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  • Lot# : 457 Peru

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    1 d. blue, a large margined horizontal pair used on September 1858 entire letter from Arequipa to Islay, tied by dotted AREQ. cancellation struck in blue. A fine and scarce entire. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (2000).

    Provenance: Corinphila sale 141 (April 2004), lot 4361.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 458 Peru

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    1857: 1 d. blue, a vertical pair in a deep shade with large margins all round, used on July 1858 entire letter to Islay cancelled by dotted '1-Lima-2' handstamp in black. A charming entire. Opinion Holcombe (1994).

    Provenance: Corinphila sale 141 (April 2004), lot 4362.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 459 Peru

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    ½ peso yellow-buff, diagonal bisect, lower right diagonal half of the stamp, used on cover dated internally December 16, 1859 from Puno to Arequipa to pay the double rate of 4 dineros, tied by PUNO oval negative handstamp in black. Tiny corner clip at left of stamp of no significance, this being one of just two recorded covers bearing this rare usage - this cover too was also cancelled at Puno (Corinphila, sale 90 (Oct 1994) lot 7222, realising 27,000 chf.). A great rarity of both Peruvian and South American philately. Signed Herbert Bloch, Calves. Cert. Calves (2008), Moorhouse (2010).
    Starting bid : 18,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 460 Peru

    1863: 1 peseta brown, a superb used strip of three, all cancelled by 'Callao' datestamps (19.Jul.1864) in black. A scarce and attractive multiple.

    Provenance: Corinphila sale 140 (May 2004), lot 4365.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 461 Peru

    1866/67: 10 c. vermilion, imprint example used on 1868 entire letter to Genoa, Italy with 'Callao' British P.O. cds on reverse alongside London transit. Struck in London with framed 'GB/1F 90c.' Accountancy handstamp and charged with handstruck '14' due on arrival (Feb 20).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 462 Peru

    1871: 'Trencito' 5 c. pale red, a fine clear to large margined example used on May 1872 entire letter from Callao to Lima cancelled by network handstamp in black. The adhesive lifted for checking and replaced, a scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 463 Peru

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    1889 (Feb 20): 20 c. violet postal stationery envelope sent registered/AR to Belize, British Honduras up-rated with 1886/95 5 c. orange (3) and 10 c. slate all tied by oval 'Correos / Lima' datestamps in black. Framed 'Recommandé / avec Avis de Réception' in violet at left and 'Transito / Panama' cds in blue (March 29), Barbados transit cds (April 15) and violet New Orleans transit (April 29) also on front of a fine and scarce cover to an extremely unusual destination. Cert. Moorhouse (2012).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 464 Peru

    1895 (Oct 7): 4 c. blue & black postal stationery card sent registered-AR to the Netherlands franked on reverse with Llama 1895 5 c. claret in a strip of three all tied by 'Lima' datestamps in black. London transit in red and Overveen arrival (Nov 15) on obverse. A scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 465 Peru

    1894 (Jan 15): 20 c. violet postal stationery envelope sent registered/AR to Mexico up-rated with 1886/95 1 c. violet blue, 2 c. green, 5 c. orange and 20 c. blue all tied by 'Lima/Peru' datestamps in black. Registration cachet at left and New York transit registered label above. Reverse with 'Transito / Panama' cds (Jan 24) in blue and New York transit in black (Feb 2), front with Mexico arrival cds (Feb 7) in black. Some minor imperfections but a colourful franking.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 466 Peru

    1901 (July 25): 4 c. + 4 c. black postal stationery reply cards sent registered to Dresden, up-rated with 1896-1900 1 c. yellow green and 5 c. greenish blue tied by Lima cds's with large red registered label at base tied on arrival (23/8). Reply half attached unused. Unusual and appealing card.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 467 Peru

    1902 (Nov 22): Postcard of Callao harbour sent registered to Germany franked by 1896-1900 2 c. red (2) and 10 c. slate grey tied by Lima datestamps. Registered label at left tied by Blankenese arrival (Dec 19). Minor scuffs but an unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 468 Peru

    1905 (Sept 6): Illustrated 4 c. blue postal stationery card with brown 'Lima-Beneficencia Publica-Fachada' picture on reverse, sent registered to London and up-rated with 1900 10 c. grey-black. Framed violet registration handstamp and scarce TRANSATLANTIC POST OFFICE / PLYMOUTH / 3 cds (Oct 7) alongside.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 469 Peru

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    1938: Pan-American Union Congress, Lima, the set of six mint, set overprinted MUESTRA (Specimen), and Waterlow File blocks with security punch-holes for 10 c. in block of 25 annotated 'File Copy 174977', 15 c. in block of 25, 25 c. in block of 25, 1 s. in block of 25 , 1 s. 50 c. in block of 25 and 2 s. in block of 25 all similarly annotated 'File Copy 174977' or '174978' (on 15 c.) in manuscript. A generally fine and scarce group.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 470 Peru

    1949: UPU Congress celebration, the unissued values printed in Paris, with 2 c. green (21), 4 c. vermilion (21), 15 c. grey (41), 20 c. grey-brown (17), 50 c. purple (21), $ 1 turquoise (21), $ 2 blue (21), $ 5 lake-red (19), $ 10 brown (18) all in multiples, most marginal, fresh and fine, unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 471 Peru

    1824/1970c.: Collection with early pre-stamp cover bearing superb LIMA handstamp in red to Quito, thereafter with April 1861 cover franked by 1 p. red to Valparaiso and taxed '45' centavos, 1896 50 c. and 1 s. optd. 'Defecit' in blocks of 50 mint, 1930 Child Congress sheets, 1930 15 c. blue Harrison's imperfate Plate Proof block on card paper etc.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 472 Peru

    1886/1929c.: Collection on leaves with 1886 1 c. (two), 2 c., 10 c. and 20 c. values in pairs overprinted SPECIMEN in red, 1896/1900 Portrait definitive issue 1 c. blue (3), 1 c. green (8), 2 c. blue (2), 2 c. red (2), 5 c. deep blue, 5 c. green (4), 5 c. greenish blue (9), 10 c. yellow (2), 10 c. grey-black (5), 20 c. orange (5), 50 c. carmine (2), 1 s. orange red (3) and 2 s. claret all overprinted with differing types of SPECIMEN where more than 1 stamp noted and most security punched by the American Banknote Co., 1901 set of three opt. SPECIMEN, 1902 2 c. green (3) and 1905 12 c. (2) with diff. SPECIMEN opts in red, 1909/17 complete set similarly surcharged (39 stamps), 1918 complete set to 2 s. similarly optd. (44), 1924-29 set similarly optd. (25), 1909/21 Postage Dues (36), 1897 Telegraphs etc. A superb study with most unmounted og. (242 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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