ECUADOR - RARE IMPERFS. 1r OLIVE-YELLOW PAIR ON COVER BY S.S...

ECUADOR - RARE IMPERFS. 1r OLIVE-YELLOW PAIR ON COVER BY S.S. 'SANTIAGO II' EX GUAYAQUIL TO LIMA; Very fine and attractive 5 Nov. 1868 EL (one flap needlessly reduced) from Guayaquil (sender's blue cachets back & front) to Lima endorsed "Por vapor Santiago" with a fine vertical pair of 1865/70 1r Olive-Yellow (good to large margins all round) tied by a single superb "FRANCA" dotted diamond cancel having a fine 10 Nov. "LIMA" cds on the reverse. Exhibition Quality. [Ex 'Santos' auction, 7 June 2021; lot 5355, realised CHF 1,400 + BP.]Cross Reference: ECUADOR