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Lot# 4197 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4197 Peru

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    1869 (Sept 21): Entire letter from Tacna to Castellon sur Dordogne, France endorsed 'Via Panama y Southampton' franked by Peru 1868 Le Coq 1 d. green tied by Tacna cds in black (Scott 14) in combination with Great Britain 1865/79 1 d. red pl. 105, two examples (unlisted by Stanley Gibbons used in Peru) and 1867 9 d. straw pl. 4 in a horizontal pair cancelled initially by British P.O. single ring "ARICA" cds in red (Sept 22). 'London / Paid' transit cds in red (Oct 28) and the British adhesives cancelled by a rare usage of the Foreign Branch "Zig-Zag" control handstamps in black and red 'PD' added. Reverse with French transits and Castellon arrival cds (Oct 30). Some peripheral aging that does not detract from a superb cover - one of just two examples of this usage on Peruvian combination covers, the other being ex the Dr. Paul Kornan collection (lot 205) and this example being much the finer of the two. Cert. RPSL (1998).rnProvenance: Spink, London, 10 June 1998, lot 1528; Collection Dr. D. N. Seaton, Cavendish, Derby, 10 Sept 2014, lot 485.
    Starting bid : 2,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500.00 CHF