CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Colonial 1629 (June 15): Entire letter from Lima to Guancanca (Huancavelica) endorsed "Virrey" at lower left (Viceroy), the entire signed at base by the Count of Chinchón - Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, 4th Count of Chinchón (1589-1647), who was Viceroy from 14 Jan 1629 until 18 Dec 1639. Sold with full transcription of contents and illustration of the Count of Chinchón on a modern Peruvian adhesive stamp. Rare and very fine. Cert. Moorhouse (2015).rnProvenance: Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 202, Nov 2015, lot 479.