1842 (Dec 15): Entire letter from Arequipa to Morlaix, France endorsed 'per Grecian Queen' and struck on front with fine MARGATE / SHIP-LRE handstamp in black with manuscript '8' (pence) ship fee, London cds (April 4, 1853) cds on reverse in red. Thence via Calais and charged due '44' in manuscript as whilst single rate in UK, the letter was above 7½ grams and charged double in France. Scarce entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. 1857 (Dec 1): Perkins Bacon 1 real blue on bluish, four margined used example of good appearance, cancelled by 'LIMA / ENE 18 / 58' datestamp in black, unrecorded by Moll. Cert. Moorhouse (2012) Gi. 1 = £ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. 1857 (Dec 1): Perkins Bacon 1 real blue on bluish, four margined used example of fine appearance, slight closed tear at upper left, neatly cancelled by 'LIMA / ENE 7 / 58' datestamp in black, unrecorded by Moll. Signed A. Puppo. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (2005) Gi. 1 = $ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. 1857 (Dec 1): Perkins Bacon 1 real blue on bluish, used example with three large margins and just shaved at top, beautifully cancelled by numeral "6" barred obliterator in black over ink manuscript "San Fran / cisco". Exceptionally scarce. Signed Bustamente. Cert. Moorhouse (2004) Gi 1 = £ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250.rnrnNote: According to Herbert Moll, just 2'861 examples of this stamp were sold. rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. 1857/62: Perkins Bacon reprints of 1862, the 1 r. and 2 r. values on vertically laid paper, the 1 r. in rose-brown and the 2 r. in deep blue, the former with faults, cut at right and thinned, the 2 r. superb with deep colour, large margins and large part og. and signed A. Puppo. Extremely scarce - the colours reversed from the issued stamps - just 160 examples of each stamp were produced by Perkins Bacon at the request of prominent collectors Gi = £ 700/Scott = $ 800. (Image 1) (Image)

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. 1857/63: Perkins Bacon reprints of 1863, the group of nine imperforate reprints made in June 1863: the 1 r. value printed in rose, blue, yellow and green; the 2 r. in rose, blue, yellow, green and in brown; all with four margins, fresh and fine colours, unused as produced. A scarce and most attractive group (9 items). (Image 1) (Image)

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. 1857 (Dec 1): Perkins Bacon 2 reales red-brown on blued paper, a superb unused example with large margins all round, of rich colour and large part og. A rare stamp. Cert. Moorhouse (2012) Gi. 2 = £ 1'900/Scott = $ 1'900.rnrnNote: According to Moll just 357 examples of this stamp were sold. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1858 (March 1): 1 dinero deep blue, horizontal pair with close to large margins, Transfer Types 10-6, connecting pair between the panes, showing the downward shift in the sheet, of superb colour cancelled by complete strike of framed CHICLAYO handstamp in blue (Emsing E59 = 25 pts). Scarce and attractive. (Image 1) (Image)

1858 (March 1): 1 dinero pale blue, horizontal pair with large margins all round, Transfer Types 10-6, connecting pair between the panes, showing the downward shift in the sheet, of fine delicate colour cancelled by complete strike of doted PASCO handstamp in black (Emsing E1 = 10 pts). Scarce and attractive positional pair. (Image 1) (Image)

1858 (March 1): 1 dinero blue (shades), the delightful used reconstruction of the Transfer block of 20, showing 21 stamps as Position 16 was a 'random Transfer' filled with various clichês. The reconstruction featuring three horizontal pairs including an extremely rare pair (Transfer Types 20-10) showing how position 16 was filled with the 'random' clichê. An exceptional re-plating in the generally superb quality Scott = $ 1'000+. (Image 1) (Image)

1858 (March 1): 1 dinero blue, the famous horizontal strip of eight, Transfer Types 11-12-13-14-15-11-12-13, connecting between the panes and showing the misalignment, a few imperfections with sealed tears, crease and some rubbing on first stamp, but with large margins all round and of fresh appearance, cancelled by three complete strikes of the TRUJILLO straight line handstamp in black (Emsing E58 = 20 pts). A magnificent multiple for the specialist: the largest recorded strip of the 1 dinero and a major Exhibition item.rnProvenance: Collection Magonette; Collection John Rider, Dec. 1968, lot 64; Collection E. M. de Bustamente; Collection Norman S. Hubbard, June 2008, lot 214. (Image 1) (Image)

Dotted Town Cancellations 1858: 1 d. deep blue, an attractive group with horizontal pair cancelled by dotted CHINCHA ALTA handstamp struck in black, signed Lamy (Emsing E1 = 75 pts), single cancelled AYACUCHO struck in red (150 pts), 1 d. cancelled by dotted ARICA in blue and another in red (E1 = 50 pts and unrecorded), pair on piece cancelled AYACUCHO in black (20 pts), single cancelled by superb AGUAMIRO in blue (75 pts), single with CALLAO in blue (10 pts), CASMA in blue (35 pts), CUZCO in blue (25 pts), rare PAMPAS in blue (100 pts), PASCO and PISCO in black (each 10 pts), TARMA in blue (25 pts), HUAMACHUCO in red (75 pts), TRUJILLO in black (10 pts), PIURA in black (10 pts), horizontal pair with YCA in black (10 pts), LAMBAYEQUE in black (20 pts), MOYOBAMBA in black (25 pts) and a 1 d. in milky blue shade cancelled by dotted PIURA in black (E1 = 10 pts). Generally fine, a scarce and attractive group (21 items). (Image 1) (Image)

Cancellations 1858: The selection on 1 d. blue, with straight line cancels of S. PEDRO in red (Emsing E58 = 75 pts) complete on pair, OTUSCO on pair in red (E58 = 75 pts), TRUJILLO in black on vertical pair (E58 = 20 pts), single with PAITA in black (E56 = 15 pts), dotted numeral handstamps '3' (E144 = 125 pts), '5' (E146 = 100 pts) and '6' (E147 = 125 pts), HUALGAYOC straight line in red on piece (E58 = 50 pts), piece with single cancelled on arrival in Liverpool by circular datestamp, vertical pair with complete CHICLAYO in blue (Types 3/18) 'bridge' inter-pane pair etc. A generally fine group (18 items). (Image 1) (Image)

1858 (March 1): 1 dinero blue, the famous block of ten used on large piece of judicial document addressed to Otusco, Transfer Types 6-10/11-15, being half of the pane of twenty subjects, cancelled with both dotted TRUX and straight line TRUJILLO handstamps in black (Emsing E7 and E58). The block with touched to clear margins all round and a few slight wrinkles, however this is an extraordinarily rare multiple (the largest on piece) of exceptional appearance and provenance. Cert. Moorhouse (2010).rnProvenance: Collection Josef Schatzkês; Collection Norman S. Hubbard, June 2008, lot 211. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1858: 1 dinero blue, a fine large margined example, Transfer Type 2, used on 1858 envelope (very early use of same in Peru) to Tacna, tied by British Post Office ARICA double arc datestamp in black (June 21) with repeated strike alongside. Some trivial aging but a scarce and most attractive usage. Cert. Holcombe (1993).rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 87, Oct. 1993, lot 3706. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1858: 1 dinero blue, a fine large margined vertical pair, Transfer Types 15/20, used on August 1858 thin paper cover to Lima, tied by dotted HUARAZ handstamps in black (Emsing E1 = 25 pts) with straight line VAPOR below in black (E199). A scarce and most attractive cover. Cert. Moorhouse (2012). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1858: 1 dinero pale blue, a delightful vertical strip of four with good to large margins all round, Transfer Types 5/10/15/20 and thus the entire right side of the Transfer bloc report, used on 1859 cover to Arequipa tied by four strikes of 'Admon. Pral De Correos / Tacna' datestamps (Feb 6) in black. A scarce and most attractive cover.rnProvenance: Collection John F. Rider, Dec. 1978, lot 43. (Image 1) (Image)

1858: 1 dinero deep blue, a fine large margined example used on 1858 entire letter to France tied by 'Admon. Pral. de Correos / Tacna' cds in black (May 21). British P.O. in ARICA double arc cds in black below of the same day. Carried via Panama and London with 'GB / 2F 87½' Anglo-French accountancy marking applied there (July 2) in black, thence via Calais and charged '12' dêcimes due in manuscript on receipt. A fine and attractive entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1858 (June 13): 1 dinero deep blue, vertical pair with large margins all round, Transfer Types 18/3, a connecting pair between the panes, showing the shift in alignment of the sheet, tied to 1858 entire letter to Islay by complete strike of dotted '1-LIMA-2' handstamp in black (Emsing E9 = 10 pts). Particularly attractive entire and a very scarce usage. Signed A. Diena, Raybaudi. (Image 1) (Image)

1858: 1 d. deep blue, a fine large margined example used on 23 November 1860 entire letter written in LA PAZ, Bolivia to Valparaiso, with sender's cachet at lower left; hand carried and mailed by Agent in Tacna with the adhesive tied by 'Admon. Pral De Correos / Tacna' cds (Dec 11) in black. Thence carried by PSNC Steamer to Valparaiso where the charge due would have been 10 centavos. A fresh and very fine entire of great scarcity.rnProvenance: Collection Julio Lugón Badaracco, Corinphila sale 193, Nov. 2104, lot 3029. (Image 1) (Image)

1858: 1 dinero pale blue, a fine horizontal pair with large margins all round, contemporary scissor cut in margin only, Transfer Types 2-3, used on May 23, 1860 cover from Truxillo to Lima tied by dotted TRUX handstamps in black (Emsing E7 = 10 pts). A very late usage of the first issue - after the third issue had been released. File fold above the adhesives, a scarce and unusual franking. Signed A. Diena, Raybaudi.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 72, Sept. 1985, lot 1442. (Image 1) (Image)

1858 (March 1): 1 dinero deep blue, a fine large margined example in a deep shade, used on March 1859 cover to Caxamarca tied by HUALG / C handstamp of Hualgayoc in red (Lamy & Rinck = 25 pts / Emsing E58 = 50 pts). An extremely elusive cancellation on letter. (Image 1) (Image)

1858: 1 dinero pale blue, a large margined example used on 1860 entire letter from Callao to Lima, the adhesive with marginal fault as crossed by file fold but tied by CALLAO circular datestamp (Dec 21) in blue - believed to be the latest recorded usage of the first issue on letter. (Image 1) (Image)

1858: 1 d. blue, a narrow margined example, just touched, Transfer Type 11, used on September 1858 cover to Valparaiso tied by dotted PIURA handstamp in black (Emsing E1 = 10 pts). Taxed on arrival with '15' (centavos) due marking in red for double the local rate (10 c.) and 5 c. (ship rate for PSNC). (Image 1) (Image)

1858: 1 d. blue, a four margined example used on 1859 cover to Genova, Italy tied by '1-LIMA-2' handstamp in black (Emsing E9 = 10 pts) paying the internal rate. Carried in closed bag via Panama, St. Thomas, Southampton and Paris with Torino cds of transit (Jan 22) on reverse and Genova arrival in red. Taxed at double rate (note '2' next to adhesive) and charged '30' decimi due. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)