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  • Lot# : 517 Peru

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    1858: 1 dinero blue, used example on 1859 cover to Madrid, Spain with three huge margins and just touched at base, tied by '1-Lima-2' dotted handstamp in black (Lamy & Rinck fig. 41). Lima despatch cds at left (Oct 11) and manuscript '2/6' in red denoting prepayment from British P.O. in Callao (Oct 12) with double arc cds on reverse. London transit cds in red on front (Nov 24) and treated as fully paid on arrival in Madrid with framed 'Franco' applied over manuscript charge and Madrid arrival cds on reverse. Faults but a surprisingly rare destination for Peru first issue covers.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF