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PERU 1857-1873

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Return To Catalogue - Peru 1874 -1894 - Peru 1895 -1920 - Miscellaneous (locals, due) - PSNC stamps - fiscal stamps

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1857 For stamps of the 'Pacific Steam Navigation Company' (1857), inscription P.S.N.G. click here

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1858 Arms, imperforated, inscription 'PORTE FRANCO CORREOS', no country name

1 d blue, wavy background lines 1 p red, wavy background lines Image reproduced with permission from: http://www.sandafayre.com

  1 din blue (two types, wavy or zigzag lines in background)
  1 peseta red (two types, wavy or zigzag lines in background)
  1/2 peso (0.50 centimos) yellow to red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
With wavy lines in background
1 din	RR	R	Also exists with 'UN DINERO' larger: RR
1 peseta	RRR	RR	Also exists with 'UNA PESETA' larger: RR
1/2 peso	RRR	RRR	Misprint in red: RRR
With zigzag lines in background (also exists retouched with the zigzag lines broken at the corners)
1 din	RR	R
1 peseta	RRR	RR

There exists a forgery of the 'UNA PESETA' with wrong inscription 'UN PESETO':

('UN PESETO')

A Senf forgery of the 1/2 peso, with green 'FALSCH' (=forged in German) overprint:

(Senf forgery)

The above Senf forgery is described in Album Weeds (as the second forgery of the 1/2 p).

A Sperati forgery of the 1/2 peso stamp:

The above stamp is a Sperati forgery of the 1/2 peso orange-yellow stamp. It appeared in 1952. Sperati's forgeries are dangerous and quite rare. On this particular forgery he has applied a fake CHACH cancel, (he seems to have made seven different cancels for this issue). This stamp comes from a handbook made by the British Philatelic Association (see the backside).

1862 Arms on white background, inscription 'PORTE FRANCO CORREOS', no country name

1 p orange

  1 pta brown
  1 pta orange (1868)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 pta brown	RR	RR
1 pta orange	RR	R

1862 Arms in circle, new design, inscription 'PORTE FRANCO CORREOS', no country name

  1 dinero red
  1 dinero green (coloured background behind arms)

These stamps exist with inverted embossing, value: RR.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 d red R **
1 d green R **

Some typical cancels:

Lima grill cancels

Mollendo cancel in a box

Lima and Callao town and date cancel

Pen cancel

1866 Lamas, various frames

  5 c green
  5 c red (1895)
  10 c red
  10 c orange (1895)
  20 c brown
  20 c blue (1895)

Official stamps, overprinted 'GOBIERNO' in a rectangle

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  5 c red
  20 c blue

The perforation of these stamps is 12.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 c green *** *
5 c red ** *
10 c red *** *
10 c orange * *
20 c brown R ***
20 c blue *** ***
Official stamps
5 c red R R
20 c blue R R

Forgeries, example:

I've been told that the above forgeries are made by Spiro, note the strange cancel (an ellipse with 6 horizontal lines). For the specialist: these stamps are lithographed instead of engraved. They are described in 'The Spud Papers XLIII' in greater detail.

1873 Lama, inscription 'PORTE FRANCO CORREO DOS CENTAVOS LIMA'

(I've been told that this stamp is genuine)

  2 c blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2 c	RR	RRR

Forgeries of this stamp exist, examples:

1871 Train and arms, inscription 'CHORRILLOS LIMA CALLAO PORTE FRANCO', no country name

  5 c red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 c	RR	RR	Two shades of red exist

For issues of Peru of 1874 -1920 click here.

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Preview of Stamps Catalogue CD : VOLUME 2