Lot 42122 – 1865, 1r green, mostly clear to good margins, chowing

1865, 1r green, mostly clear to good margins, chowing very fine ‘GUAYAQUIL/13 ENE 65’ cds, couple of thins and small tear at left plus ragged corner at lower left, clearly dated on 13 January 1865, being the earliest recorded usage of this stamp issued on Jan. 1st, and which was much less frequently used than the 1r yellow value; cert. Moorhouse (2015).