PERU COVERS AND POSTAL STATIONARY
STAMPLESS
Arequipa 1852 entire with contents to Islay, straight line AREQUIPA marking in black. $50 PHOTO
Arequipa 1853 entire with contents to Islay, straight line FRANCA and AREQUIPA markings in black $50 PHOTO
Arica 1849 entire with content to Lima, with straight line ARICA marking $75 PHOTO
Arica 1855 entire letter with contents to Tacna, with straight line ARICA marking in black $60 PHOTO
Cuzco 1811 entire letter with contents to the priest in charge of the cathedral in Arequipa. Straight line CUZCO marking in red, early and scarce $75 PHOTO
CLASSICS & 19th CENTURY
9 x2 on 1860 outer from Tacna to Lima, not a pair but two single stamps, left stamp has clear margins, right as well but a small piece missing at bottom (stamp is upside down), very attractive $125 SCAN
10 on November 19, 1862 otuer from Tacna to Cochabamba (Bolivia), third printing, margins close on 3 sides $125 SCAN
10a April 5, 1862 outer from Tacna to Cochabamba (Bolivia), four margin copy very close at bottom but clear $150 SCAN
10a March 13, 1864 outer from Tacna to Cochabamba, nice clear CDS, third printing, margins clear on 3 sides, slightly cut into at top, lovely item $175 SCAN
10b December 5, 1861 outer from Tacna to Cochabama, nice clear CDS, second printing, margins clear on all sides, very close at top, $175 SCAN
12 outer from Arica to Arequipa with Arica circle of dots cancel and circular CDS (18 Aug 1864) $50 PHOTO
14 (May 28, 1871) entire from Mayascon to Lima, with Oval and lines LAMB (Lambayeque) ccl. and Lima June3 receving ccl on rev. Scarce usage, interesting contents speaking about damages from flooding caused by heavy rains $60 SCAN
20th CENTURY
144 on post card to France, reverse shows turn of the century view of the port of Callao, attractive $15 SCAN
169 on postcard from Lima to Houston, TX, reverse shows San Francisco church in central Lima, $15 SCAN
170 on postcard from Cuzco to Cleveland Mar 16,1909 CDS "Cuzco Principal", reverse shows a view of Cuzco from the surrounding mountains, $15 SCAN
179 on postcard from Mollendo to St. Louis, reverse shows ruins of Sacsahuaman on the outskirts of Cuzco, one rounded corner, $10 SCAN
215 on 3/24/22 cover Lima to Zurich Switzerland, April 23 Horgen receiving CDS on reverse $15 SCAN
232 on postcard from Lima to Ohio, postcard shows cruise ship SS Resuolute, dated 2/6/25, interesting item $20 SCAN
249 on Oct 22, 1931 cover from Lima to NYC, on special "Por Avion Panagra" printed cover, unusual use of the high value 1 sol stamp to cover airmail service to the USA, $25 SCAN
253 on May 22, 1926 front from the tiny village of "El Ancla, Arica" to Lima, $20 SCAN
302 on cover from Lima to Massachussetts, smudgy cancel makes it impossible to further date $10 SCAN
379 on May 19, 1943 advertising cover from the RG LeTourneau Inc office in Lima to headquarters in Peoria, IL Nice "VISIT PERU THE LAND OF THE INCAS" slogan cancel in English and Spanish. $10 SCAN
Fancy Meter Strip from the Gran Hotel Bolivar on Sep 17, 1955 to San Pedro, CA, left side trimmed away, still attractive and unusual item, $10 SCAN
Meter strip dated June 6, 1961 on attractive advertising cover from Peru All Transport in Lima to Peoria, IL, meter strip is over cancelled by June 5 slogan "DON'T FORGET TO NOTE ON THE ENVELOPE ON THE FACE (corner) YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS", unusual $15 SCAN
Mailer Permit on tourism advertising cover from Lima to Peoria, IL, undated but has "Franqucia Postal Ley 13380" in blue box marking indicating postage is paid, veru unsual $15 SCAN
AIRMAILS
C1 (x2), 245, RA9 on early airmail cover Jan 14, 1928 cover from Lima to Masisea, beautiful Rheumatoid arthritis tonic advertising on reverse, Masisea, Iquitos receiving on front, toned but rare $750 PHOTO1 PHOTO2
C10, RA29,RA32 on first flight of "Pajaro Azul" airline, very nice but elusive item, $95 PHOTO
360, C25 on Lima to Buenos Aires first direct flight, March 1937, cancels from the Philatelic Museum Lima addressed to same in Buenos Aires $20 PHOTO
361, C18, C20 and 307 (on back) on a May 2, 1938 registered cover from Lima to Memphis, varous transit and receiving ccls on reverse, $20 SCAN SCAN2
C45-48 complete set on a registered 9/18/1937 registered cover from Lima to Canete, it is philatelic, but lovely with a full color Peruvian flag cachet, back has RA29 and Canete9/19/37 receiving CDS $20 SCAN
381, C49, C53 on Oct 10, 1944 cover from Lima to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, tape censor on left side, $15 SCAN
386, C49 on Feb 3, 1939 registered patriotic cover (shows handpainted Peruvian flag) mailed from the Philatelic Museum of Lima to NY, various transit and receiving ccls on reverse, attractive $20 SCAN SCAN2
381 (x2), 388 (x8), C35 (x4) and C61 (CV$37.50 x2) on a 11/20/1940 large cover from Lima to Washington, DC, very scarce usage of the high value, 2 file folds do not affect stamps $150 SCAN
C51-2,C54-6, RA 40 on attractive airmail coverto Cordoba, Argentina $15 PHOTO
C76-77 on PIA Airlines First Flight Cover 9/26/47 from Lima to NY $10 SCAN
427, C90 x2 on 8/31/49 registered cover from Lima to Portland, OR. Cover also has an attractive National Tourism Corporation Octobr Fair Label. Reverse has Spet 2 NYC transit ccl and a Sept 3 Portland receiving CDS $10 SCAN
501B, C248 mini-letter to Los Angeles, CA, measures 3 3/4 x 2 1/4in (10 x 6cm) $10 SCAN1 SCAN2
609, C233 on 8/25/71 letter to Akron, OH. Has "AYACUCHO SIMBOLO DE LA INDEPENDENCIA AMERICAN" boxed slogan (Ayacucho symbol of Latin American Independence) $10 SCAN
FIRST FLIGHTS
OFFICIALS
O23 (x4), O25, O26 on front to the Chamber of Commerce, Callao to Bordeaux, France, date illegible in CDS, annotation in French indicates February 1906, two file folds that do not affect the stamps, quite scarce $100 SCAN
