PERU Miscellaneous

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Postage due stamps

1874 Large sized stamp, ship in upper half and lama in lower half, perforated

  5 c orange
  10 c orange
  20 c blue
  50 c brown

With various overprints:

(Double overprint 'PIURA' and 'PERU', reduced size)

Various overprints exist. WARNING: many of these overprints have been forged and even bogus overprints exist. Example of a bogus overprint:

(Bogus overprint)

1879 Arms, inscription 'DEFICIT'

  1 c brown

Various overprints exist (see examples above).

Non issued local stamp?

This stamp with overprint 'FRANQUEO' is actually a normal postage stamp (listed there).

1899 Sitting woman, inscription 'DEFICIT'

  5 S green
  10 S lilac

Surcharged (1902)

  1 c on 10 S lilac

1902 Postage stamp overprinted 'DEFICIT'

  5 c on 10 S green

1909 new type with inscription 'DEFICIT' (with value in the center in a circle)

  1 c brown (2 shades of brown were issued)
  2 c brown (3 shades of brown were issued)
  5 c brown (2 shades of brown were issued)
  10 c brown (3 shades of brown were issued)
  10 c green (1936)
  50 c brown (2 shades of brown were issued)
  1 S brown (1921)
  2 S brown (1921)

With violet 'FRANQUEO 1916' and value in fancy letters (changed to postage stamps)

  2 c on 1 c brown
  2 c on 5 c brown
  2 c on 10 c brown
  2 c on 50 c brown

Official Stamps

Besides some overprints 'GOBIERNO' on postage stamps from 1889 to 1902 , the first 'real' official stamps were issued in 1909.

1909 Arms of Peru, inscription 'OFICIAL'

  1 c red
  1 c brown (1914?)
  10 c brown
  10 c violet (1914?)
  50 c olive

Overprinted 'FRANQUEO 1916'

  1 c red (green overprint)
  2 c (green) on 10 c brown
  2 c (red) on 50 c olive
  10 c brown (overprint green)

Telegraph stamps

1876 Arms inscription 'TELEGRAFOS NACIONAL'

  5 c violet (smaller size)
  20 c green
  50 c brown

1896 Postage stamps, overprinted 'TELEGRAFOS'

(Reduced sizes)

  1 c red
  2 c red
  10 c orange
  20 c blue
  50 c red
  1 S brown

1896 Postage due stamps with overprint 'TELEGRAFOS'

(Reduced size)

  1 c brown
  20 c blue

1897, inscription 'TELEGRAFOS DEL PERU', statues

  4 c green
  40 c red
  1 S green

These stamps exist with overprint 'TELEGRAFO' (1904). They also exist with an anchor overprint (see picture above).

Officially sealed

Several 'officially sealed' labels with inscription 'CIERRE OFICIAL' were issued from 1903 to 1924 (11 different types).

Examples:

(Reduced sizes)

(Unlisted type?)

Parcel stamps

1896 Inscription 'Porte de Conduccion':

The following values were issued: 1 c lilac, 2 c yellow, 5 c blue, 10 c lilac, 20 c red and 50 c green. In 1903/04 some surcharges were applied: 1 c on 20 c red, 1 c on 50 c green and 5 c on 10 c lilac.

Postal Stationery

1875 Envelopes, arms

  2 c blue on yellow
  5 c green
  10 c red (on white or yellow)
  20 c violet
  50 c red

On the 10 c, 20 c and 50 c, the value inscription at the sides is vertical, on the 2 c and 5 c it is horizontal. This issue exists with various overprints (sorry, no picture available yet).

In 1883 some postcards were issued (sorry, no picture available yet).

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