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• Oct-20-26 06:21

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

Lot 61 - UNIQUE(?) OVAL "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY+/ STEAMER/ARICA" CANCELLING PERU 1d ON COVER EX ECUADOR; 10 Sept. 1867 E (one fold slightly reinforced) from "Guadelupe" (Ecuador) to Lima franked Peru 1862 1 dinero vermilion (4 good to wide margins) tied only by a mainly very fine and very rare double-oval "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY+/ STEAMER/ARICA" ship's cancel (struck on board) with a very fine small "LIMA/+" arrival cds (15 Sept.) on the flap. This is thought to be the only recorded example of this cancellation on cover. Brian Moorhouse Cert. (2007). Superb Exhibition Item for Ecuador, Peru or PSNC Collectors. [Ex 'Alpaca' auction, 7 June 2021; lot 5540, realised CHF 3,200+BP.] [Illust. in PSNC, p.50.] Cross Reference: ECUADOR.... Currently GBP 1,300

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.