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  • Lot# : 3224 Peru

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    20 c. brown used on 1876 mourning cover to Paris cancelled by 'Lima / Principal' datestamp in black, with Great Britain 1867/73 3 d. rose pl. 14 in a horizontal pair and block of four (Gi. Z35), wing margins trimmed prior to application, tied by bold strikes of "C38" obliterators of the British P.O. in Callao (Jan 14). Black 'T' marking applied as the cover found to be above 7½ grams and taxed in manuscript '22' décimes to pay on arrival (Feb 20). A rare and most appealing cover.

    Provenance: R. Le Bow (Sept 1994), lot 3077.
                            Klaus Eitner, Corinphila sale 158 (June 2009), lot 4253.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF