Ecuador is a republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland.
First stamps
The first stamps of Ecuador were issued on 1 January 1865.[1]
References
^Ecuador. Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 21 August 2011.