U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
April 28-29, 2010

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1384
PERU
1862 1d red, horizontal strip of seven, faint Cuzco cancels, right stamp defective, otherwise fine and impressive multiple
O
Catalog #12
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1385
PERU
1862 1d red, Arms Embossed Sideways, tied by blue "Arica 16.Setiem.67" cds on FL to Arequipa, with arrival on reverse, some faint cover stains away from the stamp, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #12a
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1386
PERU
1879 (29 Aug) small mourning cover from Lima to Paris, franked with unoverprinted 2c, 5c and 20c, three different, paying 27c "via Panama", with 8 September Calais a Paris French entry and faint arrival (?) pmk on back, cover carelessly opened, otherwise fine. War between Peru and Chile was declared on April 5th, 1879 and by January 5th, 1880, the value of paper money depreciated significantly against silver, with new, higher rates becoming effective. Covers used prior to devaluation are scarce
Envelope
Catalog #22/27
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1387
PERU
1879 (22 Oct) large cover from Lila to Paris, franked with 2c, 10c, 50c and 1sol, four different, paying 1.62 Soles rates (six times the single rate) "Via Panama and New York" handstamp at bottom, endorsed "pour vapor - via Panama", with New York transit and French entry pmks, minor cover defects, otherwise fine. One of only a few known covers with high value (1 sol) franking, ex-Bustamante
Envelope
Catalog #22/29
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1388
PERU
1879-84 Plata Peru, Plata Lima, selection on pages, with 140+ used and unused, including postage dues, many varieties, double, inverted, omitted, also "Lima Correos" overprints, high values, also 23 covers, different franking and destinations including United States, England, Germany and France, one to Madeira, cover from Chala to Pisgua, franking not recognized and postage due on arrival, also bisects, illicit usage of Plata adhesives, registered rates etc., mixed condition
Envelope *O
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #1389
PERU
1881 (16 June) cover from Lima to Paris, franked with 2c (Plata Peru) and strip of 4x5c (Plata Lima), mixed franking, paying triple rate (Graham Rowe & Co. firm handstamp), with "Panama-Union" French Paquebot (1 June) and "Paris-Etranger" (25 June) arrival pmks, usual cover flaws, otherwise fine and unusual item, as Plata Peru should not have been accepted at this time. Total transit time: 39 days
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1390
PERU
1881 cover franked with 2x5c (Plata Peru) and 1c (Plata Lima), mixed franking, paying 11c to Scotland, with French Paquebot (1 July) and Glasgow arrival pmk on back, cover flaws, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1391
PERU
1880 (27 Aug) 2c stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with 1c (6), 2c (3) (all UPU Plata Peru), paying 12c (stationery entire not recognized) from Lima to Frankfurt with 6 October arrival, fine. Total transit time: 40 days. As of January 5th, only the overprinted stamps were accepted for letters abroad (postage was paid in silver currency)
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1392
PERU
1880 (6 Aug) 2c stationery entire envelope (not valid) additionally franked with 2x5c (Plata Peru) used from Lima to "Santiago de Chile y lugar donde se hayen los prisioneros de tropa Peruana"), franking obviously not recognized by the Chileans due to war, charged 10c in Valparaiso, with arrival pmk (22 Aug), cover flaws, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1393
PERU
1880 (Nov.20) cover franked with 1c, 2c and 3x5c, paying 20c from Lima, with O. Heeren oval datestamp at bottom, sent via Panama and Southampton to Germany, with Hamburg (29.12) arrival pmks on back, fine
Envelope
Catalog #32,33,35
Unsold
Lot #1394
PERU
1880 50c and 1s overprinted UPU (Lima), unused, with part original gum, h.r., fine,
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Catalog #41,42
Catalog Value $890
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1395
PERU
1881 (6 Sep) cover franked with 1c, 2c and strip of 6x5c (all Plata Lima), mixed franking, paying triple rate on cover from Lima (with Graham Rowe & Co. firm handstamp) to Paris, with "Calais a Paris" entry and arrival pmks, cover tears, otherwise fine. Total transit time: 31 days
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1396
PERU
1881 (June 22) cover from Trujillo (with docketing on back) to Callao, franked with 4x20c brown red, with oval "Certificado Trujillo" (number left blank) indicating that the cover was meant to be sent registered. The Chileans permitted the Peruvian stamps to be used for some weeks after they entered Trujillo, the registration marking was actually for military control purposes, fine, ex-Hassel
Envelope
Catalog #27
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1397
PERU
1881 (Jan 7) large home-made envelope franked with 50c green, overprinted UPU Plata Peru in red, used from Arequipa via Panama (Jan 22) to Germany, handstamped "Too Late" (for appropriate boat to Panama), with New York (Feb 4) and Langmeil (Feb 19) arrival pmks, toning and cover flaws, quite rare
Envelope
Catalog #36
Unsold
Lot #1398
PERU
1883 1 soles rose, horizontal pair, left stamp without "Peru" triangle overprint, h.r., scarce
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Catalog #73,73var
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1399
PERU
1883 5c blue, red triangle and UPU Peru in black, fine used, with 1989 Royal cert., rare (SG 245b)
O
Catalog #91
Catalog Value $1,100
Unsold
Lot #1400
PERU
1883 overprinted Union Postal Universal in horseshoe, 1c-1peso complete set of six, also plate proofs on india set of five (1c and 2c horizontal pairs), fine-v.f.
*P
Catalog #95-100P
Unsold
Lot #1401
PERU
1883-84 Triangles, various types, also with additional UPU Peru and UPU Lima, specialized study on pages, with 760+ used and unused including postage dues, large multiples, varieties such as double, inverted etc., with many better, high cataloguing items, unlisted errors, also 12 covers, variety of franking and rates, sent to France or Germany
Envelope *O
Unsold
Lot #1402
PERU
1883-94 handstamped in blue or black, triangles, also with additional "Union Postal Universal Peru/Lima" in oval, plus later issues with horseshoe overprints, as well as postage dues, some locally handstamped "Franco", balance of the collection of 320+ used and unused on pages, types noted, some multiples, varieties including double, inverted, partly omitted etc., cancellations, 18 covers etc.
Envelope O*
Catalog #65/128
Unsold
Lot #1403
PERU
1884 (Mar) cover used from Callao to London, franked with unoverprinted 10c and 1c with triangle in black (III), redirected on arrival (15 Apr) with GB 1p Victoria added to pay forwarding charge to Manchester, some cover mending at top, otherwise fine, with transit and arrival pmks,
Envelope
Catalog #26,65
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1404
PERU
1884 (Feb 4) cover (headed The Equitable Life Insurance Society of the U.S.) from Callao to USA, franked with 3x10c slate, 1c handstamped with black triangle and 2c triangle/UPU horseshoe, fine with New York arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #26/88
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1405
PERU
1885 (Dec 2) cover franked with 1c (triangle) and pair of 5c (Correos Lima) used from Lima to a Lance Sgt 1st Royal Rifles in Guernsey, redirected to Gosfort, with arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Catalog #65,103
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1406
PERU
1886-95 issues, selection on pages including 12 used and unused singles, Specimen overprints, 1 sol die proof, plus six die proofs and 13 covers (mostly complete), with better frankings and usages, bisects etc., interesting lot
Envelope *OP
Catalog #104/115
Unsold
Lot #1407
PERU
1891 (Mar 26) cover (opened for display) from Mollendo to Germany, franked with two each 1c, 5c also single 10c, also on reverse with 12x1c Plata Lima (one without overprint), filing folds, otherwise fine and interesting combination franking, with Hamburg arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1408
PERU
1894 50c and 1 sol overprinted with additional overprint of horseshoe (UPU), used in 1894 on registered "AR" (acuse de Recibo) cover from Lima to Germany, with red London (12 Dec) transit and Wertheim (16.12) arrival pmk, fine and rare, signed J. Caceres
Envelope
Catalog #127,128
Unsold
Lot #1409
PERU
1895 Tumbes provisional surcharges, 5c and 10c surcharges, tied by oval "Estafeta de Tumbes" on cover from Tumbes to Santiago, endorsed "Fuera de Balija Guerra", with Payta (4 May) and Callao (11 May) pmks on back, cover faults, rare commercial usage, with 1957 BPA cert.
Envelope
Catalog #129,130
Price Realized
$450.00

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