Lot
383 
Peru, 1869 Lima, Peru to New York, N.Y. 1869 blue folded letter with "Lima 27 Dic 869" cds with a New York "STEAMSHIP 20" cents due hand-stamp alongside, manuscript "Per Steamer" in the upper left corner, two light file folds, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150.
The 20 cents due represents 10 cents per half ounce blanket steamship rate from 1-Jul-1864 through 30-Jun-1975. There is no indication this was prepaid to Panama, although this was a requirement. There is a similar cover illustrating the same lack of prepayment from the same Lanman & Kemp correspondence on page 120 of U.S. Incoming Steamship Mail, 1847-1875, 2nd Ed., Theron Wierenga.
Realized: $45