Auction 186-190

1 d. green used on 1869 entire letter to Genova, Italy tied by 'Tacna / Peru' datestamp of despatch, thence via British P.O. with ARICA datestamp in red (Nov 7), circular PANAMA / TRANSIT datestamp (Nov 20) in black alongside. Reverse with London cds (Dec 13) and framed accountancy mark 'GB / 1F 90c' applied in black. Thence via France where framed 'F*58' Franco-Italian convention marking was applied in black alongside '14' (1 lire 40 centesemi) charge mark. Genova arrival (Dec 16) on reverse. One or two slight imperfections but a scarce cover.