PERU
Stamps inscribed 'Peru', 'Perù', 'Perv', 'Correos del Peru', 'Correos del Perù', or 'República Peruana'.
1857 ->
From 1857: 1 Escudo = 16 Reales
From 1863: 1 Sol (PES) = 100 Centavos [= 10 Reales
From 1985: 1 Inti (PEI) = 100 Céntimos [=PES 1000]
From 1991: 1 Nuevo Sol (PEN) = 100 Céntimos [=PEI 1,000,000]
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Issue Item code Item type Face valueRemarks SC 1 July 1938 - Definitives Stamps from this set is also listed under Mythic Cats Specimen (punched) PE19380701 ST 0_04 Stamp 0.04 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Vessel with Jaguar Decorations
Reddish brown
Perf. 13
Printer's inscription: "Waterlow and Sons Limited, Londres"
MI 388PE19380701 IMP 0_04 Imperforate stamp 0.04 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Vessel with Jaguar Decorations
Printer's inscription: "Waterlow and Sons Limited, Londres"
MI Unlisted1946 - Definitives (reprints) PE19460000 ST 0_04 Stamp 0.04 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Vessel with Jaguar Decorations
Brown-orange
Perf. 12½
Printer's inscription: "Columbian Bank Note Co"
MI 4391949 - Definitives (reprints) If you have a scan of this item, please share. PE19490000 ST 0_04 Stamp 0.04 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Vessel with Jaguar Decorations
Chocolate
Perf. 13
Printer's inscription: "Waterlow and Sons Limited, Londres"
MI 46929 December 1967 - 50th Anniversary of Lions International PE19671229 ST 1_60 Stamp 1.60 Lions Club Logo
MI 688M 16 August 1968 - Peruvian Gold PE19680816 ST 1_90 Stamp 1.90 Puma
Wild Cat Art
Gold pendant from the Mochica Culture
MI 694PE19680816 ST 5_60 Stamp 5.60 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Gold pendant from the Mochica Culture
MI 69823 February 1970 - Artifacts of the Vicus Culture PE19700223 ST 2_50 Stamp 2.50 Jaguar
(Michel says Puma, but the spots are clear)
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Pitcher
MI 751PE19700223 ST 5_50 Stamp 5.50 Puma
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Flask
MI 75418 December 1971 - Christmas PE19711218 ST 2_50 Stamp 2.50 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Three Kings
Stone sculpture from Huamanga province
MI 84119 March 1973 - Antiques PE19730319 ST 8_00 Stamp 8.00 Puma
Wild Cat Art
Gold Flayed Puma
MI 903BEB
(IL2)9 July 1980 - Rafael Larco Herrera Archaeological Museum in Lima PE19800709 ST 35_00 Stamp 35.00 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Chimu Cult Cup with Jaguar Base, Chimu culture (1000-1470)
MI 1174IL3 6 May 1981 - Definitives: Pre-Columbian Cultures PE19810506 ST 140 Stamp 140 Puma
Wild Cat Art
Puma Head Sculpture Chavin culture, (900-200 BC)
MI 1191PE19810506 FDC 140 First day cover 140 Puma (on stamp and in cachet)
Wild Cat Art
Puma Head Sculpture Chavin culture, (900-200 BC)
Official FDC with
PE19810506 ST 1404 October 1985 - Artifacts of the Wari Culture PE19851004 ST 500 1 Stamp 500 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Jaguar Pitcher, (500-900)
Standing Jaguar
MI 1304PE19851004 ST 500 2 Stamp 500 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Jaguar Pitcher, (500-900)
Sitting Jaguar
MI 130515 and 22 December 1988 - Artifacts of the Chavin Culture Overprints on un-issued stamps
PE19881215 ST 40 Stamp 40
(on 100)Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Vessel with Jaguar Decorations
Red overprint
MI 1388PE19881222 ST 80 Stamp 80
(on 10)Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Vessel with Jaguar Decorations
Black overprint
MI 138918 May 1995 - Fauna PE19950518 ST 1_80 Stamp 1.80 Jaguar
MI 154518 August 1997 - Definitives: Ceramics of the Moche Culture PE19970818 ST 1_50 Stamp 1.50 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Jaguar Pitcher (100-800)
Orange brown
MI 159019 June 1998 : Definitives: Ceramics of the Moche Culture PE19980619 ST 1_50 Stamp 1.50 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Jaguar Pitcher (100-800)
Greyish blue
MI 163216 February 1999 - Definitives: Ceramics of the Moche Culture PE19990216 ST 1_00 Stamp 1.50 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Jaguar Pitcher (100-800)
Dark carmine
MI 166623 April 1999 - Fauna of the Manu National Park PE19990423 ST 5_00 Stamp 5.00 Puma
MI 1675PE19990423 ST 10_00 Stamp 10.00 Jaguar
Stamp from MS
PE19990423 MS 10_00
MI 1675PE19990423 MS 10_00 Miniature sheet 10.00 Jaguar
Single-stamp MS with
PE19990423 ST 10_00
MI B152005 40th Anniversary of the "Parque de las Leyendas" (Park of Legends) PE20050114 ST 5_00 2 Stamp 5.00 Puma
MI 19932005 115th Death Anniversary of Antonio Raimondi PE20050418 ST 1_80 Stamp 1.80 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Jaguar Head Sculpture, Chavin Culture (900-200 BC)
MI 20202006 125th Birth Anniversary of Julio C. Tello (in 2005) PE20060126 ST 5_00 Stamp 5.00 Jaguar
Wild Cat Art
Ceramic Vessel with Jaguar Decorations from the Chavin Culture (900-200 BC)
MI 20572007 Pre-Columbian Cultures PE20070521 ST 6_00 1 Stamp 6.00 Unspecified species
Jug in the form of a feline
MI 21742007 Endangered Species PE20070730 ST 3_00 1 Stamp 3.00 Stamp Marked Gato Montés (Oncifelis Colocolo / Pampas Cat), but the picture is really of an Andean mountain Cat
MI 2201PE20070730 MS 18_00 Miniature Sheet 18.00 Stamp Marked Gato Montés (Oncifelis Colocolo / Pampas Cat), but the picture is really of an Andean mountain Cat
MS with 4 stamps of the series in a se-tenant block of four in a composite design
MI 2201-22042009 Year of the Ox PE20090408 ST 2_50 1 Stamp 2.50 Tiger
Year of the Tiger
Ox in circle of zodiac animals
MI 2373PE20090408 ST 2_50 2 Stamp 2.50 Tiger
Year of the Tiger
Chinese sign for Ox in circle of zodiac animals
MI 23742010 Year of the Tiger PE20100915 ST 0_20 1 Stamp 0.20 Tiger
Stylized Tiger (front part)
Year of the Tiger
MI ???PE20100915 ST 0_20 2 Stamp 0.20 Tiger
Stylized Tiger (whole tiger)
Year of the Tiger
MI ???PE20100915 FDC 0_40 First Day Cover 0.40 Tiger
Stylized Tiger (on stamps, cachet and postmark)
Year of the Tiger
Official FDC with both stamps in setPE20100915 FDP 15001 First Day Postmark - Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger5 July 2011 - Year of the Rabbit PE20110705 ST 5_50 1 Stamp 5.50 Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
Main motif: Rabbit
MI 2520PE20110705 ST 5_50 2 Stamp 5.50 Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
Main motif: Chinese sign for rabbit
MI 252115 August 2013 - Year of the Dragon PE20130815 ST 6_00 1 Stamp 6.00 Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MI 26183 November 2014 - Fauna of Peru PE20141103 ST 11_00 1 Stamp 11.00 Jaguar
Panther/Black Jaguar
Stamp from
PE20141103 MS 44_00
MI 2699PE20141103 ST 11_00 4 Stamp 11.00 Andean Mountain Cat
Stamp from
PE20141103 MS 44_00
MI 2702PE20141103 MS 44_00 Miniature Sheet 44.00 Jaguar (on one stamp and selvedge)
Panther/Black Jaguar
Andean Mountain Cat (on one stamp)
4-stamp MS with
PE20141103 ST 11_00 1
PE20141103 ST 11_00 4
and 2 other stamps
MI B92PE20141103 FDP 15001 First Day Postmark - Jaguar
"Fauna del Perù - Serpos S.A., Perù"
No town specified
3 November 2014PE20141103 MISC FLY Flyer - Jaguar
Panther/Black Jaguar
Andean Mountain Cat
Philatelic Flyer with information on the issue5 December 2014 - Year of the Snake and Year of the Horse PE20141205 ST 6_50 1 Stamp 6.50 Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
Main motif: Year of the Snake
MI 2720PE20141205 ST 6_50 2 Stamp 6.50 Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
Main motif: Year of the Horse
MI 2721PE20141205 MISC FLY Flyer - Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
Philatelic Flyer with information on the issue27 January 2017 - Year of the Ram PE20170127 ST 6_50 1 Stamp 6.50 Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MI 276827 January 2017 - Year of the Monkey PE20170127 ST 6_50 4 Stamp 6.50 Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MI 277115 January 2015 - 40th Latin American and Caribbean Lions Forum PE20110115 ST 7_80 Stamp 7.80 Lion
Lions Club Emblem
MI 2496PE20110115 FDC 7_80 First day cover 7.80 Lion (on stamp and in cachet)
Lions Club Emblem
Official FDC with
PE20110115 ST 7_809 February 2018 - Year of the Rooster PE20180209 ST 10_00 1 Stamp 10.00 Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MI 283022 February 2019 - Year of the Dog PE20190222 ST 6_00 1 Stamp 6.00 Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MI 28716 September 2021 - 2020 Year of the Rat PE20210906 ST 7_60 Stamp 7.60 Tiger
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
Stamp from
PE20210906 MS 7_60
MI ???PE20210906 MS 7_60 Miniature sheet 7.60 Tiger (on stamp)
Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
Single-stamp MS with
PE20210906 ST 7_60
MI ???List compiled by Geir Arveng, with additional information from Marci Jarvis, Shaun Stevens, Mary Ann Brown and Greg
Balagian.
Latest update: 9 June, 2024