Peru Arequipa 1885 5 Centavos

Peru · 1885 · 5 Centavos

A 5 Centavos stamp from Arequipa, Peru, featuring the denomination and country name within a rectangular frame, without overprint.

Issued by the local postal administration of Arequipa, Peru, around the time of the War of the Pacific, when central government postal services were disrupted, leading to regional provisional issues.