1860-61 1d Blue tied by LIMA 123 pmk on folded cover to Paris/France, taxed on arrival, GB accountancy marking alongside, very fine (Image)

1880-95 Provisional issues specialised mint and used collection on 29 album pages, over 450 stamps with mostly singles, but also pairs, and various strips of three and four, beginning with a nice section of Ancachs with various stamps bearing FRANCA s/l overprints, also several diamond-shaped FRANCA overprints, most important section of AREQUIPA with a study of the 1881-1882 overprints, large section of double-ring AREQUIPA, fascinating section of CUZCO with many neat overprints of the oval standard oval overprint, but also a fine example of the scarcer FRANCO/CUZCO in oval and the rare "18° DISTRITO" oveprint, then Huacho "T" in circle overprint, then Chala, Chiclayo, Paita, Puno, boxed PASCO, Yca, Moqugua, the rare YCA VAPOR, Chiclayo and Piura, mostly fine, a rare offering (Image)