By: Corinphila Auction AG
lot # 1113 - Overseas Peru
1877: Cover from Iquique to Ashburton, Devon franked by 1874/84 10 c. green with grill, tied by "Iquique" cds, with British P.O. "Callao" cds of transit (Jan). Internal postage only prepaid and charged on arrival with circular "1/6d." due marking in black with Newton Abbot cds on reverse and Ashburton arrival (Feb 12). File fold but a scarce charge mark, in 1879 Peru lost the town of Iquique to Chile at the beginning of the Pacific War.
Catalogue 284: Europe & Overseas
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