Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 2

PERU Local Issues; Part 2 Paita - Yca

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In 1884-85 many provisional overprints were used. Overprints exist for Alerta, Ancachs, Apurimao, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Chachapoyas, Chala, Chiclayo, Cuzco, Huacho, Moquegua, Paita, Pasco, Pisco, Piura, Puno and Yca. I have not yet been able to catalogue this section fully. Be careful, many bogus issues exist!

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Paita (1884)

With this overprint 'PAITA' in an ellipse exist the values: 5 c blue (two types of overprint, also in red), 10 c green and 10 c grey.

Pasco (1884)

A large boxed 'PASCO' overprint exists on the 5 c blue (overprint in red) and 10 c black of Peru.

Pisco (1884)

A 'PISCO' overprint in a circle exist on a 5 c blue stamp of Peru.

Probably forged 'PISCO' overprint, in my opinion there shouldn't be two horizontal lines above and below 'PISCO'.

Piura (1884)

Stamps with overprint 'PIURA' in a straight line

Six different stamps of Peru exist with this overprint; (5 c blue, 20 c red and 50 c green and 1 c green, 2 c red and 5 c blue; the last three with oval overprint with 'LIMA'). The overprint exists in two sizes.

Two stamps (5 c blue and 20 c red) were issued with overprint 'PIURA' in an ellipse:

Stamps with overprint 'PIURA VAPOR':

Two postage stamps (5 c blue and 20 c red) and two postage due stamps (5 c red and 10 c orange) were issued in 1884 with this 'PIURA VAPOR' overprint.

Puno

Examples:

Stamp of Arequipa with 'PUNO' overprint

Two types of this overprint exist; with '17' or with '1-ABR'.

Left genuine 'PUNO 17 M' overprint, middle and right forgeries with bogus 'PUNO F' overprint

Yca

With this overprint ('YCA' in an ellipse) 4 stamps were issued: 1 c orange, 5 c blue, 10 c grey and 20 c red.

('YCA VAPOR' overprint)

Another overprint exists with 'YCA VAPOR' (similar to Piura) on 1 c orange, 5 c blue and 20 c red.

Other red overprints of Yca.