1865-72, First Issue group of five judicial wrappers or wrapper fronts, used at Ambato, Cuenca and Riobamba, including single frankings with 1r green and 1/2r, 1r yellow block of six+1/2r, 1r on bluish strip of four (very scarce multiple on this paper)+1/2r, also two pieces bearing 1r yellow diagonal half (each with Moorhouse certs.); in addition two third issue wrappers bearing single 5c and 10c. (Image)

1865, 1r orange Buff, rich shade from an early impression, block of three together with 1/2r blue, all tied to 1867, April 29 judicial wrapper to Guaranda by well-struck Ambato cds, ms "6 1/2oz" weight at right matching the franking, very fine.
532.010: Ecuador. 1865-72 First Issues (Image)

1872, 1/2r blue, on 1876 March 12 entire letter from Pujilí to Quito, neatly tied by "PUJILI/FRANCA" cds in red, this single franking being scarcer than in the first issue and used with an elusive cancellation, superb and highly desirable. (Image)

1881, Third Issue, six ABN sunken die proofs on cards of large format (151x226mm), complete set of six in the issued colours with pencil docket number at base, very fine and rare. (Image)

1881, Third Issue, complete set of six ABN stamp-size cut die proofs in black affixed to cards with margin below showing the corresponding imprint with die number, very rare. (Image)

1883, Coat of Arms, complete set of four ABN stamp-size cut die proofs in black affixed to cards with margin below showing ABN imprint with die number, very rare. (Image)

1892, President Flores, Seebeck-HBN die proofs with blank denomination tablets, engraved on thin paper in black, red and blue, with "566" die number below, and composite die proof in red featuring 1c, 2c & 5c with "567" die number below Bolivarian Games, a very rare group. (Image)

1909, National Exposition, complete set of nine ABN stamp-size cut die proofs in black affixed to cards with margin below showing ABN imprint and die number, and die proof of the frame used for the vertical designs marked "Original" at top; in addition the same set of proofs but displaying the die number crossed out in margin and replaced by larger five-figure numbers, 20 items in total, very rare. (Image)

1911-28, Presidents and Colonel Váldez, complete sets of six and three duos of black ABN proofs for the 1911-28 and 1915-17 issues, on thin white paper affixed to individual cards, with each denomination of these issues being represented by a complete proof of the design or alternatively a proof of the frame only with margin showing file number amended with a larger five-figure die number, each associated to a proof of the vignette only with marginal imprint incl. "ECUADOR STAMP SPECIAL", the name of the President/Colonel and altered die number, 18 proofs, very scarce. (Image)

1915-17, Presidents, complete set of three ABN stamp-size cut die proofs of the frames in black affixed to cards with margin exhibiting die numbers, the 4c showing a different size of the marginal number and without ABN imprint, very rare.

1920, Centenary of the Independence of Guayaquil, complete set of 20 ABN black proofs on thin white paper affixed to individual cards, with margins showing ABN imprint and amended die number after having crossed out the previous one, very scarce. (Image)

1939, Bolivarian Games, complete set of nine ABN stamp-size cut die proofs in the issued colours, affixed to cards with margins showing die numbers, a very interesting thematic set of delightful sport designs, very rare. (Image)

1929, 50c on 50c green, n.h. and very fine; cert. Rendon (1996, for a block of four, this stamp being located in the lower left corner). (Image)