U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
March 13-14, 2013
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #392 ECUADOR 1865 FL to Lima, Peru, franked with G.B. 6d lilac (pl.5, perfs trimmed at right), with Guayaquil Sep 29 departure cds and Lima (3 Oct) arrival on back. The letter was sent with the British mail service at the 6d to Peru, actually avoiding the more expensive mail (used 6d equaled 1 real, instead of the Ecuador rate of 2 reales to Peru). Eventually, the British Consulate stopped accepting such letters by October1866, due to government protest O Catalog #SG Z15 | Price Realized $475.00 |
