Lot 72217 – UNIQUE FIRST DAY COVER FOR THE FIRST ISSUE 1858

UNIQUE FIRST DAY COVER FOR THE FIRST ISSUE 1858 1d Blue, superb example with four huge margins, tied by dotted Callao hs (L+R fig. 24) to outer letter sheet to nearby Lima, endorsed “tren de 4 1/4” (“by the 4:15 PM train,” one of six per day). with docketing of receipt clearly showing the letter was mailed at Callao on March 10, the first day that the stamps were available at the post offices in Lima and Callao (the rest of the country took longer). Though Scott and other catalogues show the date of issue as March 1, Moll and other specialists confirm the first possible date of use as March 10. Lachambre correspondence, extremely fine showpiece, signed Raybaudi. The most important First Issue postal history item on record Estimate: € 7’500 – € 10’000