PERU - RARE OVAL "VAPOR/* INCA *" STEAMER CANCELLATION ON 1d...

PERU - RARE OVAL "VAPOR/* INCA *" STEAMER CANCELLATION ON 1d RED ON COVER EX PISCO TO LIMA; Fine 31 Oct. 1865 EL from "Pisco" to Lima carried along the coast by the PSNC Steamer 'Inca' and so with the 1d Red (3 good/wide margins ; shaved on 4th side) tied by a very fine rare small oval-framed "VAPOR/* INCA *" ship's mark - very few examples recorded on covers - with a fine Lima arrival cds (2 Nov.) on the flap. Exhibition Quality. [Ex 'Alpaca' auction, 7 June 2021; lot 5520, realised CHF 350+BP.] [Illust. in PSNC, p.49.]Cross Reference: PERU