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• Oct-22-26 05:39

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From THE MIKE ROBERTS FRPSL COLLECTIONS - Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. - November 4, 2026

Lot 33 - VAPOR PERU/P IN RED INK OF VALPARAISO - ON COVER EX SANTIAGO TO COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT MOSQUERA; Very fine 27 July 1846 E (pencil date inside) ex "SANTIAGO/DE CHILE" (v. fine red oval-framed mark on the front) with matching red "FRANCA" hs, endorsed "Por el Vapor Peru" and addressed to "Senor Presidente de la Nueva Granada, General D. Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera, Bogota" with a very fine red "VAPOR PERU/P" also nicely placed on the front and without charge (prepaid?). This SS Peru mark is very rare in red with only 9 covers recorded (all routed from Valparaiso). An attractive usage sent up the coast of Chile to Callao and then sent on to Colombia by the SS Ecuador up the coast of Peru. Colourful Exhibition Item of Great Character. Moorhouse Cert. (2016). [Illust. in PSNC, p.38.] Cross Reference: CHILE.... Currently GBP 340

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. A long-established auction house with an international reputation for serving collectors since 1952. We specialise in line-engraved and early GB stamps and our auctions always include a wide variety of British Empire & Commonwealth stamps, all world postal history, and postcards.