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  • Lot# : 1533 Peru

    1809: Registered cover to Santiago to Chile with eight '#' surrounding cover to denote registration, struck with fine straight line FRANCA (Guinovart & Tizon 17 = RRR) and two line CERTIFICACION / A LIMA in red (Guinovart & Tizon 19 = RRR). Internally docketed as received inside. Some peripheral aging but scarce and attractive dated usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1534 Peru

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    1858: 1 peso rose-red, a superb large margrined example, used on 1858 cover to Lima tied by neat ADMON PRAL. DE CORREOS / TACNA cds (Sept 6) in black. Fresh and very fine cover. Signed G. Bolaffi, A. Bolaffi, A. Diena. Cert. G. Bolaffi (1968).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1535 Peru

    1883: American Bank Note Co. archive Proofs for the first Peru postal and reply stationery card, with the original rough ink drawings for proposed 4 cent card on lined paper endorsed on reverse 'Modelo no. 1', and the reply card (endorsed 'Modelo no. 2') with annotations of 'respuesta pagada' etc., together with a fabulous sunken Die Proof for 4 c. value in black with further printing above for 3 c. or 5 c. possibilities and below in figures above Arms dated in manuscript "Mch 16/80" in red crayon and at left with numberrs required for the Peruvian Post Office: 200'000 'fives', 300'000 'fours' and 200'000 'threes'. Unique and splendid Proofs.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1536 Peru

    1875/79: Coat of Arms postal stationery envelopes (H&G B1/B5), the selection with all values in differing types unused with duplication (20 items) with two pre-cancelled at Cuzco and Moquegua.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1537 Peru

    1884: 5 c. + 5 c. black postal stationery reply cards, a fresh mint example, each with 'Peru / Sun / Correos' imprint at top struck in black (issued with pink imprint). Exceptional condition for this exceedingly rare error. H&G 12a = unpriced.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1538 Peru

    1884: 4 c. + 4 c. black optd. in blue postal stationery cards, H&G 11, a very scarce used example mailed from Lima (Jan 11, 1884) to Valparaiso (Jan 22) and then returned back (to Paul Ascher). The card was issued on January 9, written on January 11. Exceptional usage and without doubt the earliest recorded use of this card. Rare.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1539 Peru

    1884: 5 c. + 5 c. black postal stationery reply cards, a fresh mint example, each with 'Peru / Sun / Correos' imprint at top struck in brown (issued with pink imprint). Exceptional condition for this exceedingly rare error, unrecorded in Higgins & Gage, reported by Munk (page 10). As H&G 12a var.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1540 Peru

    1884: 4 c. black optd. in red/pink postal stationery card, H&G 8, a very scarce used example to Stafford, Smith in Brighton, England cancelled by 'Lima / Principal' cds (March 27). Tiny closed nick in card at right but rare - believed to be the second earliest recorded usage of this card.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1541 Peru

    1883/84: Collection of the elusive first two issues of postal stationery cards, H&G 1/12 inclusive, with fine unused examples of each card and a few used items incl. 1884 3 c. black on white and green (H&G 7) used (illustrated in Moll on page 11), 1884 4 c. card (H&G 11) used from Chiclayo to Germany etc. A fine and scarce group (17 items).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1542 Peru

    1886: Postal Stationery envelopes collection (H&G B6/B10) all with blue oval 'Correos del Peru / Emision Habilitado', with 2 c. blue on buff unused, 5 c. green unused (2, one on laid paper), 10 c. red unused (4, one in reduced size format) and used (12, some up-rated), 20 c. violet unused (3) and two up-rated used examples to Germany and USA and rare 50 c. carmine envelope up-rated with three adhesives and sent registered to Germany.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1543 Peru

    1884: The collection of postal stationery cards (H&G 13/15), with 1 c. in yellow on 5 c. card unused (2) and rare example used in 1886 from Chiclayo, 2 c. in blue on 5 c. black cards unused (8, showing different types) and used (5), incl. up-rated example from Lima, scarce example used from 'Yauli', 2 c. + 2 c. in blue on 5 c. black reply cards unused (3) and up-rated used example.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1544 Peru

    1884: The collection of cards further imprinted with figures at right, H&G 16/21, with 23 unused examples and 19 used, however with little duplication due to different stock cards, colour varieties of the newly added figures of value, mis-cut examples and an up-rated usage with 1 c. adhesive. A remarkable group in fine quality.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1545 Peru

    1885/86: Collection of stationery cards, H&G 22/23, with issue of 1884 further overprinted, 30 examples with unused (10) and used (20, six are up-rated with adhesives), with varieties noted incl. one unused example with '3' printed double on H&G 22, further examples on different stock, cancellation interest etc. A fresh and generally fine group.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1546 Peru

    1893: 2 c. in blue on 5 c. in black on white postal stationery cards, H&G 24, an unused example with three used examples from Pisco, Lima and Chincha Alta.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1547 Peru

    1895: 4 c. in dark blue on 4 c. in black on white postal stationery cards, H&G 25, an unused example with three used examples from Callao, Cuzco and Maravillas - this last card is illustrated (fig. 16) in Moll.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 1548 Peru

    1896: 3 c. vermilion postal stationery letter-cards (H&G A1) with unused (2) and used examples (6) incl. one with porinted Hotel advertisement on reverse and an up-rated example, also 1930 Leguia 10 c. red letterd-card unused and used.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1549 Peru

    1896/97: 1 c. in red on 5 c. black postal stationery cards with unused example and used examples (6) from Iquitos, up-rated example from Lima to USA with printed back and two further examples with cartoon illustrated backs (rare), 2 c. in blue on 5 c. in black on white card unused (4, small differences) and three unused examples. H&G 26/27.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1550 Peru

    1896/1901: Postal Stationery group (25 items) with Pizarro 1896 envelopes (H&G B11/B14) with 5 c. blue unused (3) and in violet used (2) also scarce 1901 used examples with smaller lettering, including up-rated registered example to Valparaiso with 'Unclaimed' label, 10 c. yellow unused (3) and used (3, one ex Sullana is illustrated in Moll), 20 c. orange unused (2) and rare example used; also 'Capoc' postal stationery wrappers.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1551 Peru

    1898: Post Office cards (H&G 28/30), with 1 c. in red on 5 c. black unused (4) and used (2, one up-rated), 2 c. blue on 5 c. black unused (6) and used (4) incl. one to Paris and returned to sender, 2 c. + 2 c. on 5 c. reply cards unused (5, slight opt. differences) and used up-rated example to Austria.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1552 Peru

    1898: Postal Stationery cards, H&G 31/32, with colours changed, 1 c. green on 5 c. black unused (3) and used (7) of which one is up-rated and two appear to be used on first day of issue (Jan 1, 1898); 2 c. orange on 5 c. black cards unused (3) and used (4).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1553 Peru

    1898: Postal Stationery cards (H&G 33/36), the collection of 24 cards unused and used, showing different colour stock, up-rated usages, with 3 c. red unused (3), and used (4 - one with stamp rewmoved but showing rare view in brown oin reverse mailed from Callao), 4 c. black unused and used (6), 3 c. + 3 c. red reply cards unused (4) and up-rated used example to Amsterdam, 4 c. + 4 c. cards unused (3) and used (2).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1554 Peru

    1899/1901: Postal Stationery cards with '1900' and New Year message on reverse, H&G 45/48, with 1 c. blue unused and 2 c. red-lilac used (rare), 1901 Romana issue 1 c. unused (2) and 2 c. unused (3) and two scarce used examples.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1555 Peru

    1899/1902: Postal Stationery wrappers with 1902 Local issue for Lima in green on buff stock unused and used (H&G E7), rare 1902 Romana 5 c. blue stationery envelope (H&G B15) unused, 1901 3 c. red letter-cards unused (2, different shades to Romana's vignette (H&G A3, 3a) and scarce 1899 3 c. letter-card with albino embossing used (H&G A2). Some with pen. A scarce group. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1556 Peru

    1902: Postal Stationery cards, the selection (H&G 53, 55, 55a, 56), with 1 c. in blue on 3 c. black unused (2) and used (3, two are up-rated), 2 c. red on 3 c. black unused (2) and used (4) together with two further examples with 'Post Office' in both black and in red with internal usage and another up-rated to Berlin.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1557 Peru

    1906: Postal Stationery card collection (H&G 57/59a), with 1 c. card unused and used (2), 2 c. cards unused, 2 c. card with 'Cuatro' error unused and used (3), 4 c. card unused and used (6) and another 4 c. card showing scarce 'Dos' error used.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1558 Peru

    1913: Postal Stationery selection, H&G 61/63, the scarce embossed UPU cards with 1 c. black used, 2 c. black unused (2, on different stock one is without embossing at left) and two used examples, one to Lima and another up-rated example to Senf in Germany, 4 c. black unused and a rare used example to Munich.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1559 Peru

    1914/1919: Commemorative cards (H&G 64, 65), with 4 c. red card showing Callao Harbour in colour on back unused (1) and rare used examples (2), together with delightful 1919 2 c. patriotic card with printed 'Woodrow Wilson' address over Peru Flag, fine unused but for small nick at base (see Moll page 67). A very rare group of seldom seen cards.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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