23 Sep 2013 – 2 Oct 2013
2372 lots
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
Lot 72065 | 4r Rose, the elusive 1868 3rd printing, used horiz
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Rose, the elusive 1868 3rd printing, used horiz. BLOCK OF 9, one of two recorded and the largest known multiple, rhomboid of dots and partial Guaranda…
Estimation: 1’100 EUR
Lot 72066 | 4r Rose, the elusive 1868 3rd printing, used horiz
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Rose, the elusive 1868 3rd printing, used horiz. BLOCK OF 8, pos. 74-77/87-90. the second largest known multiple, four Guaranda cds without year date,…
Estimation: 900 EUR
Lot 72067 | 4r Deep Rose, the elusive 1868 3rd printing, used
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Deep Rose, the elusive 1868 3rd printing, used block of 4, pos. 34-35/47-48. central lux Ambato cds with crudely inserted (18)69 year date, rare on…
Estimation: 550 EUR
Lot 72068 | 4r Dull Pale Rose, 3rd printing, vert. pair plus B
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Dull Pale Rose, 3rd printing, vert. pair plus BISECT and L margin pair of 1/2r (also 3rd printing) tied by ms linesto reverse of legal wrapper (over…
Estimation: 1’200 EUR
Lot 72069 | 4r Brown Red, 2nd printing plus marginal 1/2r (3rd
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Brown Red, 2nd printing plus marginal 1/2r (3rd printing) tied by rhomboid of dots to relatively small wrapper front from Guaranda (cds without year…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72070 | 4r Red, 2nd printing STRIP OF 3 (pos. 88-90plus 1r
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Red, 2nd printing STRIP OF 3 (pos. 88-90plus 1r Yellow tied to 1872 (docketed) large part of huge legal wrapper (folded down for display) by Ambato…
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 72071 | 4r Red, 2nd printing strip of five + single, plus
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Red, 2nd printing strip of five + single, plus 1r Orange Yellow, pair + single, with « 3154 » in rhomboid of dots cancels (in blue for the 4r, in red…
Estimation: 5’000 EUR
Lot 72072 | 4r Rose Red, the scarce 3rd printing, large margin
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Rose Red, the scarce 3rd printing, large margins incl. top sheet margin, plus vert. strip of 3 of the elusive 1r Olive Yellow (actually near-Olive)…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 72073 | 4r Dull Rose as part of THREE COLOUR FRANKING with
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Dull Rose as part of THREE COLOUR FRANKING with 1/2r Dark Blue and pair of 1r Yellow, all tied by Feb. 9m 1870 Quito / Franca cds and sent to Guaranda,…
Estimation: 1’200 EUR
Lot 72074 | 4r Deep Brownish Red, 2nd printing plus pair of 1r
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Deep Brownish Red, 2nd printing plus pair of 1r Green, 3rd printing, an UNCOMMON COMBINATION as the 1r Green was printed only in 1865 and the 4r value…
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 72075 | 4r Rose, 3rd printing, plus « block of 3 » 1r Green
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r Rose, 3rd printing, plus « block of 3 » 1r Green and single 1/2r Deep Ultramarine, these from their respective 3rd printings too, tied together or to…
Estimation: 1’800 EUR
Lot 72076 | 4r 2nd printing pair (15mm wide and nearly 20mm wi
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
4r 2nd printing pair (15mm wide and nearly 20mm wide, very seldom seen narrow/wide pair) tied by Quito / Franca cds (8 NOV 67) to huge wrapper to Riobamba…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 72077 | 1r Myrtle Green strip of 8 (pos. 29-36) plus two s
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1r Myrtle Green strip of 8 (pos. 29-36) plus two singles just tied by Riobamba cds (no year date) to large part wrapper from to Guaranda, a remarkable…
Estimation: 440 EUR
Lot 72078 | TURNED COVER, 1870 cplt. legal cover franked at or
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
TURNED COVER, 1870 cplt. legal cover franked at origin by 1/2r Blue with PUJILI ms cancel, to Latacunga, received and sent back with diff. shade of 1/2r…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 72079 | 1/2r Medium Blue on blue surface paper, 5th printi
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1/2r Medium Blue on blue surface paper, 5th printing (1868-72), right part-sheet of 42 (pos. 7-12//79-84) with prominent plate varieties at pos. 7 and…
Estimation: 700 EUR
Lot 72080 | 1873 Complete folded letter from Guayaquil (March
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1873 Complete folded letter from Guayaquil (March 26 red cds) to Lima, PERU, franked with four examples of the 5th printing, mixed margins, an attractive…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 72081 | 1 /2r Blue, 5th printing plus pair of 1r 6th print
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
1 /2r Blue, 5th printing plus pair of 1r 6th printing (pos. 42-43, former showing « ECUADUR » plate variety) with superb ms « Cariamanga » ms cancel (only…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 72082 | CANCELLATIONS, balance of the remarkable exhibit c
Ecuador » 1865-72 First Issue
CANCELLATIONS, balance of the remarkable exhibit collection, each value represented, organized by printings and shades with a remarkable range present,…
Estimation: 2’500 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 72083 | 1879-80 « Papel Sellado » with bold black imprint, f
Ecuador » General Issues
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…
Estimation: 1’200 EUR
Lot 72084 | 1897 Arms, engraved black die proofs for all eight
Ecuador » General Issues
1897 Arms, engraved black die proofs for all eight values plus unfinished die proof wihout value, by Waterlow with their ms die numbers at top of each,…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 72085 | Ecuador 1929 « 50 Cts. 50 » Provisional mint
Ecuador » General Issues
1929 « 50 Cts. 50 » Provisional on 10c Green, a fresh nh example, very fine, ONLY 100 PRINTED (Scott $700+)
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 72086 | GB 1sh Green, plate 4 horiz. pair (pos. AK-AL, som
Ecuador » British Post Office
GB 1sh Green, plate 4 horiz. pair (pos. AK-AL, some blunted perfs) with C41 cancel (Guayaquil) over both, plus rare 5sh plate 2 (pos. H-H showing TR corner…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 72087 | 1825-1880, Deluxe stockbook with about 31 covers,
Ecuador » Collections and Large Lots
1825-1880, Deluxe stockbook with about 31 covers, intelligently annotated as to rates, routes, etc., strong in foreign origins and destinations (incl….
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 72088 | 1870-1920, Mostly used assembly incl. imperf, erro
Ecuador » Collections and Large Lots
1870-1920, Mostly used assembly incl. imperf, errors, proofs, few covers, seldom offered (Est. € 700/900)
Estimation: 700 – 900 EUR
Lot 72089 | TELEGRAPH STAMPS: An extensive duplicated study co
Ecuador » Collections and Large Lots
TELEGRAPH STAMPS: An extensive duplicated study collection in two large stockbooks, showing essays & die proofs, mint & used, with singles, blocks of four…
Estimation: 500 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 72090 | LITERATURE, four items: Bank of Ecuador « handbook »
Ecuador » Collections and Large Lots
LITERATURE, four items: Bank of Ecuador « handbook » on the First Issues; Georg Maier’s « Postal History and Postmarks of the Audiencia of Quito » (deluxe…
Estimation: 40 – 60 EUR
Lot 72091 | Abyssinia Field Force 1867-68 1868 Officer’s co
Ethiopia
Abyssinia Field Force 1867-68
1868 Officer’s cover written to Captain H.M. Burlton, sub-assistant Commissary-General, from Brecon (MR 12 68) in Scotland…
Estimation: 4’000 EUR
Lot 72092 | Abyssinia Field Force 1867-68 1868 Small mourni
Ethiopia
Abyssinia Field Force 1867-68
1868 Small mourning cover from Camp Mukkun to India, franked by India 1866/68 4a tied by F.F diamond grid hs, paying the…
Estimation: 3’000 EUR
Lot 72093 | 1895 (January) Envelope to Djibouti bearing 1894 1
Ethiopia
1895 (January) Envelope to Djibouti bearing 1894 1g tied by HARAR (HR2) cds, reverse bears DJIBOUTI 5 FEVR 1896 POSTES arrival cds.
Only 11 covers recorded…
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 72094 | 1895 (20 June) Registered cover from Djibouti to P
Ethiopia
1895 (20 June) Registered cover from Djibouti to Paris franked by French Somali Coast 1894 50c (25c rate to abroad and 25c registration), bears also Ethiopia…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 72095 | 1896 (5 April) Printed envelope franked by 1895 2g
Ethiopia
1896 (5 April) Printed envelope franked by 1895 2g brown tied by HARAR (Payne type HR2A) paying the in/external postage rate and French Somali Coast 1894…
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 72096 | 1897 (12 October) Cover front to Levallois, France
Ethiopia
1897 (12 October) Cover front to Levallois, France franked by 1894 1/4g and 1/2g tied by Entotto cds, carried to Djibouti where French Somali Coast 1894…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 72097 | 1902 Reg’d cover to Germany with mixed franking wi
Ethiopia
1902 Reg’d cover to Germany with mixed franking with two OBOCK stamps, arrival bs, rare combination
Estimation: 460 EUR
Lot 72098 | 1902 (7 Jan.) Envelope from Addis Ababa to Harar f
Ethiopia
1902 (7 Jan.) Envelope from Addis Ababa to Harar franked by 1900-01 « Ethiopie » overprint 1g blue tied by AA1 7.1.1902 postmark, arrival bs Harar 17.1.02…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR