1/2r Indigo, intense colour, TR corner margin pair with thick lines, pos. 11-12, the latter showing two irregular coloured lines at right (from top to bottom labels), a dramatic showpiece, very fine (Image)

1/2r Value, examples from the 3rd and 4th printings with boxed “DE OFFICIO” hs in black and in red respectively, also two stampless covers or wrappers (one 1871, other undated) showing diff. framed double-line black “DE OFFICIO” hs, one from Santa Ana (2009 cert. Moorhouse), other from Latacunga, a great exhibit page, very fine (Image)

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, endorsement of contents), possibly the earliest recorded use of this cds (later found rather worn), fresh and fine, ex Antilla (Image)

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 Guayaquil / Franca cds (1 ENER 73), late use of First Issue (only two known used from Guayaquil in 1873), less than 15 known used from Guayaquil, very fine, ex Saa and ex Longhi (Image)

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. 66 showing important plate variety: colourless streak in BR spandrel, all tied by RED Riobamba cds (21 Janv. 70) to large legal wrapper (front + upper backflap with endorsement of contents), great exhibit item for multiple reasons, fine (Image)

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, red Quito / Franca cds at right (14 JUN 71) on legal wrapper front to Guaranda, 5oz. ms weight (= 2 1/2r parcel rate), the 1/2r (pos. 6) shows unreadable top label, colourful and fine showpiece (Image)

1/2r Faded dark blue, 4th printing, showing printing flaw “top tablet unreadable” together with 1r orange (3rd printing) tied GUARANDA 26 OCT on judicial wrapper front to Riobamba, stamps with good margins all around and fine (Image)

1/2r Ultramarine, 3rd printing, plus vertical pair of 1r green (touched at top), also 3rd printing, tied by clear AMBATO 31 OCT 69 cds on folded cover to Quito, the 1/2r showing broken frameline at top (Image)

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 size wrapper to Chimbo, rate 3 1/2r for 6 oz (indicated by ms at top right), the 1r pair is pos. 65-66, with the latter showing colourless slanted line a right from value tablet to bottom of circle around Arms, an important, an important showpiece for several reasons, 1/2r single mixed margins else very fine, ex Bustamante and Saa (Image)

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 central “Bolivia…” and Arms wmk, 1/2r with pinhole else very fine showpiece, 1988 cert. Holcombe (Image)

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 legal wrapper with ms “14 oz” weight (= 7r franking), wrapper bit rough where folded vertically, strip very fine (Image)

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 OCT cds, docketing shows the year to be 1870, weight was 7 1/4 oz (= 4r at 1/2r per oz.), slightly mixed margins with light toning from gum else very fine showpiece (Image)

1r Dark yellow, pair tied by neat QUITO 28 NOV 68 cds on folded cover to Lima, arrival cds LIMA 10 DIC 1868 on reverse (Image)

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, bold Lima bs (2 days later), fine showpiece (Image)

1r Orange, 6th printing, two strips of four and single tied by scarce RIOBAMBA 18 APRIL cds in red on judicial wrapper front to Quito, rate: 9r for 18oz. (Image)

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 $900 as cover) (Image)

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, 186(?) legal front to Alansi, rated 7 oz, very fine and scarce showpiece, very fine, 2003 cert. Moorhouse (Image)

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 from Guayaquil (Feb. 12, 1872) and sent to Lima, PERU at the 2r rate between neighbouring countries per 1/4 oz. Pair slightly miscut, a fine franking and a scarce usage (unpriced by SG on cover) (Image)

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 sent there) with 16 SET 69 Lima transit bs, fresh and fine (Image)

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 datelined Jipijapa on Nov. 26, 1868 and sent via Guayaquil to Lima, PERU, with 17 DIC 868 bs, fresh and nearly very fine (left margin close or touching) (Image)

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 from 1868, tied by sharp Guaranda double-circle cds (20 MARS 66) to legal front to Ambato, almost very fine and quite attractive, ex Hubbard (note: pos. 43 shows partial double frame line at top) (Image)

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 with endorsement only), sent to Guaranda, used circa 1872, attractive and fine, ex Bustamante (SG n° 7) (Image)

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 65), weight given as “20 oz” (= 10r franking), such frankings (i.e. with cplt. vertical column) are extremely rare, plus TL corner of pos. 1 shows broken or missing frameline, attractive, very fine overall, 2003 cert. Moorhouse (Image)

1r Green, 1865 First Printing, with perfectly centred BABAHOYO cds, superb (Image)

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 DE OFFICIO” in red, docketed Feb. 14, 1865 on reverse thus ONE OF THE EARLIEST KNOWN covers with the 1r Green, wrapper rumpled at foot else very fine (Image)