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Peru Milenar, Machu Picchu
Check the earlier series (20210027+) for other cards like this, once part of a linked set. With a perforated bottom edge, this unused card was the first in that link. Grade: 1
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Cusco, Colorful Sunday Market
Mailed to Brazil in 1976 using a postage meter, the card dates from 1975. Authentic view! Grade: 2
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Cusco, Pisac Market scene
Unused Corbacho card 0058 from 1975, highly aged. Grade: 3
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Cusco, Caravan of llamas
Unused Corbacho card 0100, noticeably aged. It has perforated upper and lower edges, so it had once been part of a set. Not now, though. Grade: 2
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Lima, Plaza de la Inquisicion
An old, unused, and heavily aged card with serrated edges. Wikipedia tells us that “The Plaza Bolivar is also known as the Plaza of Congress or Plaza of the Inquisition as it is surrounded by the Legislative Palace which is the seat of the Congress of Peru, and the site of the former Tribunal of the Inquisition.” Grade: 3
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Lima-Sheraton Hotel
Unused, official card from the hotel, which is now called Sheraton Lima Hotel & Convention Center and gets good online reviews. The card has aged quite a bit, and has captions in Spanish and English. Grade: 2
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Balneario de Ancon
In 1966, someone wrote a long message that covers the back of the card, which therefore was not postally mailed. Grade: 4
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Puno, General view of the town
Another unused, heavily aged Faucett Airlines card C-2604 from Swiss Foto. It’s from 1974, and tells us the town is 12,697 ft. (3870 m) altitude. Grade: 3-
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Cusco, Most Typical Cusco Street
Unused, heavily aged 1977 (?) Corbacho card A 68. Grade: 3
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Cuzco, Condor in the Ruins of Sacsahuaman
Even though this unused Swiss Foto card C-1439, sponsored by Faucett Airlines, is noticeably aged on the reverse, you’ll be hard put to find a more striking condor postcard. At least we think so. Grade: 3
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Cuzco, Church of Our Lady of Mercy
Unused Swiss Foto card C-1406, dated 1970 and sponsored by Faucett Airlines. Notably aged around the reverse edges. The church was built in 1675. Grade: 2
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Cuzco, San Blas Pulpit
Unused, older Arte Rep card 588 of this 17th-century structure. Grade: 1
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Cusco, old Inca alleys
Unused, 1975(?) Corbacho card 0012 with Spanish and English captions: “One can see the combination of old inca alleys supporting on their foundations the colonial buildings”. Grade: 3
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Cuzco, The wall of Inca Roca’s Palace in Hatun Rumiyac Street
Unused, heavily aged Swiss Foto card C-1481 from 1977, sponsored by Faucett Airlines. We think our entry 20210070 is the same location, but captioned differently from what we used in our header. Grade: 3
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Chinchero, Women
Unused, older Arte Rep card 529, serrated edges. Reverse is stained. Grade: 3
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Cusco, Inca Mummy
Unused, aged Corbacho card 0059 from 1976. Grade: 3
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Arequipa, multiple views
Older Arte Rep card 510, with a long Spanish caption identifying things, and a bit of English added as an afterthought. Not postally used, but with a person’s name written into the address area. Serrated edges. Grade: 4
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Cuzco Region – Native Women
Aging Arte Rep card 560, mailed in 1971 using a postage meter. Grade: 3
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Region del Cuzco – Market
Unused, heavily aged Arte Rep card 509 dated 1965, serrated edges. Grade: 3
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Cajamarca, Cathedral’s Door
Unused, highly aged Arte Rep card 587, serrated edges. Grade: 3
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Huancavelica, Famous Mercury Mining Center
As of 2007, 40,000 persons still lived there, proving it is technically possible to co-exist with mercury. This card was published by Hotel Crillon in Lima, and in 1976 was not postally used but has a message in Portuguese on the back. Grade: 4
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Ausangate
More from Wikipedia: “Ausangate or Auzangate is a mountain of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. With an elevation of 6,384 metres it is situated around 100 kilometres southeast of Cusco…” and we thank them for that. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Cuzco, Candidez de una nina Q’ero
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Nina Campesina
So winsome! Unused card from Cusco. Grade: 1
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Lima, Costa Verde, Miraflores
Unused though with someone’s name and address rubber-stamped on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Lima, two panoramic views
The front of this card has faded. As for the back, considering the card was made in 1988 or later, it has aged terribly. As well, it has someone’s name and address rubber-stamped on. Grade 4-
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Iquitos, Belen District – Sunset
Unused card with minor foxing (age staining) on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Cusco, aerial view
Your chance for an unused “value” card, but it’s in poor condition, and with a name and address rubber-stamped onto the heavily stained reverse. Grade: 4-
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Cuzco, native mayor
Mailed, we believe, in 1964, with stamp and parts of two postmarks. Aged but robust. Grade: 2
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Cajamarca, Market scene
Mailed in 1984 using a large red postage meter — and a normal postmark over that. Grade: 1
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Cusco, Typical Indian Costume
Unused Corbacho card from the 1980s. Grade: 1