Lot 1138 Canada #P15 1897 2c U.P.U. Post Card Mailed to Ecuador, Re-Directed to Peru, mailed from Kingston on DEC.3.1897 to Guayaquil, Ecuador (arrived there 10 months later on OCT.18.1898), received a boxed transit handstamp and re-directed to Lima, Peru with a OCT.28 receiver on back, with owner’s notes reading ‘via New York packet to Aspinwall, Panama City, packet down West Coast”. Very fine. A very rare destination, may even be the only one known. Estimate C$500.
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Lot 812, Peru 1918 set of five American Bank Note Company die proofs
Lot 812 Peru #210/218 1918 Set of Five Different ABN Die Proofs, identified as being prepared for Scott #s 210 (Bolivar in green), 211 (José Galvez), 212 (Manuel Pardo), 217 (Colon en la universidad de Salamanca) and 218 (Funerales de Atahualpa). All have printer’s inscription beneath the design American Bank Note Company, plus the name of the designs and plate numbers (some crossed-out and replaced by different numbers). A very rare offering, very fine and each item is retail priced at $350. Estimate C$750.