Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow. Group of three mint multiples in shades; includes a bottom right corner margin block of four in the yellow shade (positions 80-81/89-90), block of 4 (positions 70-71/70-80) and a horizontal pair in the yellow buff shade, o.g., corner margin block without gum, full margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Ochre. Top half sheet of 45 (positions 1-9 // 37-45), full brownish o.g., margins wide to close at corners; margin crease between 4th and 5th vertical rows and flaws including tear at bottom affecting position 42 and small repaired corner tear, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce half sheet.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff. Complete sheet of 90, likely from the 1871 printing, showing full ruled lines in sheet selvage which are doubled at right, constant prominent flaws include position 66 with colorless line in bottom right spandrel, position 71 with colorless line through "REAL" and positions 83 & 90 with lower right corner damaged, full o.g., some gum wrinkling and minor selvage flaws, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

ONE OF LESS THAN FIVE COMPLETE SHEETS RECORDED OF THE 1 REAL YELLOW ISSUE. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff. 2 singles, manuscript "Manta" cancel of Manabí Province, one stamp with thin at top, otherwise Very Fine, only four stamps and no covers are known from Manta, ex-Olgieser.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $300 - 400.

Manta was a small town and no handstamp are known to have been used there from the period of the first issue. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff, Diagonal Bisect. Upper left portion of stamp tied on piece by red "Santa Helena, Franca, 26 Set, 73" cds of El Guayas Province, Very Fine, this being the only known example of this cancellation.
Scott No. 4c; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff. Vertical pair, complete strike of the Pelileo fancy star cancel of Tungurahua Province, full margins, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff. Block of 10 (positions 1-5 / 10-14 with position 4 double frameline at bottom), on piece canceled by bold Ambato circular town date stamp cancel, ample to large margins, some horizontal separation cuts similar to that of hand-rouletting, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff. 3 used blocks; includes block of four (positions 69-70/78-79) and irregular block of five (positions 61-63/71-72, position 71 colorless line through "REAL") both with Ambato cds's, block of six (positions 41-43/50-52, position 43 with part of double frameline at top) with Guayaquil cds's and dotted lozenge handstamps, irregular block of five on quadrille paper, block of six with diagonal crease, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 4, 1; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Dull Orange Yellow. Circa 1871-72 period printing. Block of 20 made up of two complete vertical rows in sheet (positions 4-5//85-86), prominent flaws including position 14 with "BEAL" for "REAL" and position 86 with frameline broken at lower right corner, margins clear to in at upper right, deep color; internal split and tear affecting stamps in rows 7 & 8 and small tear at right side of row 8, F.-V.F. appearance, ex-Lund, with 2013 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.

THE SECOND LARGEST USED MULTIPLE OF THE 1 REAL YELLOW ISSUE OFF COVER. Est. $2,500-3,500 (Image)

Est. $2,500-3,500

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff, Right Margin Horizontal Pair. Margins ample to touching at top left, showing full margin rule in sheet margin, tied by bold sharp "Franca" in dotted lozenge handstamp of Guayaquil on 1873 folded letter to New York City paying the 2r rate up to ¼ oz., with red "New York, Paid All, Oct 1" entry cds, with letter datelined "Guayaquil, Set 9, 1873"; vertical file fold between stamps, Very Fine, one of the latest, if not the latest usage of the first issue, as the second issue had already been introduced in late August of 1873, ex-Lund, with 2013 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

ONE OF FEWER THAN FIVE FIRST ISSUE COVERS KNOWN TO NORTH AMERICA. Est. $5,000-7,500 (Image)

Est. $5,000-7,500

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 $4,000 - 6,000.

THE LARGEST RECORDED ON COVER MULTIPLE OF THE 1R YELLOW ISSUE FROM THE SIXTH 1872 PRINTING. Est. $4,000-6,000 (Image)

Est. $4,000-6,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff, Horizontal Pair. Ample to mostly large margins, tied by superb strike of red "Jipijapa" undated circular town handstamp on 1871 folded letter sheet to Valparaiso, Chile, carried at the single rate not exceeding ¼ oz. with involvement of PSNC carriage along the Pacific coast, from Guayaquil to Chile via Peru, Extremely Fine and choice, a magnificent and extremely rare usage from Jipijapa, ex-Bustamante, Longhi and Olgieser, with 2009 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN COVERS BEARING A POSTMARK FROM JIPIJAPA IN RED. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Ochre Yellow, Horizontal Strip of Four. Clear to large margins, tied by two strikes of red "Guayaquil, Franca, 4 Ene, 73" cds's on double rate folded letter to Lima, Peru, reverse with receiving postmark and company origin handstamp; first and last stamp in strip with small flaws, still Very Fine, a beautiful double rate usage to Peru, ex-Goeggel.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. Est. $2,500-3,500 (Image)

Est. $2,500-3,500

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Bistre, Horizontal Pair. Partially separated pair tied by manuscript flourishes & "Zozoranga" town cancel on 1869 Judicial cover to Loja, with manuscript "Con tres reales" endorsement and "1½" weight notation at top left, cover turned with reverse addressed to Cariamanga and franked with 1865, 1r yellow buff tied by "Loja, 19 Dec" cds, Very Fine, ex-Olgieser.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

THE ONLY KNOWN COVER BEARING A CANCELLATION FROM THE SMALL TOWN OF ZOZORANGA. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Light Yellow Buff, Vertical Strip of Nine and Single. Strip positions 14 / 23 / 32 / 41 / 50 / 59 / 68 / 77 / 86. Margins full to just touching at upper left, all tied by "Alausí, 8 Sept 71" cds's and dotted lozenge handstamps on Judicial front to Riobamba, manuscript "19½ oz" weight notation at upper right, Very Fine, with this being the second largest strip known on cover, ex-Goeggel, with 2014 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff, Horizontal Strip of Nine and Single. Strip positions 19-27. All canceled by fancy "Chimbo" flower circular handstamps prior to being applied to Judicial front to Guaranda, positions 23-24 in strip also show portion of previous manuscript, manuscript "19½ oz" weight endorsement at top, F.-V.F., a rare Postal Fraud usage of the 1r yellow issue, one of two such first issue postal fraud usage known, ex-Saá and Longhi.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

This cover was part of the Saá collection in Ecuador after its find in an Ecuadorian archive. It was subsequently sold to Florenzo Longhi in Italy. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff. Clear to large margins, tied by "Franca" in dotted lozenge handstamp of Guayaquil on private folded letter to Riobamba paying the up to ½ oz. domestic rate, with letter datelined "Guayaquil 27 de Set, 1871", Very Fine and choice, this is probably a unique single franking on private correspondence, ex-Saá and Olgieser.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff. Ample to large margins, just tied by dotted lozenge cancel on reduced Judicial front to Guaranda, matching "Ambato, 21 Sept" cds and boxed "De Oficio" handstamp denoting mail free of postage which was erroneously applied on this Judicial correspondence, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff. Tied by manuscript "Chim-bo" cancel on Judicial cover to Riobamba, reverse with pencil "Nov 1870" archive dating, Very Fine, this being one of three known covers bearing the Chimbo manuscript cancellation, ex-Saá.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

The Post Office at Chimbo was opened late in 1869 and soon after two similar fancy handstamps, also in 1869, came into use. Manuscript cancellations from Chimbo were extraordinary. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff, Top Margin Vertical Strip of Nine and Single. Strip positions 6//78 and showing rule line in sheet margin. All tied by dotted lozenge handstamps and "Loja, 30 Oct, 69" cds on Judicial wrapper to Cariamanga for parcel not exceeding 20 ounces; cover with few tears at top and toning at left slightly affecting bottom of strip, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff, Diagonal Bisect. Upper left portion of stamp tied by fancy "Chimbo, Franca" flower circular handstamp on Judicial wrapper to Riobamba, manuscript "¾" weight notation and reverse with pencil "20 Sep 1869" archive dating, Very Fine, bisect usages of this value are difficult to find, with about ten covers known bearing this cancellation, ex-Saá and Longhi, with 2009 Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 4c; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff. Manuscript canceled on Judicial wrapper front and backflap to Alausí, manuscript "1¼" oz weight notation at top right, an infrequent manuscript usage not applied to a large multiple, which led to assume that it may have been applied at Chimbo after the opening of it's post office and before the introduction of its first handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Buff. Full margins, tied by dotted lozenge handstamp on Judicial wrapper from Guano to Riobamba, manuscript "1¾ oz" weight notation and origin endorsement at lower left, Very Fine, this usage from Guano is exceptional bearing a dotted lozenge cancel and is not recorded by Jorge Ayora.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Bistre, Horizontal Strip of Three. Clear to large margins, tied by manuscript cancel on Judicial cover to Loja, with cover originating in Calvas but dispatched at Cariamanga (Cariamanga did not have postal handstamps to cancel stamps at this time), cover turned with reverse addressed to Cariamanga, franked with 1865, 1r yellow buff, horizontal pair + ½r blue tied by Loja cds's, Very Fine, a rare usage originating from Calvas, ex-Olgieser.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Ecuador, 1865, 1r Yellow Orange. Multiples on two Judicial wrapper showing plate varieties; includes horizontal pair (positions 13-14) with position 14 with "BEAL" for "REAL" variety, Guaranda to Riobamba canceled by dotted lozenge handstamp, and vertical strip of three (positions 17 / 26 / 35) with position 17 with "RFAL" for "REAL" variety, tied by Riobamba cds's on wrapper to Alausí, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300