1860s-1930s, Postal history collection including unique items, well written up, starting with two Great Britain used abroad covers in mixed frankings with Peru, continues with more Peruvian imperfs from the 1850s onwards, including combinations of Peruvian definitives, again virtually all four margins throughout, well over 2 dozen, then perforated Peruvian issues this time from places such as the Islas Chinca, Pomar, as well as 2 bisects covers of the 20c llama brown, further covers present including a study of fancy cancels on cover including ornate Calijabama, diamonds in rectangle local mail cancel, straightline cancels such as Paitam, Pirua, as well as, small dot cancels Pomar and of course a plethora of other cancels from Peru, formed over two decades of collecting, every single cover was bought individually and has been given to us as a collection intact, an outstanding opportunity seldom available (Est. € 2’000/3’000) (Image)

UNIQUE FIRST DAY COVER FOR THE FIRST ISSUE 1858 1d Blue, superb example with four huge margins, tied by dotted Callao hs (L+R fig. 24) to outer letter sheet to nearby Lima, endorsed “tren de 4 1/4” (“by the 4:15 PM train,” one of six per day). with docketing of receipt clearly showing the letter was mailed at Callao on March 10, the first day that the stamps were available at the post offices in Lima and Callao (the rest of the country took longer). Though Scott and other catalogues show the date of issue as March 1, Moll and other specialists confirm the first possible date of use as March 10. Lachambre correspondence, extremely fine showpiece, signed Raybaudi. The most important First Issue postal history item on record Estimate: € 7’500 – € 10’000 (Image)

EARLIEST KNOWN USE OF FIRST ISSUE GOING ABROAD 1d Blue, four margins incl. huge at left, tied by Lima dotted & oval cancel (L+R fig. 37) to folded outer cover to Genoa (Genova), ITALY, with full docketing of receipt showing the contents had been written on March 11 and thus the cover had to be carried on March 12, the first day of departure of the northbound mail steamer which carried (inter alia) the mail for Europe. Boxed FRANCA hs struck out, and letter was charged (unusually) “05” by tampon for local postage in Genova. Reverse shows superb boxed bs dated 22 / APR / 1858. Trivial ink erosion in small part of address plus central folds (far from stamp), stamp possibly lifted for examination and replaced, a very fine postal history showpiece, just one other cover for this date and usage recorded Estimate: € 5’000 – € 7’500 (Image)

1d Light Blue, remarkable large-margined mint example with full original gum and apparently never hinged, truly SUPERB classic (Scott $275++) Note: stamp is from transfer type 17, readily identified by colourless oval flaw at top left of the shield. (Image)

1d Blue and Dark Blue, two vert. pairs showing transfers used for position 16, one 11/18 (i.e 11/”16") and the other 6/1 (i.e. “16”/1), plus a cover with vert. pair, transfer types 11/10 (i.e. 11/”16"), latter used in Feb. 1859 from Tarma (blue cancels) to Lima, vertical pairs are very scarce compared to horizontal ones, very fine overall (Image)

1d Dark Blue to Medium Blue shades, four horiz. pairs + strip of four, all showing transfer types 5 + 1 (strip 5+1+2+3), so-called “bridging” pairs between transfer blocks, all showing diff. angle or distance between thus indicative that two stones may have been used (as sheets were composed using only 8 transfer blocks), on exhibit page, one pair with ms cancels, very fine overall (5 items) (Image)

1d Blue, reconstructed transfer block of 20 less position 16, which was always filled using a different transfer, cut from another transfer sheet, as the original pos. 16 was defective and excised. Shades and cancels vary (incl. pre-adhesive s/l cds, etc.), an important showpiece and difficult to assemble, plus 3 used examples in Light Blue, Blue and Slate Blue, all with large margins, very fine overall (Image)

1d Blue (shades incl. Milky Blue and Dark Blue), three horiz. pairs, each with transfer type 20 at left and types 6, 7 or 10 at right in place of the missing type 16; then four horiz. pairs showing SUBSTITUTED CLICHES: types 3 + 9 (in lieu of 20 + 16), types 15 + 6 (also in lieu of 20 + 16), types 15 + 18 (in lieu of 17 + 18) and types 20 + 19 (in lieu of 18 + 19), all on two exhibit pages, fine and useful for exhibition (7 pairs) (Image)

Pair of 1d with sheet margin at foot (others large) with dotted Chinca Alta cancels (L+R fig. 24) on cover to Lima, stamps are type 7 + 17 with type 7 used in place of the missing type 16, docketing for July 8 & 10, 1858; extremely fine showpiece (Image)

1d Blue (shades incl. Milky Blue and Dark Blue), four horiz. pairs, each with transfer type 17 at right and types 2, 4, 13 or 18 at left placed in position of the missing type 16, three have s/l cancels (incl. Piura and Caxamarca), last with blue dotted Tarma cancels (L+R fig. 24), fine and useful for exhibition (Image)

1d Blue to Dark Blue, 5 vert. pairs showing transfer types “bridging” two transfer blocks, types 5/10, 6/11, 15/20, 17/2 and 20/5, all with L+R fig. 24 cancels incl. HUANCAYO, YCA, PISCO (x2), PIURA and couple with light creases else very fine (Image)

1d Blue, wonderful group on album page, shades from Pale Blue to Indigo, comprising 6 horiz. pairs and two horiz. strips of three, all plated as to transfer types, many premium cancels incl. pairs with “CERTIFICACION” in oval (L+R fig. 85), PUNO double oval with stars (L+R fig. 45), CALLAO in blue and in black, etc., fine to very fine overall (18 stamps in 8 items; Scott $855+) (Image)

1d Light Blue, handsome strip of four with boxed CERTIFICACION cancels (L+R fig. 85 bis, rated “20”) as used from Huancavelica, vast margins, two shallow thin spots else very fine (Image)

Three 1d Dark Blue pairs, Huancavelica dotted cancels (L+R fig. 24) used on cover with partial contents datelined 25 Oct. 1858 and sent to Lima, normal triple-rate internal postage, the pairs are transfer types 11+17 (with 11 at “pos. 16”) at top right, types 19+20 and close-spaced “bridging” pair types 5+1, close outer margins, a fine and rare high letter franking (Image)

1d Blue, vert. strip of four spanning the right side of the transfer blocks (pos. 5/10/15/20), tied by Tacna cds (L+R fig. 36) to Feb. 6, 1859 cover to Arequipa. The franking paid double-rate postage over 25 leguas, 2 pesetas = 4 dineros. Wide margins, very fine showpiece as only a few strip-franked covers are known (Image)

1d Deep Blue pair (transfer types 10+17a), intense fresh colour, tied to cplt. folded letter to Cochabamba, BOLIVIA by Sept. 2, 1858 Tacna cds, ms “1 1/2” (reales) Bolivian charge, enormous margins, a high-quality very fine showpiece (Image)

1d Dark Greyish Blue, “bridging” pair showing transfer types 10+6 tied to cplt. folded letter by bold s/l TRUJILLO hs, datelined April 5, 1865 (very late usage, seven years after issue!), sent to Lima, a marvellous cover, very fine (Image)

1d Deep Blue, pair showing the misaligned substituted transfer types 15+6, blue Cuzco cancels, used on cplt. folded personal letter to Arequipa datelined July 29, 1858, was found to be overweight so 2 reales was paid at the post office (ms in scarce blue “ring” oval), faint vert. fold through left stamp, very fine appearing showpiece (Image)

1d Dark Indigo Blue, “bridging” pair showing transfer types 10+6, each with blue CALLAO cds on double rate short distance cover, sent to Lima, a marvellous cover showing large horiz. displacement of the transfers, very fine (Image)

1d Dark Blue, horiz. pair showing substituted transfer, with types 19 + 15 in lieu of 19 + 20, uncommon, nice margins, cancelled by Huancayo cancels (L+R fig. 24), docketed May 12 & 16, 1860, very fine (Image)

1d Blue, two covers with vertical pairs tied, each showing transfer type “16” filled by type 8 or type 2, the pairs are types 8/1 and 11/2 respectively, the former a “bridging” pair, from Arequipa or Piura (L+R fig. 24 cancels), to Lima, fine to very fine (Image)

1d Dark Blue, vert. pair with ample to huge margins and Iquique cancels (L+R fig. 24), transfer types 7/12, on cover to Lima, endorsed for carriage by steamer “San Carlos,” docketed July 15, 1860 (relatively late usage), very fine (Image)

1d Dark Blue, vert. pair oriented vertically (very scarce thus) with ample to large margins tied by Iquique cancels (L+R fig. 24), transfer types 12/17, on cover to Lima, docketed Oct. 20, 1858, slightly refolded for display, very fine (Image)

1d Blue, “bridging” pair of transfer types 5+1 tied by blue Arequipa cancels (L+R fig. 24) to cplt. folded letter from there (docketed August 21, 1858) to Islay, ample to large margins, the pair is different from other “5+1” pairs offered herein, very fine (Image)

1d Blue tied by Lima cancel to cover front to Santiago, CHILE, with commercial cachet at BL. The single letter rate (1d) was up to 1/2 onza in Peru, but only 5/16 onza in Chile; thus the letter was marked “25” in pencil and by circled red hs, indicating postage due for a double rate letter.; a fine and scarce showpiece (Image)