David Feldman's 22nd Rarities of the World Auction June 6, 2019

Rarities of the World – 116 – UNIQUE DOUBLE BISECT USAGE 60099 F 1866 (May) Entire from Callao to Lima with two diagonally bisected 1862 1d pale vermilion, each tied by Callao cds, with ms “5 Centavos” postage due alongside with boxed LIMA / DISTRIBN hs, arrival bs, the cert. Moorhouse (2015) states: “The left hand bisect was probably applied as the original postage in Callao but the letter was deemed to be underpaid with a manuscript “5 Centavos” endorsement whereupon the right hand bisect was then added to collect the additional postage”, minor faults, a very spectacular and unique double bisect cover Estimate: € 2’000 - 3’000 Peru