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Old October 30th 06, 12:54 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Rod
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Default Ecuador Stamp ID Please

I scoured the net to no avail, I couldn't even get a clear understanding
of "Orientalista" or "Juno"
This is the only reference I could find which supports Blair's comments:
(Under Cinderellas, note: the email addy offered is not valid)

Lots of interest for the Cinderella aficionado

"ECUADOR AND ANOTHER LATIN AMERICAN CINDERELLAS FOR SALE
Ecuador Revenue Stamps: fiscal, telegraph, consular, patriotic, schools tax,
national
works, liquor tax, cigarrette tax, immigration, railroads, sanitary, police,
municipality,
airport departure tax, medicine, Guayaquil centennial, orientalista,
revenue paper, etc.
Christmas seals and revenues from various latin american countries. Contact
us for
availibility or send your wantlist. Thanks!
Contact:






My guess is that it is some type of revemue or tax stamp and
hence not listed in Scott.

If you look at Scott 776-786, you will see that the word Orientalista
WAS OVERPRINTED WITH THE WORD POSTAL. This would
imply that the Timbre Orientalista is NOT a postage stamp.

My guess is that it was mandatory/voluntary tax stamp with
the procedes going toward development of the six eastern
provinces of Ecuador (Amazonia).

The population there is only about 620,000 with two-thirds
of those being in the countryside and one-third in the towns.

Naturally the design is not identical, but this would merely
imply an earlier (or later) of revenue / tax stamp. It is too
bad that we cannot see a date on the cancellation.

Back in April, a lot of 41 various charity seals and other
cinderellas (including a 30c timbre orientale) was
offered on ebay for $3.00 US - hence value would be
about 10c.

I hope that this helps you.

Blair



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