334 / September 2008

1802, "GUAYAQA", straight-line in red, clear strike on entire letter to Quito, very rare (Harris no. 1)

1819, "GUAIAQUIL/DEVE" in red on letter sheet to Cadiz with adjacent red transit mark "PERU"; at Cadiz re-folded and forwarded to Madrid with arrival mark; very scarce and interesting

1865/72, 1/2 r. blue and 1 r. ochre with mostly good margins, tied by dotted hexagonal 'AMBATO' to cover front to Guaranda; despite some imperfections a scarce item

1/2 r. blue and 4 r. red with mostly good to enormous margins, tied by rhomboid of dots and cds. 'GUARANDA' to cover front to Quito; despite some imperfections a scarce item

1 r. green, horizontal strip of five with good margins all around, tied by cds. 'RIOBAMBA 02 AVRIL' and rhomboid of dots to cover front to Guaranda, very rare and attractive item

1 r. ochre, irregular block of three with good margins all around, the lower stamp being bisected diagonally, tied by double-circle cancel 'CHIMBO' to cover front to Riobamba; very rare and attractive item

BRITISH P.O.:'GUAYAQUIL SP .. 1849', dispatch mark of the British PO on reverse of opened out cover with double-line 'LEGATION DE FRANCE A QUITO' to France with front side red 'PANAMA TRANSIT' and black 'PANAMA/25 SP 1849/TRANSIT'; very scarce

1805/65 (ca.), 34 Briefe bzw. wenige Vorderseiten Vorphilatelie bzw. unfrankiert, dabei seltene Stempel wie "OTAVu" in rot, Ra. "CUENCA/FRANCA", "REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA/LA ACUNGA/FRANCA" etc., sehr interessantes Los

1865/2002 (ca.), meist gestempelte Sammlung mit 44 Briefen und Ganzsachen auf Albumblättern