FINE EARLY COLLECTION ON STOCK PAGE: Selection of mostly used imperf. issues between SG 3 & SG 21. Majority are fine, 4 margin examples inc. 1858 1 dinero blue (shade); 1858-59 1 peseta vermilion; 1860 1 peseta red, etc.; 1 peseta rose (SG 11) in vertical strip of 4 cancelled "CATARCA", a fine item with clear frame lines all round, RPSL Cert. (1972). Later 1862-66 embossed frame types inc. 1863 (Jan.) 1 peseta brown, 1872 1 peseta orange-yellow, etc., and a group of 1868 1 dinero green (shades) inc. mint pair plus 2 used and 1 mint example of the 1871 Railway Anniv. 5c red (shades) - considered to be the World's first commemorative stamp. A good lot. (20 singles, 1 pair & 1 strip of 4) (Image)

1857 1r BLUE IMPERF. unused just cut into at right and tiny trace of toning (SG £1700) plus Chile 1861 5c orange-vermilion, margins large to touching used. SG £130. (2) Cross Reference: CHILE (Image)

EARLY STAMPED COVER COLLECTION: 1859-72 range of covers, all but one with various imperf. frankings. Incs. May 1859 wrapper from Arica to Lima bearing 1 peseta rose (SG 11), Feb. 1861 wrapper from Chincha to Lima franked with 2 x 1 dinero blue (shade, SG 8); 1864-66 trio of ELs to Cochabamba, Bolivia each bearing 1 dinero pale vermilion or pink (SG 14/15), the pink franking being a superb postal forgery. Also a group of four 1871-72 covers to Bolivia each with single frankings of 1868 1 dinero green (shades). Attractive, clean group. (10 covers) (Image)