Colombia, 1859 1p rose on bluish, Coat of Arms. Unused without gum as usual, good impression with four margins all around, a lovely Very Fine example of this scarce stamp, One of only no more than 15 examples of this stamp in existence, most of them being in inferior conditions with various faults. The catalogue value of this stamp is greatly underestimated.
Scott No. 8; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Colombia, 1863 20c red Error, Transfer of 50c in stone of 20c. Four large even margins, "Cartagena Franca" oval postmark; tiny hint of thin, Extremely Fine appearance, a gorgeous example of this rare variety.
Scott No. 26b; $5,500. Scott $5,500
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Scott $5,500

Colombia, 1868 1p vermilion. Block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, four large margins, fresh color, Extremely Fine, ex-Lars Amundsen, with 1968 R.P.S.L. certificate.
Scott No. 57; Estimate $50 - 75. Est. $50-75 (Image)

Est. $50-75

Colombia, 1898-1904 Insurgent Post. TUMACO 1901: two covers, one to Germany franked with perforated "Pago $ 0,10 El Agente Postal Manuel E. Jimenez" adhesive & tied by "TUMACO Mar. 26, 1901" sent via Panama with German arrival, second cover is a mourning cover sent to Ecuador franked with imperf. "Pago $ 0,10 El Agente Postal Manuel E. Jimenez" adhesive & tied by "TUMACO Feb. 2, 1901", some cover flaws, Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

Complete Images. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Colombia: Antioquia, 1878 2½c blue on pelure paper. Light manuscript cancel, large margins to just in at top, fresh color, Very Fine and rare, small pencil notation on reverse "Pelure Paper", written in Peter Holcombe's hand.
Scott No. 24a; $1,100. Scott $1,100
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Scott $1,100

Colombia: Cundinamarca, 1877-82 20c green. Complete sheet of 50, o.g., mostly never hinged, bright fresh color, Extremely Fine, a very rare full sheet.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Colombia: Santander, 1884 10c bluish purple. Complete sheet of 50 watermarked "A. Pirie & Co.", o.g., never hinged; one light vertical fold, Extremely Fine and rare, one of just two or three sheets recorded showing the watermark.
Scott No. 3; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Italian Colonies: Cyrenaica, 1926, 1.25l dark blue, perf 13½. O.g., never hinged, rich color, bright and fresh, F.-V.F., a very scarce perf variety, with 2010 Giusti certificate.
Scott No. 19a; $900. Scott $900
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Scott $900

Ecuador, 1865-72 1r yellow, quadrille paper. Block of 10, o.g., never hinged, four large margins, bright fresh color, Very Fine and a scarce multiple.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Ecuador, 1865 1r yellow buff. Block of 4, full o.g., four mostly large margins, strong, fresh color; some minor gum stains, Very Fine, an attractive & rare multiple.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow. Lower half sheet of 45, full o.g., four ample to mostly large margins, strong color; some gum stains, Very Fine appearance, an attractive & rare multiple.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Ecuador, 1866, 1r yellow, horizontal pair. Clear to large margins, tied by red "3157" in dotted lozenge cancels on 1871 cover to Latacunga, matching "Quito, Franca, 9 Ago, 71" cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow orange, block of sixteen. Positions 1-8 / 10-17, worn 1872 printing. Clear to large margins, canceled by manuscript cancels on judicial wrapper front and part back to Quito, with "Riobamba, 16 Nov" origin cds and manuscript "32 oz" weight notation; couple tears affecting a few stamps, otherwise Very Fine, a spectacular large multiple usage, ex-Longhi, with 2009 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

THE LARGEST RECORDED ON COVER MULTIPLE OF THE 1R YELLOW ISSUE FROM THE SIXTH 1872 PRINTING. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r yellow buff, vertical strip of nine. Positions 9//81, positions 9 & 18 with embossed arms variety. In combination with 1865 ½r blue, embossed arms on Judicial front and bottom flap to Chimbo, all tied by "Riobamba, 27 Mars, 6" cds's; front with vertical file fold affecting third stamp in strip, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Saá and Longhi, with 2011 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 4, 4e+2d; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

THE ONLY RECORDED FIRST ISSUE COMBINATION USAGE WITH EACH ISSUE BEARING THE EMBOSSED ARMS VARIETY. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Ecuador, 1865, 1r green, embossed arms, horizontal pair. Ample to huge margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at left, positions 89-90 with full embossing on right stamp which extends slightly into frameline of left stamp, plate flaws in position 90 showing colorless spot in bottom right spandrel and broken frameline at right, tied by neat "Guayaquil, 13 Mar, 66" cds on fresh folded letter to Lima, Peru, receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice, one of less than five recorded examples of the 1r green embossed arms variety on cover and one of the earliest usages to a foreign destination, ex-Funkhouser and Longhi.
Scott No. 5b; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN EXTREMELY RARE USAGE OF THE 1R GREEN WITH EMBOSSED ARMS USED ON COVER TO A FOREIGN DESTINATION.

A considerable portion of maritime mail to Peru before autumn of 1866 was carried through the British P.O. at Guayaquil, without the involvement of the Ecuadorian mails. This example being one of the exceptions in this period not carried through the British Post Office. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Ecuador, 1866, 4r brownish red, diagonal bisect. Bottom right portion of stamp tied by blue "Guayaquil, 26 Sep, 69" cds on folded letter to Lima, Peru, reverse with bold sharp strike of receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine, ex-Caspary, with 1963 B.P.A. certificate.
Scott No. 6d; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES OF A 4 REALES BISECT. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Ethiopia, 1911, ¼g on ¼g-16g on 16g Dire-Dawa issue complete. Blue town cancels, a Very Fine set.
Scott No. 94-100; $350.

Complete Images. Scott $350
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Scott $350