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  • Lot# : 150 Peru

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    Colonial 1574: Entire letter addressed to Spanish Inquisition officers in 'Los Reyes' (now Lima, founded by Pizarro), written as a recommendation from a Mrs. Maria Castellon of Guanaco concerning one Antonio Destano, held prisoner by the Inquisition of Peru in Los Reyes. An extraordinarily early entire letter - Pizarro conquered the Incas in 1532, this letter being written just 42 years later.rnrnNote: It should be noted with early Peruvian mail that most of the early internal correspondence to Lima was destroyed in the earthquake of 1687.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 151 Peru

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    Colonial 1585 (April 2): Entire letter from Los Reyes (Lima) to Sevilla, Spain, with full text (and English translation of contents) from Lima concerning a deceased native of Seville addressed to "Dña Clemencia de Cervantes en Sevilla" with content stating that "he left between eight and nine thousand ducados...". One of the earliest letters from Peru and one of very few entires recorded - mailed just over 50 years after the founding of Lima by Pizarro. A rarity.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 152 Peru

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    Colonial 1592/1595: Entire letter mailed from Lima to Cuzco endorsed 'Inquiss.on' at lower left (Inquisition), the letter signed and clearly dated inside, the letter started in 1592 and then finished three years later when the initial instructions had been carried out. Exceptional early letter mailed just 100 years after Colombus's first voyage to the Americas and only 50 years after Pizarro's brutal destruction of Inca society. Full English translation of contents accompanies the lot. A very rare entire. Cert. B. Moorhouse (2015).rnProvenance: Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 202, Nov 2015, lot 478.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 153 Peru

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    Colonial 1607 (March 20): Entire letter from Los Reyes (Lima) to Sevilla, Spain with long letter on two pages, sadly without translation, addressed to Pedro Ribera en la cuidad de Sevilla. Extremely rare and early entire with full content and very fine.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 154 Peru

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    Colonial 1629 (June 15): Entire letter from Lima to Guancanca (Huancavelica) endorsed "Virrey" at lower left (Viceroy), the entire signed at base by the Count of Chinchón - Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, 4th Count of Chinchón (1589-1647), who was Viceroy from 14 Jan 1629 until 18 Dec 1639. Sold with full transcription of contents and illustration of the Count of Chinchón on a modern Peruvian adhesive stamp. Rare and very fine. Cert. Moorhouse (2015).rnProvenance: Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 202, Nov 2015, lot 479.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 155 Peru

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    Colonial 1633 (Nov 3): Entire letter from Lima to Guancanca (Huancavelica) endorsed "Virrey" at lower left (Viceroy), the entire discussing "Quicksilver" (Mercury) and signed at base by the Count of Chinchón - Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, 4th Count of Chinchón (1589-1647), who was Viceroy from 14 Jan 1629 until 18 Dec 1639. Sold with full transcription of contents. Rare and very fine. Cert. Moorhouse (2015).rnProvenance: Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 202, Nov 2015, lot 480.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 156 Peru

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    Colonial 1650 (Nov. 30): Entire letter from the Viceroy of Peru, Garcia Sarmientode Sotomayor, Count of Salvatierra (1648-1655) to the "Jueces oficiales of Hacienda" (Treasury Officers) of Huancavelica, manuscript endorsement "Virrey"  (Viceroy) on front at lower lower left, content expressing responsibility of the Treasury Officers for the mercury mines and that the person in charge of making the vessels to contain the metal destined to Potosi in order to obtain silver should be replaced. Sold with full transcription and an illustration of Sotomayor on a modern Peruvian adhesive stamp. A very important early letter in very fresh condition.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 157 Peru

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    Colonial 1770c.: Cover from Madrid to the Archbishop of Lima, Peru endorsed at top "Por el Rey" (on behalf of the King) and reverse with near complete full red wax seal and manuscript '5'. Fine oval framed "Crown / Shield" despatch handstamp in black at left. Internal docketing places the letter at this date "These are the two dossiers concerning the "alvorotos" riots of...and Quito" which occurred in 1765 and the establishment of regular postal routes from 1770 onwards. Closed repairable tear on face panel but rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 158 Peru

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    Colonial 1775c.: Cover front endorsed at top "Por el Rey" (on behalf of the King) and "Virrey" (Viceroy) at lower left to Santiago de Chile, struck with "LIMA" straight line handstamp in red, with manuscript rate "2" reales. The cover is addressed to "The Field Court, Agustín de Járegui y Aldecoa, President, Governor and Captain General of the Viceroyalty of Chile". Scarce.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 159 Peru

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    Colonial 1779: Cover from Cuenca to Lima, Peru endorsed at lower left "Moneda de Por Puerto Rico / Cartagena de Indias / Coruña" in manuscript, with truncated "ESPANA" handstamp applied in red at Corunna. Slight vertical scuffing but rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 160 Peru

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    Colonial 1796c.: Cover front to the Customs Office in Chala, struck with straight line "YCA" handstamp in red-brown (Colareta fig. 1) and seemingly rated '8' reales in manuscript. A fine strike.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 161 Peru

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    Colonial 1797 (Feb 10): Postal registration receipt for 20 pesos on document to the Administrator of Cuzco, struck on despatch from the Pucara Post Office with straight line "PVCARÁ" handstamp in black with second 'Á' embellished in contemporary manuscript (Colareta fig. 2, sole recorded year of use). Mail forwarded containing cash or, in many cases, gold or silver, was charged 1% insurance by the Post Office or more, depending on the distance and route. An exceptional and rare document.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 162 Peru

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    Colonial 1798c.: Cover front from the Viceroy of Peru to Chiloe  endorsed "Por El Rey" at top and "Virrey" (Viceroy) and "Por Chile" at lower left, rated at enormous '163' reales for a 32½ ounce letter, struck on despatch with "LIMA" handstamp (28 x 8.5 mm.) in red (Tizón fig. 6 / Colareta fig. 7). Addressed to The Commander of the Veteran Troops ("Al Commandante de las Tropas Veteranas") in the province of Chiloe. Exceptional and rare.rnProvenance: Collection Fernando Camino.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 163 Peru

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    Colonial 1800c.: Unpaid cover to the Postal Intendant in Caxamarca rated "2½" reales due to pay in manuscript (for a distance of 45 leagues), struck with fair "LIMA" straight line in black.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 164 Peru

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    Colonial 1803 (Feb 26): Registered cover front from Lima to Cordova del Tucuman, Argentina, with seven # at edges denoting registration, struck with three line "CERTIFICACION / A. LIMA / FRANCA" in red. Reverse with rating (4½ and 5 reales) and docketing of safe receipt as per regulations "Cordoba, Abril 16 de 1803". Scarce and most appealing.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 165 Peru

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    Colonial 1803 (Aug 26): Registered prepaid cover from Lima to Huamanga, with seven # at edges denoting registration, struck with "CERTIFICACION / A. LIMA" and straight line "FRANCA" in red. Reverse with rating (Post 13½ and registration 8 reales = 21½ reales) and docketing of safe receipt as per regulations. Scarce and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 166 Peru

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    Colonial 1803: Registered prepaid cover from Lima to Huancavelica with manuscript "Sale Septre 26 / 803" at base, struck with straight line "FRANCA" and two line "CERTIFICACION / A LIMA" in red (Tizón figs. 16+19). Reverse with manuscript rate breakdown "Porte 6½ + Drchos 8 = 14½" reales. Rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 167 Peru

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    Colonial 1809 (Jan 24): Prepaid cover from Arequipa to Salta, Argentina addressed to a lawyer for the Real Audiencia de Charcas, struck with straight line "FRANCA" and truncated "AREQPA" in red (Colareta fig. 3 - earliest recorded usage +1f), rated "3½" reales paid in manuscript at right. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 168 Peru

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    Colonial 1809 (June 15): Registered prepaid cover from Lima to Santiago de Chile, with five # at edges denoting registration with some acid ink faults, struck with "CERTIFICACION / A. LIMA" and straight line "FRANCA"  and "LIMA" handstamps in red. Reverse with rating (Post 6 and registration 10 reales = 16 reales) and docketing of safe receipt as per regulations. Scarce and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 169 Peru

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    1810c.: Cover front to Antonio Alvarez Jimenez, Brigadier del Ejército in Chiloe rated '4½' reales in manuscript with good strike of the very rare truncated two line INTERCEPTADA / DELIMA handstamp in red (Colareta fig. 1 = 100 pts./Tizon unrecorded). A rarity - this being acknowledged as probably the first Censor handstamp ever applied to mail in the Americas. Walter Bose in "Signos Postales del Rio de la Plata" states that this marking was used during between August and November 1810 in the revolutionary period on mail from Spain destined for Peru and other interior provinces that had been intercepted in Salta and returned to Buenos Aires. Cert. Moorhouse (2015).rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 202, Nov 2015, lot 498.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 170 Peru

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    1830c.: Large canvas cover front prepaid to the President of the Justices in Trujillo with manuscript weight and rare "90¾ oz. con vebaja 261½ rs." at top, struck with fine "CAXAMARCA" and "FRANCA" straight line handstamps in red (Colareta 2+1f). Scarce and most unusual.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 171 Peru

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    1830 (Aug 10): Entire letter from Lima to Plymouth endorsed "per Lucy" at left, struck on entry with fine "MARGATE / SHIP LRE." in black (Robertson S4). Reverse with London cds (Dec 13) in red.Initially rated double at "3/4d.", this altered back to single rate with "1/8d." to pay upon delivery. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 172 Peru

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    1834: Entire letters (2), one sent from Tacna to the rector of the Cathedral in Arequipa prepaid "3½" reales, struck with "TACNA" and "FRANCA" both in red, second entire to Arica also with "TACNA" in red (Colareta fig. 2) without rating.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 173 Peru

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    1851 (July and Aug): Entire letter (2) each addressed to the Administrator of Posts in Trujillo, each struck with oval Official cachets "CAPITA DEL PUERTO HUANCHACO" in black, each with reply written at base of original letter.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 174 Peru

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    1858: 1 d. deep blue, a fine example with large margins all round, used on 27 Jan 1860 entire letter to Genova tied by oval dotted LIMA despatch in black. Framed Accountancy marking "GB / 2F 87½c." applied in London (March 6), thence via Calais and Paris to Genova where charged '15' handstruck in black. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 175 Peru

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    1858: 1 d. slate-blue, two horizontal pairs with large margins all round, used on 7 April 1860 cover endorsed "per Vapor" to Lima, La Chambre correspondence, each pair tied by straight line TRUJILLO handstamps in black. A charming and rare double rate cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 176 Peru

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    1868: 'Le Coq' 1 d. blue-green, five used examples, one corner fault, otherwise fine to very fine, showing variety "Frame Inverted", mostly neatly cancelled, great study lot of this rare variety. Scott = $ 6'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 177 Peru

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    1889 (20. Feb.): 20c. mauve, postal stationery envelope, with 1886 10c. black and 5c. orange (3) added, all tied very neatly by oval LIMA dated cachet to AR envelope via Panama to British Honduras. A PANAMA transit in blue (29 MAR 1889) and a BARBADOS (AP 15/89) document the postal transit of this rare and very attractive letter with its extraordinary destination. Signed Todd AIEP and cerificate Moorhouse (2012).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 178 Peru

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    British Post Offices abroad: 1876: (Oct. 28): 1/- green pl.12 OI, and 6d grey pl.15 DF paying the 1/6 rate for a letter to England, in combination with a 1866 20c. brown bisected for the inland rate, all tied by three slightly unclear strikes of the C38 obliterator of CALLAO. The letter is endorsed via Panama and bears the CALLAO single circle on the back, as well as a receiving single circle of COLCHESTER. According to the enclosed certificate Potel, the combination with a bisected 20c. stamp is only recorded on three further items and was only used in October 1876. There is minor wear on the cover but this nonetheless represents a rarity of both Peruvian Philately and British Offices Abroad. Certificates POTEL (2003) and Moorhouse (2006). 
    Starting bid : 1,250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 179 Peru

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    1880/2016: Collection on Minkus leaves in two volumes with a batch of duplicates in a three stockbooks and on loose leaves, containing a good run of through the peiods with some degree of completeness, the later years mainly mnh. There are some older letters with a pre-philatelic registered item and a batch of ten postcards from the 1920s, some varieties including a negative print on the gum side, a range of inverted overprints and many other collectors' gems.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 180 Peru

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    1608/1860: Group of covers / entire letters (16) with early 1608 letter to Santana, later period with fair to fine strikes of "HUANCHACO" str. line in red, 1828/30 entires to Arequipa each with "LIMA" straight line in red and 1839 "LIMA" entire in black, 1830' entire to Trujillo with "LAMBAYEQUE" despatch in red, 1847 entire with FRANCA and "AREQUIPA" str. line in black, 1849 entire with superb "PASCO" straight line in blue, 1851c. cover with oval framed "AREQUIPA / 3½" due mark in black, 1860 1 p. red on cover to Lima etc.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 181 Peru

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    1867/1940: Collection of over ninety mainly older letters, covers and postcards starting with two 1867 letters franked for the 10c inland rate, then forwarded by French mail to 'Genua'. Another notable item is a 1907  'AR' letter from 'Lima' via 'New York' to Germany with the US UPU label, among other fine items. This lot needs to be seen to appreciate.  
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF
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