G.B. TO PERU VIA PANAMA - 1s-6d RATE COVER WITH PRE-U.P.U. P...

G.B. TO PERU VIA PANAMA - 1s-6d RATE COVER WITH PRE-U.P.U. PERU 5c POSTAGE DUES PAIR ON REVERSE; Colourful 1 Mar. 1876 E (side-flaps much reduced) from London to Lima "via Panama" with pl.15 6d Grey + pl.12 1/- Green tied by duplexes but also having a pair of long format Peru 5c Red Postage Dues on the flap cancelled by a fine 2-ring "LIMA/PRINCIPAL" cds. When Peru joined the UPU on 1 April 1879, this combination of Postage Dues on fully prepaid incoming mail ended. Exhibition Item. [Illust. in PSNC, p.155.] Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, PERU, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS