Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3

1880: 2 c. green, postal stationery envelope, uprated with six 2 c. rose with 'PLATA' UPU overprint in blue, from Lima to Cincinnati, USA, dated 3 October 1880, endorsed "Via Panama", tied by Lima Principal datestamp, New York transit on reverse dated 3 November and Cincinnati arrival alongside (indistinct), soiled, although uprated stationery envelope and uncommon combination. Additionally comes with 1880 cover franked with two 2 c. rose with black UPU overprint and four 5 c. ultramarine with red UPU overprint, from Lima to Bilbao, Spain, dated 15 June 1880, with arrival to reverse, minor imperfection, scarce cover. Ex the Brian Moorhouse Estate.