Lot 20118 – 1870 Envelope from Chinchas Islands

1870 Envelope from Chinchas Islands (off the coast of Peru) to the USA via Islay & Callao bearing Peru 1d cancelled at Islay, passed unpaid at the British P.O. & marked « 12 » then passed to the US P.O. with « 12 » hs indicating the amount due to the British post office in cents for passage from Peru; upon entry at New York, a « NEW 24 YORK » cds was applied representing the single 22c rate plus a 2c adjustment for depreciated currency (composed of 12c due to Great Britain plus the fixed steamship rate of 10c), fine and very scarce