Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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PERU. Republica del Peru. 500 Soles, 1879. P-10. PMG Very Fine 20.
Printed by ABNC. No. C00434. The highest denomination for the 1879 series, and offered here in fully-issued form. Found on the reverse is a highly detailed depiction (originally painted by Luis Montero in 1867) of the Funeral of Atahualpa in Cajamarca, which took place on August 29th, 1533. This is just one of six examples available to collectors in a PMG holder. PMG comments "Rust, Ink, Pinholes." Also included is a postcard dated August 2nd, 1913 addressed from Lima, Peru to Havana, Cuba.
Estimate: $2000 - $3000
Printed by ABNC. No. C00434. The highest denomination for the 1879 series, and offered here in fully-issued form. Found on the reverse is a highly detailed depiction (originally painted by Luis Montero in 1867) of the Funeral of Atahualpa in Cajamarca, which took place on August 29th, 1533. This is just one of six examples available to collectors in a PMG holder. PMG comments "Rust, Ink, Pinholes." Also included is a postcard dated August 2nd, 1913 addressed from Lima, Peru to Havana, Cuba.
Estimate: $2000 - $3000