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  • Lot# : 636 Peru

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    1770c.: Colonial period cover front endorsed '+ de pago entre destino' at top, sent unpaid to the President of the Real Audiencia de Chile (Xavier de Morales) in Santiago, struck with straight line LIMA handstamp in black. Rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 637 Peru

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    1810 (July 11): Registered prepaid cover from Lima to Santiago de Chile, docketed at corners to denote registration, struck on front with FRANCA and slightly blurred CERTCACION / A LIMA in red. Endorsed inside as answered on August 16, 1810 and mailed back care of 'Por Correo Juan Bauptista', rated on reverse as prepaid at 39½ reales. Rare.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 638 Peru

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    1811: Registered prepaid cover, annotated '4 gr.' and endorsed 'pr. Juan Baupt.ta' (frigate) by sea from Lima to Santiago de Chile, docketed at corners to denote registration and struck with fine FRANCA and CERTCACION / A LIMA both in red. Early and very rare usage.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 639 Peru

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    1843: Official letter dated at top 'Marzo 8' and handstamped GUNCAYO adjacent in red, further dated at base (March 11) and struck with over-watered TARMA handstamp in red, again annotated on March 12 and struck with two impressions of JAUJA handstamp in red. An unusual document.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 640 Peru

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    1770/1860c.: Pre-philatelic cover collection on leaves and loose, with a wide variety of well struck handstamps including 1797 Postal Money Order form from La Plata (Bolivia) to Peru, 1807 entire to Tucuman (Argentina) with fine LIMA in red (ex Camino), scarce truncated AREQPA in red (circa 1805), early CARAVELI in red, rare NEPENA in red, 1829 entires with LIMA in red, TACNA in red, 1858 cover with superb PATAZ / FRANCA in red, further entires with CUZCO markings in red and 'Cuzco / 2R' in black, ARYCA and ARICA in red, YCA in brown on cover to Chimba, YSLAY in red (2), rare cover to Montevideo with strikes of AREQUIPA, POTOSI, TUPISA and SALTA in red, 1837 Postal receipt from Ayacucho; also some fine covers with BUENOS / AYRES handstamps in red, some Bolivia with noted CHUQUISACA, ORURO, PAZ and PLATA handstamps etc. Mostly fine, a delightful lot (35 items).
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 650 Peru

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    1857 P.S.N.C. 1 r. blue unused without gum and two examples of 2 r. brown on blued paper, one unused other with dotted LIMA handstamp and signed Bustamante, all three examples with good to large margins together with a mint set of eleven Reprints in different colours on ungummed white paper signed J. Caceres P., further small selection of six values incl. 1860/61 Coat of Arms 1 d. blue cancelled by "1-LIMA-3" handstamp, 1868/72 Lecoq 2nd issue 1 d. green three used examples of which two with coil join plus 1866/67 Llama issue 5c. and 10 c. used. A fine assembly Scott = $ 6'600+
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 651 Peru

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    1858: 1 d. blue, a fine large margined example with portion of adjoining stamp at top, used on 1858 cover to France tied on despatch by 'Tacna' dotted lozenge and, in transit by double ring British P.O. ARICA cds (June 8). Mailed via Panama and London with transit cds in blue on reverse (July 17) and struck there with Accountancy marking 'GB / 2F 87½c.' applied in black. Charged on arrival with handstruck '12' décimes due. A fresh and very fine cover. Signed G. Lamy. Opinion Holcombe (1999).

    Provenance: Corinphila sale 116 (Oct 1999), lot 2473.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 652 Peru

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    1862: Le Coq 1 d. pink used on March 14, 1864 entire letter to Bordeaux via Panama, tied by straight line PIURA despatch in black, with three line dated PANAMA / TRANSIT below (March 21). Carried via London with transit cds (April 12) on reverse in red and framed Accountancy marking 'GB / 2F 87½c.' applied in black. Charged on arrival with handstruck '12' décimes due. Some wear at edges and on odd age spot but an attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 653 Peru

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    1863: Lecoq 1 p. brown, a large margined example in a deep 'chocolate' shade, used on 1866 cover from Lima to Paris, cancelled by LIMA-M datestamps (Oct 28) in black, revese with British P.P. 'Callao' datestamp (same day) and thence via Panama and London (Nov 29) where struck with framed 'GB' / 1F 90c' Accountancy marking in black. Charged 36 décimes due in manuscript on receipt. Some minor ageing but a very rare usage on an overseas letter. Cert. Holcombe (1992).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 654 Peru

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    1874/79: Postage Due 50 c. brown (4, one with torn corner) used with 1884 Postage Due 10 c. orange pair and 20 c. blue pair, each with triangle overprints, used on reverse of 1887 wrapper from Cajamarca to Cajabamba cancelled in black. Obverse with Cajamarca despatch cds (Feb 10). A few faults but an impressive and high (2 s. 60 c.) franking Scott = $ 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 655 Peru

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