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Peru

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1620

Peru, Exhibition collection of the "Ship Mail of Chile and Peru", ca. 1800-1913, comprising approximately 100 covers or cards, featuring maritime mail carried by ships along the Pacific coast from southern Chile to as far north as San Francisco, with mail from these countries being essentially transatlantic to Europe, as well as to the United States. This mail was carried on three routes: north through Panama, around the Strait of Magellan, or via land through Los Andes to Buenos Aires and from there by ship. The exhibit commences with mail showing endorsements or markings of these routes or relevant ships (14 items), then 1800(c.)-58 early maritime mail carried on the pre-Panama route (18 items) with colonial era entire from Cadiz to Lima showing manuscript endorsement "Por la Fragta/Cantora de Bilboa" because of the British blockade of Cadiz, prestamp mail carried by U.S. ships (3), prestamp mail carried by British ships (8) with Ship Letter handstamps including Cove, Deal and Falmouth, and prestamp mail carried by French merchant ships (6, one a tricolor franking), 1848-79 Pacific Steam Navigation Co. mail to Europe and the United States via Panama (10) with 1858 entire from Callao to Genoa bearing 1p (Scott 4) and showing "GB/ 2f87 5/10" accountancy handstamp, which is a rare overseas usage of the first issue (2001 P.F. certificate), 1870 entire (no side flaps) to London bearing 1868 1d green canceled by "Lima" c.d.s. in combination with Great Britain 6p and 1sh (tear) canceled "C38" (Callao), 1891-1904 mail carried overland to Buenos Aires and then to Europe by Messageries Maritimes ships (7 covers and 3 unused picture postcards), 1854-78 Valparaiso to Panama PSNC coastal ship mail (7 items) with 1854 envelope to Lima showing "Vapor Santiago/P" unframed handstamp, 1877-1912 PSNC mail to Europe via the Strait of Magellan (21 items), 1836(c.)-1910 coastal ship mail (15 items) mostly between Chile and Peru with 1864 entire to Lima bearing Peru 1d red canceled by grill and showing "Conduccion/ del Cartero/ Gratis" oval handstamp adjacent, 1837-73 coastal mail privately carried letters sent with cargo (7 items), and 1901 (May 12) Chile 2c postal stationery card to Berlin posted on board the S.M.S. "Vineta" canceled by "Kais. Deutsche/Schiffspost/No.1" c.d.s. in violet with matching "Ship Letter" unframed handstamp adjacent, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $5,000-6,000
SOLD for $3,000.00
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1621

Peru, Attractive Mint and Used Collection, 1858-1960, with varieties and a nice range of 19th and early 20th century franked covers, including 1858 (Mar.) 1d pair canceled by "Arica/Vapor" c.d.s. on entire, 1p (3 examples with single on 1859 entire from Piura to Lima), 1860-61 1d with three double frankings (two are pairs) on separate entires and 1p on four entires (one is a pair), 1862-63 1d pair + 1p canceled by "Moqueg" dotted handstamp, 1868-72 1d green with multiples, cancellations and covers, 1871 Locomotive 5c scarlet unused (2), used (3) and pen canceled on 1871 folded letter from Callao to La Chambre & Co. in Lima (offered "as-is"), 1867 Llama 20c on 1872 envelope from Lima to Juaja (2004 Moorhouse certificate), 1880-83 overprints, 1890-94 overprints, 1895 Installation of President Piérola 1c to 1s with "Specimen" overprints in red, never hinged; 1899 "Liberty" vertical inscriptions replaced by pearl ornaments 10s blue green, unused, o.g., 1896-1908 with most issues overprinted "Specimen" in red and small security punch holes, 1913-15 overprint varieties with covers, 1917 4c die proof in brown on card (28 x 32mm), 1929 coil stamps 10c vertical pair with security punch holes, mint, 1951 5th Pan-American Congress of Highways 2c to 10s vertical pairs without overprint, never hinged; Airmails; Postage Dues include 1889 5s and 10s with "Specimen" overprints in red, never hinged (tiny gum disturbance), Parcel Post 1897 1c to 50c used, and other Special Purpose stamps, many of the later mint are never hinged, some faults particularly among the classic stamps, mainly Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,600.00
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1622

Peru, Multiple Collections on Pages, 1860-1990s, Mostly used, what must be tens of thousands of stamps consisting of many collections on various album pages as well as stocksheets, glassines, "102" cards, etc. Many better items throughout and strong in airmails and other B-O-B; owner states catalog value in excess of $20,000. Are you the person who can transform this into one incredible collection? Generally Fine to Very Fine, Personal inspection strongly encouraged. Shipping charges apply - weight 18.8 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction