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PERU 1873 Llama and 1871 train issue

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Peru 1857 -1873

 

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


I've been told that the first 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  

Genuine stamps with forged cancels exist (used stamps are roughly 10 times more valuable than unused ones). And according to the book "Peru Postal Cancellations 1857-1873" by Georges Lamy and Jacques-Andre Rinck (1964), even genuine cancels on forged stamps exist. This book states that reprints have sharper embossing and were printed on thinner and whiter paper than the originals. It also says that only cancels from Lima exist (this was a local stamp, only used in Lima), cancels from any other town can be considered forgeries.

Forgeries of this stamp exist, examples:

Forgery!
According to the Serrane guide, the original stamp has a thinner left frameline than the other framelines (this information can also be found in the book "Peru Postal Cancellations 1857-1873" by Georges Lamy and Jacques-Andre Rinck (1964). A reprint (the above stamps?) exists with the left frameline thicker.

Forgery!
Imitations in grey colour. According to the Serrane guide, these grey forgeries are based on the reprint. If my information is correct these forgeries and reprints were produced by Mr.Eberhard in Valparaiso. The 10-leafed cancel or 'star' does exist as a genuine cancel: see "Peru Postal Cancellations 1857-1873" by Georges Lamy and Jacques-Andre Rinck (1964), Plate 5.


Some cancels that I've seen on these stamps. I'm not sure if these are genuine or not, but they are most likely forged cancels. The oval "ADMINISTRACION CORREOS" and the "LIMA PRINCIPALE" are certainly forged, since they are listed in the Lamy and Rinck book. .


A 'Tapling Essay'(?) in red or a forgery? The design is identical to an illustration in the Stamp Collectors Magazine 1874 Vol 12, page 13. This could be the forgery described in "Peru Postal Cancellations 1857-1873" by Georges Lamy and Jacques-Andre Rinck (1964), where it is stated a forgery exists where the hind leg is pointing to the "A" of "LIMA" and the "N" and "T" of "CENTAVOS" are connected. This type is even listed on an envelope in their book. Next to it a very similar product in blue color.


Crude forgery although it appears to be engraved. Next to it another forgery without ground, but a bit better executed.

Another forgery with no white ground below the feet of the llama is shown in "Peru Postal Cancellations 1857-1873" by Georges Lamy and Jacques-Andre Rinck (1964).

 

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

This stamp was supposed to be used on letters carried by the railroad between Chorillos, Lima and Callao. The stamps were printed one at a time in a long band (thus only pairs or strips can exist, no blocks, source: 'The World of Classic Stamps' by J.A.Mackay), on the same Lecoq machine as mentioned above for the 1862 issue. An image of a strip of four stamps can be found at: http://www.sandafayre.com/gallery/stamp_2855.htm.
In the book "Peru Postal Cancellations 1857-1873" by Georges Lamy and Jacques-Andre Rinck (1964), it is explained that many of these stamps received pencancels, which were sometimes removed by forgers and a forged cancel was applied.


Forgery in a slightly different design: the central part is printed instead of embossed. The "I" of "CINCO" is incorporated in the inner left frame line. The design is identical to an illustration in the Stamp Collectors Magazine 1874 Vol 12, page 13 (the black image shown above).

 

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