Peru 1927 First Air Post Stamp with Overprint

Peru · 1927 · 50 Centavos

The stamp features a biplane flying over a landscape, with an oval portrait in the upper left. It is overprinted in black with 'Servicio Aéreo' and a stylized sailor, designating it for airmail use.

This stamp marks Peru's first air post issue, created by overprinting an existing stamp for the inaugural airmail flights between Lima and Iquitos in 1927.