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Lot# 3025 - 191-195 Auction

  • Lot# : 3025 Peru

    1 d. blue, an attractive vertical strip of four in a bright shade, close but clear at top and with large margins on three sides, Transfer Types 4/9/14/19, used on February 1859 entire letter carried at double rate from Arica to Lima, cancelled by three strikes of ARICA datestamps in black. A rare usage, vertical strips being most uncommon on letter.

    Provenance: N. Hubbard (June 2008), lot 229.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF