Lot 60139 – PERU – Extraordinary Usage of the Llamita Stamp

PERU – Extraordinary Usage of the Llamita Stamp 1874 2c Llamita, TWO examples used on cover from Lima to Florence together with 5c Trencito, tied by LIMA 27 ABR 874 c.d.s., plus a matching cover from the same correspondence dated a month previous and bearing two 5c Trencito singles. Each has been charged 230c for sea and Italian postage and bear postage due stamps for this amount, reverse bears Callao and London transits. The usage of the two 2c Llamitas on cover is quite extraordinary and full documentation regarding the passage of these covers is included in the lot. As there are only two recorded usages of the Llamita on cover, this ranks as one of the top items of Peruvian Philately Expertise: cert. Moorhouse (1993), Holcombe (1993) Estimate: €10’000 – €15’000