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Lot# 6805 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 6805 Peru

    1858 (March): 1 d. blue, a used horizontal pair with large even margins all round, used on Feb 17,1859 entire letter from Iquique to Valparaiso, Chile, endorsed "por vapor",  the multiple tied in transit in Huamchuco by dotted "HUAM." handstamp in red. Charged at arrival with '15' centavos due. File folds well away from the franking, an interesting entire sent abroad.rnNote: Iquique belonged to Peru until the 1879 War of the Pacific between allied Bolivia and Peru against Chile after which it became part of Chile.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF