1927 (29 Dec.) FFC, Lima to Iquitos, franking includes pair of the provisional First Airmail (first printing, dull black ovpt ink) tied at Lima (29 DIC 1927), bs (ENE 6), scarce comm’l usage, fine (Mü. 5, 2’000pts) (Image)

1932 (Sept.-Oct.) Zeppelin 7th South America Flight, MIXED FRANKING, rare Peru despatch with 75s total franking tied at Lima on Sept. 7, flown by PANAGRA to Rio where 4’200r Brazil franking was tied on Sept. 29, next flown by Condor Syndicate to Recife and from there by Zeppelin to F’hafen (4.10.32 machine pictorial bs), slightly toned, fine (Sieger 184 A, € 900) (Image)

1932 (Oct.) Zeppelin 8th South America Flight MIXED FRANKING with CHILE, three 10c Dues tied at Lima (Oct. 5 cds) plus uncancelled strip of five 2c values, sent to Valparaiso by Pan Am Grace Airways Inc. (“P.A.G.A.I” 2-line hs) with Chile 7.70P total franking tied there on Oct. 10, connected with Zeppelin (Condor-Zeppelin cachet as Sieger 191-92, believed applied en route in Argentina), F’hafen machine pictorial bs (19.10.32) and Apolda final bs (next day), a very scarce combination not listed by Sieger or Michel, very fine (Sieger 190 var.) (Image)

1957 Lima French Exposition, sunken die proofs both unfinished and finished designs, 40c in black signed Decaris, 50c unfinished, 1.25S in Dark Green (finished design) plus without lettering save “PERU” (toned spots) and 2.20S finished design in Dark Green and another preliminary designed with different heads, signed Decaris (light toning). Rare group, very fine except as noted, ex Bustamante (6) (Image)