Peru - 1858, Medio Peso Rose Red instead of yellow COLOUR ERROR. Type C, huge margins, beautiful bright color, tied by perfect strike of "CALLAO 1-2" dotted oval on 1858 cover to Mariano Alejo Portugal, Arequipa.EXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND COVER. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE MEDIO PESO ERROR AND ONE OF ONLY A DOZEN SINGLES ON COVER RECORDED BY BARGHOLTZ, of which we believe that even less than eight are without a doubt genuine. This famous ex Caspary...
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Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG Worldwide Rarities Auction
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10.00 am WORLDWIDE RARITIES Volume I - Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe 1 - 670
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Lot #741 - Peru
Peru - 1866 (May) entire letter from Callao to Lima franked with two diagonally bisected 1862 1d pale vermilion, each tied by CALLAO cds, with manuscript "5 Centavos" postage due alongside and boxed "LIMA / DISTRIBN" and arrival backstamp. Certificate Brian Moorhouse: "The left hand bisect was probably applied as the original postage in Callao but the letter was deemed to be underpaid with a manuscript "5 Centavos" endorsement whereupon the...
Lot #742 - Peru
Peru - 1868: Lecoq 1 d. blue-green, very fine example in a rich shade with full to large margins, variety 'EMBOSSED ARMS INVERTED' but actually an 'Inverted Frame' variety, used on December 26, 1872 entire letter from Tacna to Cochabamba, Bolivia tied by large part Tacna datestamp. Both stamp and cover in excellent extremely fresh condition, a magnificent example of this rarity on cover, of which today only three are considered genuine....
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