Postage stamps and postal history of Ecuador



This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Ecuador.

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 1000 km west of the mainland.

First stamps
The first stamps of Ecuador were issued on 1 January 1865.