Huancayo Tourist Hotel with UPU Overprint

Peru · 1951 · S/. 1.00

The stamp features an illustration of the Huancayo Tourist Hotel, overprinted in black with 'U.P.U. 1874-1949'.

This stamp commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), an international organization that coordinates postal policies. The base stamp, depicting a tourist hotel, was previously unissued before this commemorative overprint.