 4r Deep Red arranged tete-beche on legal wrapper front with docketing flap, the left stamp is one of the largest margined examples we’ve ever seen,…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 72054 | 4r Brownish Red, 2nd printing single franking with
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Brownish Red, 2nd printing single franking with margins all around, (and showing one of the narrowest clichés in the sheet) tied by crisp Quito / Franca…
Estimation: 450 EUR
Lot 72055 | 4r Dull Rose Red, scarcer shade of the 1st printin
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Dull Rose Red, scarcer shade of the 1st printing, tied to piece by Quito / Franca 2 JUNIO 66 cds, a very early date of use, fine, cert. Moorhouse
Estimation: 440 EUR
Lot 72056 | 4r Brownish Red, 2nd printing B marginal pair with
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Brownish Red, 2nd printing B marginal pair with border line, pos. 99-100 (very seldom seen narrow/wide pair), plus 1/2 r 4th printing and 1r from 6th…
Estimation: 700 EUR
Lot 72057 | Small-size legal front franked by 4r Venetian Red
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
Small-size legal front franked by 4r Venetian Red and pair of 1r Yellow-Ochre (as per cert.) tied together by Guaranda cds (no year date) to Riobamba,…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 72058 | 4r Deep Red, 1st printing, « Arms in circle » variet
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Deep Red, 1st printing, « Arms in circle » variety and stamp 20mm wide, Quito 20 March 1867 cds, fine and fresh example (Scott $250)
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 72059 | 4r Variety, PRINTED BOTH SIDES, top marginal block
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Variety, PRINTED BOTH SIDES, top marginal block of four, front in Dull Red, back in Reddish Brown, each showing marginal line at top, a very scarce…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 72060 | 4r Variety, PRINTED BOTH SIDES, scarce PAIR, front
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Variety, PRINTED BOTH SIDES, scarce PAIR, front in Red Brown, back in Brown (slightly Reddish), nearly very fine (Scott $1’100+)
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 72061 | 4r Variety, PRINTED BOTH SIDES, two single example
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Variety, PRINTED BOTH SIDES, two single examples, first with T margin line, with front in Dull Red, other in Reddish Brown, backs in Brown shades, very…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 72062 | 4r Variety, PRINTED BOTH SIDES, one of only a few
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Variety, PRINTED BOTH SIDES, one of only a few USED examples known, front in Red Brown showing « FRANCA » in rhomboid of dots (used at Guayaquil), back…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72063 | 4r Bisect tied by superb blue Guayaquil / France c
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Bisect tied by superb blue Guayaquil / France cds of Sept. 26, 1869 (day of departure of the southbound steamer) to cplt. folded letter sent to Lima,…
Estimation: 700 EUR
Lot 72064 | 4r Bisect tied by red rhomboid of dots « FRANCA » to
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Bisect tied by red rhomboid of dots « FRANCA » to cover docketed from Guayaquil on May 8, 1869, sent to Arequipa, PERU (one of three such recorded), bs…
Estimation: 500 EUR