Details
cover 12c Black (17), large margins to very slightly in, used with 10c Green types II or III (14 or 15), horizontal pair, large to huge margins except cut in at top (thereby explaining the uncertain 10c identification), tied by bold "New Bedford, Mass. Aug 2" c.d.s. cancels on amber cover to Paita, (Peru), addressed to ".......Master (of the) Ship Nautilus, Paita (Peru)", ms. "Paid" and red "12" h.s. credit (to Britain), this cover paid the 32c rate to Peru via American Packet then British Packet via Panama, without flap, small cover tear, very fine, a scarce franking to a very rare destination, one of only three or four recorded 1851 Issue covers to Peru photo