General Issues. 1857, 1r blue, touched on two sides, clear to large margins in other respects, cancelled by "LIMA/ENE 12/58" cds, being one of 14 recorded by Moll cancelled in Lima; cert. R.P.S. (1945); ex Brahms. (Image)

1857, 1r dark carmine and 2r dark blue on laid paper without gum (Oct 1862), prepared but not issued, good margins, the 2r with faint toning at top, 160 sets were printed. (Image)

1858, 1p red, mint example with wide even margins all around and o.g., tiny and slight thin spot, barely detracting from this difficult stamp in unused condition which is underestimated in catalogues according to its rarity; signed A. Diena; (Scott US$1,100); ex Lugón. (Image)

1862-72, 1d red with Arms embossed sideways and 1d green (ex Newbury), both with opinion Holcombe and displaying "YAUTAN"" oval (Lamy-Rinck 90), one in red, two additional 1d green singles with rare "CELENDIN" double oval (Lamy-Rinck 95) and blue "AYABACA" dotted oval (Lamy-Rinck 80); in addition entire from Lima to Cochabamba endorsed "Con impreso" with 1d green pair, some imperfections. (Image)

1868-72, 1d green, well margined exhibiting "IZ/CUCHA/CA"hs, virtually complete and ideally struck (Lamy-Rinck 80; Emsing 125), a delightful and rare usage. (Image)

1868-72, 1d green, FRAME INVERTED, a well margined example showing part of "MOQUEGUA" hs, rare; (Scott US$1,200). (Image)

1868-72, 1p orange, cancellation study on 22 stamps, including framed examples of Chiclayo, Iquique, Paiján, Lomas, dotted ovals of Chachapoyas, Huariaca, San Pedro and Tacna (blue), circular examples from Pasco, Puno, Piura, Iquique, Trujillo, Lima, Cuzco.

1866-67, "Llamitas", complete set of three ABN plate proofs in black affixed to cards with margin exhibiting crossed-out die number and amended with a new larger one of five figures, the 5c with addtl. imprint "LAMAS PERUVIAN ST'P", very rare and appealing. (Image)

1875 (March-Oct). Two covers carried at single and double rate to France, bearing "Llamitas" 10c single and 10c pair, one tied by elusive "RECEPTORIA/DE CORREOS/DE/PABELLON DE PICA", the other with barred "C38" oval, British Callao bs, the latter with three-line transit of Panama, carried from Colon by the "Nile" and the "Washington", the former signed Lamy and with Holcombe opinion, very fine. (Image)

1898 (Jan 7). Pizarro 10c postal stationery envelope from Paita to Freiberg, Germany, additionally franked by 1896-1900 2c and 10c, tied by "C43" barred oval on departure, dispatch and receiving bs, faint wrinkles to cover at right, an unusual usage. (Image)

1908, "Próceres", complete set of nine ABN stamp-size cut die proofs in black affixed to cards, the 1s without the central vignette and die number in margin at top, the others showing the whole design and with upper margin also displaying "ISSUE OF 1908" imprint, very rare. (Image)

1897, Telegraphs, three ABN stamp-size cut die proofs in black affixed to cards with upper margin showing die numbers and ABN imprint at base, rare.