Beschreibung:

cover The magnificent collection of 1865-72 first issue on official wrappers, covers and a few fronts (94 items), including ½r. violet-blue and 1r. deepish green horizontal pairs (2) on 1866 cover from Quito to Riobamba, 1r. light green (4, all showing "cloud under sun") on 1865 cover from Riobamba to Guaranda (a very early use), 1r. light green (showing "cloud under sun") vertical strip of six on 1866 cover from Ambato to Riobamba, 1r. green horizontal strip of three and ½r. violet-blue on cover from Ambato to Chimbo, 1r. green (showing "cloud under sun") horizontal strip of four on 1867 cover from Guano to Riobamba, 1r. green ("cloud under sun") horizontal strip of eight on 1867 cover from Riobamba to Chimbo, 1r. dull green horizontal strip of eight ("cloud under sun" in varying states) on cover from Riobamba to Chimbo, 1r. bluish green horizontal strip of five and a single (all with "cloud under sun") on large part front from Riobamba to Chimbo, 1r. yellow-ochre horizontal strip of four on front from Ambato to Chimbo, 1r. yellow-ochre horizontal strip of nine and ½r. bright ultramarine on 1869 front from Riobamba to Quito and cancelled by pen crosses, 1r. orange-buff vertical strips of six and three on large part 1866 cover from Riobamba to Quito, 1r. orange-buff two vertical strips of three and ½r. light ultramarine on 1867 cover from Ambata to Riobamba, 1r. orange-buff horizontal strip of seven together with ½r. blue on large part cover, 1r. orange-buff horizontal strip of seven with ½r. dull ultramarine on 1867 cover from Ambato to Latacunga, 1r. orange-buff seven horizontal pairs together with ½r. violet blue on bluish on 1866 cover from Quito to Riobamba, 1r. orange-buff block of eight, two singles and ½r. pale ultramarine on 1867 cover from Riobamba to Quito, 1r. orange-ochre vertical strip of nine and ½r. violet blue on 1866 cover from Riobamba to Chimbo, 1r. yellow-ochre horizontal strips of nine, five and a single on part front, 1r. yellow-ochre block of eight, a single and a diagonal bisect on large part cover from Riobamba to Ambato cancelled by penstrokes, lozenge h.s. and c.d.s., 1r. yellow-ochre strips of six and five on cover from Riobamba to Quito, 1r. yellow-ochre vertical strip of ten, a vertical pair and ½r. violet blue single on cover from Riobamba to Ambato, 1r. yellow-ochre vertical pair (one horizontally bisected) and ½r. dull ultramarine on 1872 cover from Guano to Riobamba, 1r. yellow-ochre block of five together with ½r. ultramarine on 1872 cover from Ambato to Riobamba, 4r. brown-red single frankings (2), 4r. light brown-red with 1r. orange-buff on 1868 cover from Guaranda to Chimbo, 4r. deepish brown-red with 1r. ochre-yellow on cover from Guaranda to Riobamba, 4r. red-brown with 1r, yellow-ochre on cover from Quito cancelled by French type "3154" gros chiffres , 4r. brown-red together with ½r. violet-blue, 1r. yellow-ochre pair and single on part cover (a unique three colour franking), 4r. brown-red horizontal strip of four with ½r. blue on 1867 cover from Quito to Riobamba (unique franking). Most of the covers offered here are Official wrappers (many of a legal nature) emanating from an important archival find. The majority of the wrappers consist of the front and part of the back and are termed "covers" in this description. Some skillfull and sympathetic restoration has occasionally taken place - mostly in the form of stain reduction or the ironing-out of filing creases. An outstanding opportunity to acquire many of the major pieces from the legendary Eugenio Gebauer collection . Photo for a selection