366. Auktion März 2018

5 centavos reddish-brown, slightly touched at upper right, otherwise wide margins with part of adjoining stamp at lower left, tied by 6-bar target to entire letter from "SANTIAGO 13 AGTO 54" to Valparaiso; a fine and scarce franking, certificate Maier BPP (2018)

1855, 2nd London printing 5 centavos brown-red on bluish with 1856, 10 centavos blue, both with full to mostly large margins, tied by 6-bar target to entire letter from "SANTIAGO 30 ABRIL 57" to Copiapo, endorsed "Por Vapor"; the franking pays 10 centavos letter fee to ½ ounce plus 5 centavos postal carriage (cabotaje); a very fine and scarce letter, certificate Moorhouse (2007) (Especializado 7, 8)

5 centavos brown-red on bluish in horizontal strip of 3, just touched at upper right, otherwise clear to large margins with parts of 4 neighbour stamps, used with 3 strikes of six-bar target to entire letter with adjacent straight line "FREIRINA" 1857 to Valparaiso; the right stamp tiny scissors' cut just touching the design, otherwise a very fine letter, certificate Maier BPP (2018) Provenance: 233. Köhler auction (1981)

5 centavos red-brown on bluish, block of 4, slightly touched at right, otherwise ample to large margins with vertical pair, slightly touched at bottom, otherwise ample to large margins with small scissors' cut in the lower margin of stamp, all tied by 6-bars target to lettersheet with adjacent red "SANTIAGO 18 DBRE 57" to Valparaiso; an attractive and scarce franking, certificate Maier BPP (2008) (Especializado 7)

1861/62, Last London printing 10 centavos blue, block of 4 with large margins and part of 2 neighbour stamps at right, used with "CANCELLED" marking, very fine, opinion Maier BPP (Especializado 11)

1866/67, Last printing 5 centavos rose-red, tied by star cancel to cover with original contents with adjacent clear "ADMINISTRACION P. DE CORREOS VALPARAISO 10 FEBR. 68" to Santiago; on reverse somewhat roughly opened and part of backflap missing, fine and scarce handstamp

1866/67, Last printing 5 centavos red, just cut-into at top, otherwise clear to large margins, tied to cover with adjacent "TALCA 15 DUC, 66" to envelope to Paris with accountancy mark "GB 1F 90c", taxed in France with "12" decimes; a fine cover, the stamp only paying the coastal shipping charge, certificate Maier BPP (2018) (Especializado 13)

1853/67, Collection of unused and used stamps with several pieces and multiples, including first London printing 5 centavos (8) and 10 centavos (4), Desmadryl 5 centavos (13), 5 centavos siena (7 including unused copy) etc., a very nice and interesting collection on exhibition pages

1854/67, 36 covers and letters including many interesting items like burnt-siena on cover from Talca to Santiago, several multiple frankings, bisects and many covers from smaller cities with adjacent straight line markings including San Bernando, Molina Melitilla and Rancacua on 23 exhibition pages; a very nice and interesting collection

Stamps used fiscally: Collection on 3 exhibition pages with 2 documents and 17 stamps including strip of 4

HAHN reprints: Collection on 4 exhibition pages with a total of 76 stamps including 2 overprint strips of 3, 6 blocks of 4 in different colours, block of 6 and block of 25; a fine and interesting group

1867, American Bank Note issue, composite die proof of 1 c. and 5 c. printed in black on sunken card; dies numbers 323A and 323B, very fine and rare Provenance: Dr. Siebel (332. Köhler-Auktion 2008)

1 centavo-20 centavos, the complete set as imperforated plate proofs in issued colours on India paper, very fine

Imperforated plate proofs on card of 1 centavo (2), 5 centavos (3), 10 centavos (2) and 20 centavos (2)

20 centavos, perforated colour proofs in black, olive-green (2 clipped perfs) and blue on blue paper, fine and scarce

1 centavo with cork cancel and tied by clear red "VALPARAISO 5 DEC. 75" to local printed matter wrapper, fine and scarce, signed Todd AIEP

1 centavo orange and horizontal pair 2 centavos black, tied to envelope endorsed "Por vapor" from "CARRIZAL-ALTO 28 ENERO 76" to Coquimbo; the envelope somewhat roughly opened with small tear on front and small parts of back flap missing, still a fine and scarce franking

2 centavos black, tied by cork cancel to formular card with adjacent red "VALPARAISO 22 JUN. 72" to Santiago, very fine

2 centavos black in horizontal pair, tied by cork cancel to double rate lettersheet with adjacent "QUILLOTA 20 SET. 76" to La Calera; a fine and rare multiple franking of this stamp, signed Todd AIEP

2 centavos black, 3 copies with cork cancel and adjacent red "VALPARAISO 28 MZO 74" on mourning cover to Santiago, overfranked by 1 centavo; an attractive and scarce franking

5 centavos red tied by cork cancel to lettersheet with adjacent red "SALAMANCA/EST." to Santiago, fine

5 centavos red with cork cancel and tied by black "LINDEROS/EST." to small envelope to Valparaiso; small part of backflap missing, otherwise very fine

5 centavos, 2 copies, tied by cork cancel to lettersheet from Valparaiso 1868 without dispatch mark to Arequipa, Peru with arrival mark of October 23; a fine cover to abroad

5 centavos red, 4 horizontal pairs, tied by cork cancel to overweight lettersheet from Santiago 1868 to Valparaiso; one sideflap missing and some minor age wear; an attractive and scarce multiple franking

5 centavos and 10 centavos blue, tied to lettersheet endorsed "p. Vap. 'Peru'" from "CONCEPCION 8 FEB. 73" to Valparaiso; the rate paid a letter under ½ ounce plus 5 centavos coastal shipping fee

20 centavos green and 5 centavos red (small perforation faults) tied by experimental duplex "VALPARAISO MAY 2" (used between October 1876 and February 1878) to cover endorsed "Via Panama y Hamburg" to Germany, franked according to the postal treaty with Germany effective from January 1st 1875; only a few of these treaty mail covers have been recorded

1 centavo-20 centavos, unused group of total 45 stamps, most with part original gum including blocks of 9 of 1 centavo and 2 centavos

1 centavo-20 centavos, group of used stamps including 41 with different postmarks with 1 centavo (11) and 2 centavos (5), also some fiscal usages and a set of Spiro forgeries; a nice group

1868/77, 18 entires and fronts with interesting items, inlcuding front to Italy with Italian postage due, covers to England, Peru, Argentina etc., most on exhibition pages

Fiscal use: 4 documents with different frankings ex 1-20 centavos including colour franking and single use of 20 centavos

10 centavos blue, block of 80, fiscally used with pen cancellation stuck on paper; few stamps with marginal faults, a fine and scarce multiple

1 centavo, die proof in black on sunken card, small damage in the outer margin only (Selchi P16)

2 centavos, die proof in bright orange on sunken card, very fine (Selchi P16)

5 centavos deep carmine-lake, die proof on sunken card, very fine (Selchi P16)

10 centavos blue, die proof on sunken card, very fine (Selchi P16)

20 centavos green, die proof on sunken card, very fine (Selchi P16)