ALTO UCAYALI. "Alto Ucayali -- C***** armados" showing armed Asháninkas / Ashánincas (an indigenous people living near the Ucayali River, one of the major headwaters of the Amazon River); real photo post card, writing on back. The term for these people in the caption is considered derogatory, so we do not reproduce it here. $8.00 pi

CAJAMARCA. "102 Vendedoras en las Calles de Cajamarca, Perú" post card mailed to USA, metered at Cuzco 1963, fresh appearance. $1.25 p

CAJAMARCA. "39223 Cajamarca, Peru. Vista general. / General view." Unused real photo postcard, rough edges as issued, tiny spot near one back corner, light toning at the bottom of the address area. $1.75 p

CALLAO. "CALLAO PERUE." Azo (triangles point up) real photo postcard showing  bullfighting action, badly toned, 2 corners missing, as is. $1.50 pb

near CAYAYA. PACIFIC WESTERN AIRLINES (Canada). Continental black-and-white photo of its Lockheed L-100 Hercules (CF-PWO) parked, good composition & focus, contrast is low & image is dark. On July 16 1969 it crashed on landing near Cayaya Peru and was written off; there were no fatalities. $7.50 acp

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CHANCHAMAYO. CHANCHAMAYO. "Chanchamayo (Perú)" including 5 people outside of a small thatched structure, post card, interesting & unused, light toning on back, small corner crease in sky, another small corner crease that is visible from the back. $9.00 p

CHORRILLOS. "Chorrillos (Calle del Tren)" postcard with undivided back, paper browning with age, corner wear & rounding, corner crease, small spot of toning in upper front border, minor edge wear. $6.50 (p)

CUSCO / CUZCO. "60627  Cuzco, Perú. Bailarines de / Puno a la fiesta del Intiraimi / Dancers of Puno at the Intiraimi festival." unused Swiss Foto postcard with rough edges all around, as issued. $4.50 pd

CUSCO / CUZCO. "Cathedral of Cuzco, Peru" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 at Larwill Indiana. $2.00 pc(c)

CUSCO / CUZCO. "Cusco, Peru" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 at Lawrenceburg Indiana. $2.00 p

CUSCO / CUZCO. "CUZCO, Perú, 3,416 m.s.m. Cóndor en las Ruinas de Sacsahuaman" Unused continental post card, internal crease, little toning one back corner. $1.00 pb*

CUSCO / CUZCO. "Cuzco, Perú. Calle Yatun Ramiyoc." Unused chrome postcard, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.00 p

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CUSCO / CUZCO. "Llama con Pastores / Llama with Shepherds…" unused continental post card, with flag decorating the animal, one bent corner, fairly fresh. $2.00

CUSCO / CUZCO. "Machpicchu--Cusco" unused real photo postcard with 5 spots of album paste on the back. (2 different) $2.00 each

CUSCO / CUZCO. "No. 1.--Panorama de Machupijchu. Cuzco. Perú" real photo post card mailed to the United States, cancel date hard to read. $2.00

CUSCO / CUZCO. "PLAZA DE ARMAS DE CUZCO" Unused Plastichrome® postcard. $1.00 p

CUSCO / CUZCO. "RUINAS DE OLLANTAYTAMBO, CUZCO, PERU." post card mailed 1940, stamp removed causing thinned area on back, corner crease. $1.00 p

CUSCO / CUZCO. "TAMBOR SOLAR, ANTIGUO KORICANCHA. CUZCO, PERÚ" real photo postcard mailed to the United States, 2 stamps, minor corner & edge wear. $2.25 p

CUSCO / CUZCO. "Trono del Inca, Cuzco, Perú" unused black & white postcard with light green sky tint & red caption, printed in Germany circa 1910, Edicion propia de Max T. Vargas, numbered 188506 on back. The throne of the Inca is next to the ceremonial fortress of Sacsayhuamán, where the ruler presided over public spectacles & issued orders. A rare postcard that we could not find offered or exhibited elsewhere. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. pa(i)!

CUSCO / CUZCO. "VISTA PARCIAL DE LA FORTALEZA DE SACSAYHUAMAN, CUZCO, PERÚ" White-border era post card, corner crease, one edge badly worn, mailed to Minnesota, stamp removed, cancel ink shows in the front sky. $1.50 p

CUSCO / CUZCO. "WELCOME TO Machupichu / 1968" real photo multi-view postcard featuring a lady tourist, mailed to the United States, stamp removed, large ink smear on back. $3.00

HUAILAS. "'EL HUASCARAN' HUAILAS - PERU" Kodak real photo post card of a cross in the mountains, unused, number writing on front in LL, 2 small spots on back. The name of the granite mountain is sometimes seen accented as Huascarán. A wonderful image that is seldom seen or offered. $4.50 pcm

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HUANCAYO. "LLAMAS, MAIN STREET OF HUANCAYO ON THE PERUVIAN CENTRAL RY. / 10--LLAMAS, CALLE REAL, HUANCAYO, F. C. C. P." unused Commercialchrome postcard numbered 55986 on back. Hard to find: no offers or displays when we searched the Internet. $6.00 pa(l)mr(p) NEW / NOV / NY

IMPERIAL AIR (Perú). Continental color photograph of its Convair CV-580 (OB1535) on the ground, good focus & composition. Rare. $5.00 ap

IQUITOS. 100 Intis banknote used as a QSL card in 1992, fresh appearance. Unusual usage of money, undoubtedly in inflationary times! $2.00 (pn)

IQUITOS. "OA8DK 100 Intis banknote used as a Iquitos QSL card in 1992. Unusual. $2.00 pn

near LAGO TITICACA / LAKE TITICACA. "Inquisitive llamas watch / surveyors near Lake Titicaca" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed Jan 11 1962 from Millersburg Michigan (2 different hand cancels), good edges. $2.00 pa(l)

LANSA. Continental black & white photograph of its Nihon YS-11 (OB-R-893) ready to board near a terminal, good focus & composition. Rare. $5.00 ap

LIMA. "136 El Palacio Torre Tagle. Lima-Perú" unused chrome postcard with fresh appearance. $1.00 p

LIMA. "28 Plaza de Acho--Corrida de Toros--Lima, Perú / Foto. Avilés Hnos." showing a bullfight in progress, advertising signs readable--Nozawa, Nestlé, Penitenciaria el Locale, etc.; real photo multiview post card with 2 bullfighting scenes, neat writing on back. $7.50 p(l)b

LIMA. "39. Huacos - Museo Prado - Lima - Perú / Foto. Avilés Hnos." unused real photo tarjeta postal, long light mark in the message area, trivial corner wear detectable from the back. Seldom offered, seldom seen. $3.75 pm

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LIMA. "60. Monumento Bolognesi - Lima - Perú / Juan Baselli C. - Lima" prominently centered on a statue, unused Velox real photo postcard, small seller's handstamp on back, toning along bottom back edge includes heavy tape stain, slight oxidation, slight curl to paper. $4.00 ps*

LIMA. "76  PALACIO TORRE TAGLE--LIMA, PERU" showing the exterior in vertical format, unused real photo post card with good contrast & focus, light thumbprint on back. Currently it houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru. $2.50 p(l)

LIMA. "AVENIDA LEGUIA--LIMA--PERU" real photo postcard mailed 1939 to Ohio, small corner crease, corner wear, lightly toned back. $3.00 p

LIMA. "'Basilica' Lima Perú" unused real photo post card, corner crease, tiny spot on back. $2.25 pc(b)

 
LIMA. "COUNTRY CLUB -- LIMA - PERU / HALL PRINCIPAL  MAIN HALL" and "COUNTRY CLUB -- LIMA - PERU / LOS JARDINES  THE GARDEN" unused Kodak real photo postcards with excellent focus & contrast, slight curl to the paper, very light toning near the back edges. Both for $8.50 total. p

LIMA. "Fachada de la Catedral, Lima, Perú." unused circa-1910 postcard with divided back, back with light even toning, good edges. $3.25 pc(c)

LIMA. "Lima, Perú. / Eduardo Polack, Lima (Perú). No. 528" targeta postal on pebbled stock mailed circa 9 ABR 1906 to Belgium via Panama, minor corner weak, just a few speckles of cancel ink in the front sky. Clear arrival marking at Bruxelles 11 MAI 06. $6.00 p-ppb*

LIMA. "Lima - Perú. Palacio de Justicia / FOTO ILUM. DE UDO SCHACK" unused regular-size postcard in near-mint condition. $2.50 pc

LIMA. "LIMA, PERU. PASEO DE LA REPUBLICA" real photo postcard, much writing on back in English by a visitor. $2.50 p

LIMA. "Palacio de Gobierno  Lima Peru" real photo post card sent by airmail in 1948 from Lima to Mrs. Emma Nafzinger in Baltimore Maryland, stamp removed clumsily resulting in several detectable stress marks to the front glossy finish. $2.00 pc

LIMA. "LIMA (Perú). Palacio de la Exposicion" tarjeta postal mailed 9 ABR 06 to Belgium 'via Panama' with a pair of 2-centavos stamps tied, light album marks on back, clear arrival mark at Brussels 11 MAI 06. Nice! $10.00 pe-ppb

LIMA. "Lima, Perú. Plaza San Martin." including the Metro towards the left, other signage readable; unused chrome post card, fresh appearance, tiny upper corner bend. $1.00 p

LIMA. "LIMA. / Una comida / á la criolla." showing a Creole outdoor food stand, unused tarjeta postal from C. Sotomayor & Cia. Bodegones 390, No. 5, dep. 1914; some light toning in the bottom front border possibly from the printing process itself; soft corners all around. In Peru, Creollo is a social class of locally born people of demonstrable European ancestry. Hard to find! $8.00 pf

LIMA. "Museo de Arte Italiao" unused real photo postcard, showing the exterior, rough edges as issued. fresh appearance. $2.00 p

LIMA. "OA4AK" Lima Peru QSL post card mailed 1948 to Michigan, illegible postmark, playing card design showing 4 aces & a king. corner crease. $2.00 *. Another, same design, 4 tape remnants on back, small bottom corner crease. Shown. $1.75 pp

LIMA. "OA4-AXK" shortwave (28 MHZ) QSL card used 1990 by operator Ramiro Zamorano C., small corner bends. $1.25 p

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LIMA. "OA4BCZ" hand-colored continental shortwave (18 MHZ) QSL card used 1987 by operator Ingeborg Ziesak, clear Radio Club Peruano QSL Bureau backstamp in blue, small upper corner crease. Shown. $1.50 p. Same, but used 1988, no crease. $1.75 ph

LIMA. "OA4BCZ" shortwave (18 MHZ) QSL card used 1989 by operator Ingeborg Ziesak, amusing hand colored art on front, clear Radio Club Peruano QSL Bureau backstamp in blue, thin stock. $2.00 p

LIMA. "OA4CJ" QSL postcard used 1949, unmailed, bullfighting & vicuña design, lightly toned back, water stain at one corner. $1.75 (pba)

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LIMA. "OA4FM" shortwave (7 Mc) QSL card used 1961 by operator Rene Schmalz M., complete Radio Club Peruano backstamp in violet. $1.75 p

LIMA. "OA4FW" continental QSL with clever cartoon art related to the call sign (cuatro Fantasmas Whiskeros, 4 ghosts) & Radio Club Peruano logo, used 1993 by operator Jorge E. Salinas S., clear QSL bureau backstamp in blue, excellent condition. (2 available) $1.75 each pf

LIMA. "OA4HJ" QSL post card used 19 62, postage due in the United States, corner crease, minor edge wear. brownish paper. $1.00

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LIMA. "OA4IU" shortwave (10 MHz) QSL card used 1988 by operator Bernt Birgersson, QSL bureau backstamp in blue, excellent condtion. $1.75 p

LIMA. "OA4WM" Lima QSL card used 1991, pertinent information on back. $1.50 Plain back. $1.25

LIMA. "OA4ZV" shortwave (10.1 MHZ) QSL card with hobby-related cartoon art, used 1990 by operator Wilhelm Ziesak, backstamp of Radio Club Peruano QSL Bureau, excellent condition. $1.75 p. Same but minor wear to 2 corners & a little light toning on the back. Shown. $1.50 p.

LIMA. "Palacio Justicia  Lima  Perú." unused Kodak real photo postcard, slight curl to the paper, trivial corner wear. $3.75 pc

LIMA. "Panorama de Lima.--Perú" unused real photo post card, fresh appearance. $2.75 p

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LIMA. "Plaza de Toros Lima (Perú)  En Espectativa" showing 11 men & 2 horses arrayed against a wounded bull, color postcard with undivided back with brownish paper, TCV as a souvenir with 1901 stamp, faint album impressions at the corners, soft corners. Please click the hyperlink to view. $9.00 bp

LIMA. "Plaza de Toros Lima (Perú)  Una Cojida" showing a man trying to divert a bull who is kicking a matador, color post card with undivided back & brownish paper, TCV as a souvenir with 1901 stamp, faint album impressions at the corners, lightly toned back. $12.50 bp

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LIMA. "Procesiòn de Nuestra Señor de los Milagros, Lima" Unused post card, lightly toned back, much corner & edge wear. $7.50 p(l)pr

LIMA. Showiest part of the interior of the public library in Lima Peru, mailed February 1909. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 lpi

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LIMA. "SWIMMING POOL, TENNIS  COUNTRY CLUB LIMA - PERÚ  GOLF, HORSE-RIDING" unused Kraft postcard on thick stock, rubber band mark & some toning in the back address area. $3.75 pss(g)s(t)

LIMA. "Vendedora de leche, Lima (Perú)" showing a milk vendor on horseback, post card, small indentations at upper right corner, unused, light toning on back. $6.00 p(l)p(m)

MACHU PICHU. "By Machu Pichu, Peru" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Beach Haven New Jersey, long upper corner crease most easily seen from the back. $1.50 p

   
MACHU PICHU. "Machupicchu--Cusco // FOTO: MARTIN CHAMBI" unused real photo postcard, 6 small paste spots of back, good edges. Shown left. $1.50 pp(c) Same caption & description, but different view shown right. $1.50 pp(c)

MACHU PICHU. "Machu Pichu, Peru" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1959 at Peru Maine, slight curl to the paper, small corner crease. $1.75 p

MACHU PICHU. "No 1.--Panorama de Machupijchu. Cuzco. Perú." real photo postcard with excellent composition & contrast, mailed with S/.1.00 Peruvian stamp (cancel date hard to read) to Cleveland Ohio. $1.75 p

MACHU PICHU. "Peru" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 at Bluffton Ohio. $1.75 p

MACHU PICHU. "WELCOME TO / Machupijchu 1968" real photo of a tourist surrounded by a mutliview border supplied by the enterprising Foto Guerrerc in Cuzco, mailed in 1968 to Florida but stamp removed carefully, a lot of raindrop contact to the back but all the message & address still readable, tiny upper corner crease. Sender explains: 'This picture was taken as we left the airport yesterday for our hotel.' $1.25 pm

MADRE DE DIOS DEPARTMENT. "Indios piros (Perú)" including a few people in a small village along the river, unused monochromatic green tarjeta postal, phototyped in Zagreb Croatia & numbered 5572 on back. The name of this indigenous people is sometimes seen as Chontaquiro, Pirro, or Simirinche. Seldom seen & seldom offered. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. pi(p)

MADRE DE DIOS DEPARTMENT. "Perú Indies C******* del Madre de Dios" showing Amazonian Indians in a department of Southeastern Peru, some nude and some semi-nude, some with bows and arrows; unused post card, trivial wear at 2 corners. Image in horizontal format shows 3 adults & 3 children. The 3 males appear to hold blowpipes or spears. The caption has an epithet that is considered derogatory, so we refuse to use it here. $12.50 pna**

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MOLLENDO. "Mollendo -- Baños termales de 'La Aguadita'" showing a small thermal spa with clients & attendants; hand-colored carte postale with undivided back mailed 1906, small bottom corner crease, other corners with minor wear. Hard to find! Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. ps*

MOLLENDO. "MOLLENDO - Perú - Puente para los baños de la Playa" showing a bridge to the baths at the beach, sepia-tone post card, unused, trivial edge wear. $9.00 pb

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MOLLENDO. "Mollendo Perú--El Muelle y Bahia" unused postcard, short explanatory note on back. Interesting. $6.00 p

OLLANTAYTAMBO. "BAÑO DEL INCA, OLLANTAYTAMBO, PERÚ" showing the Incan baths, unused postcard from H. G. Rozas in Cuzco (No. 20), long bottom corner crease, ugly dark mark in the stamp box, minor corner wear. $1.50 pa(i)

OTUSCO. "136 Otusco--Ruinas Incaicas" Interesting & unused real photo post card, fairly fresh. $7.50 pa

PERENÉ. "Los Indios 'C*****' en el bajo Perené" postcard from Luis Sablich, numbered 1021 on back, unused. Included is a thatched shelter that is open on all sides, with some baskets hanging down. The grouping is a family of 7 C****s indigenous people or C***** -- standing man, seated woman with 5 children--all clothed, in Eastern Peru. The caption has an epithet that is considered derogatory, so we refuse to use it here. $6.50 pfi**

PERU (GENERALLY). "Münzenkarte und Handelsflagge. / ... Offizieller Wert ohne Berücksichtigung der Kursschwankungen. / Peru" unused Postkarte with deeply embossed images of 7 different coins circulating in Peru in 1904 (1/2 real through the 1 gold libra) & the Peruvian commercial flag; a few tiny spots from album toning, excellent condition overall. Interesting center table gives 7 different exchange rates for 4 of the coins, meant to help merchants with travelers. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 npf

PERÚ INTERNATIONAL. Continental-size photo showing its Lockheed L-749A-79-46 Constellation (OB-R-898) on the ground, good composition & contrast. Rare. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ap

PUNO. "C-2604 PUNO, Perú, 3870 m.s.m. / Vista general de la ciudad. / PUNO, Peru. 12,697 ft. / General view of the town." unused postcard with 1974 copyright by Swiss-Foto S.A., spotty toning along the upper back, good edges. $1.00 p

PUNO. "FOTO ILUM. DE UDO SCHACK / Feria en Puno, Lago Titicaca--Perú" depicting a Peruvian fair, unused postcard, fresh appearance. $3.00 cpp

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near TICACO. "Farmers wives line up / near Ticaco, Sothern(sic) Peru" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at West Peru Maine. $1.75 p

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TICLIO. "Ticlio (Perú) la Estación F. C. mds elevada del Mundo…" corner wear & rounding, The highest railroad station in the world. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 (ps)

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "693 - PERU / Detailie de una tela de la Cultura Paracas..." continental post card, writing on back dates to 1970. $1.00

     
UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "ARTE PERUANO ANTIGUO / Mochica" real photo museum postcard depicting ceramics of the Moche people (c. 100 - 800 AD), lightly toned back. (3 different, all shown). From a Pre-Columbian culture. $3.00 each. pmi

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "ARTE PERUANO ANTIGUO / Naska" unused real photo museum post card. From a Pre-Columbian culture. Nice! $3.00 pm

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "Island covered with / birds off Peruvian coast" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965 in US. $2.00 pb

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UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "OC8K" 50 Intis banknote used as a Peruvian QSL card in 1992. Unusual usage. $2.00 pn

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "Peru" showing a woman weaving outdoors, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 in US. $2.00 pw

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "Peru" showing a costumed man beating drum. well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1964 at Franklin North Carolina, a little light toning in the front borders. $1.75 pm

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "Peru" showing people in a street. well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 at Auburn Indiana. $1.50 p

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "Peruvian pupils in / a rural school" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 in US. $2.00 pe

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "Piqueros or Peruvian boobies" well-done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1965 in US. $2.00 pb

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. "OC8K" 50 Intis banknote used as a QSL card in 1992. Unusual! $2.00

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. Uncaptioned real photo of a vicuña, post card mailed 1978 to the United States, 2 stamps. $3.00

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION. Uncaptioned real photo postcards of a vicuña. Unused, circa 1978. $2.50 each. Please specify which background you prefer--lighter or darker. pa(v)

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