Peru Puno 25 Centavos Provisional Issue

Peru · 1883 · 25c

The stamp features a portrait, likely of a national figure, with 'PERU' and '25 CENTAVOS' inscribed. It bears a prominent diagonal overprint of 'PUNO' in black ink.

This is a provisional local issue from Puno, Peru, created during the War of the Pacific (1879-1884) when central postal services were disrupted. It is an overprint on an earlier provisional stamp from Arequipa, indicating a complex history of local postal administration during wartime.