366. Auktion März 2018

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, 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

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)

1877, Rouletted banknote issue 1 centavo-20 centavos, imperforated plate proofs in issued colours, some minor thins, still fine and scarce (Selchi P17)

1 centavo grey, tied by cds. "TALCA 1 ENERO 83" to printed matter lettersheet to Valparaiso, very fine

1 centavo grey in horizontal strip of 5, tied by "PENGO / EST." estafeta cancellation to entire letter to Concepcion; slightly weak in the folds, otherwise fine, a scarce franking

1 centavo grey and 2 centavos orange, tied by cds. "RENGO 25 FEB. 79" to lettersheet with large part of text to Viña del mar; a fine and scarce franking of this issue

1 centavo grey, 5 copies including 2 with imprint, tied by clear cds. "CAUQUENES 13 SET 1881" to front and reverse of postal stationery envelope 5 centavos via France to Constantinople with transit and arrival marks; one stamp applied with marginal tear, otherwise very fine and attractive

2 centavos orange, tied by clear "COPIAPO 18 FEB. 79" to yellow cover to Lomas Bayas; fine intra-departmental letter rate

5 centavos carmine, horizontal pair with part of imprint, used with cork cancel and tied by violet crayon to envelope with adjacent violet "SANTIAGO 5 JUN. 78" to Italy with frontside "PANAMA / 28 JU 1873 / TRANSIT" and red octagonal "PANAMA PAQ. FR. A No 2"; in Italy the cover was taxed and postage due stamps with a total of 70 centesimi applied; small part of envelope missing at top due to opening and some minor creasing; an attractive and scarce cover

10 centavos greenish-blue, 3 copies tied by cds. "VALPARAISO 28 JUN. 81" to registered envelope with small register label to Paris with transit and arrival marks; small opening faults, otherwise fine

20 centavos green and 2 copies 1 centavo grey, tied by cds. "VALPARAISO 15 JUN 81" to double rate cover endorsed "Via Panama" to Genova, Italy with arrival mark; the cover is correctly franked with 20 centavos double foreign letter fee plus 2 centavos Panama transit, fine and scarce

20 centavos green with imprint at top (applied with damaged corner) and 5 centavos carmine, tied by cds. "VALPARAISO 12 OCT. 78" to yellow envelope to Lüneburg in Germany, endorsed "pr vapor Lima" (vessel of PSMC); a very scarce cover according to the Chile-German convention effective on January 1st 1875

20 centavos green in horizontal pair with 1878, 2 centavos rose in vertical pair, tied by cds. "SANTIAGO 4 AGTO 82" to quadruple rate cover "VIA DE PANAMA" to Paris with frontside "PANAMA-UNION PAQ. F.A. No 2"; the franking included 4 centavos Panama transit fee; one 20 centavos minor creasing, still fine and scarce

20 centavos green, marginal copy with part of imprint, with 1883/99, 5 centavos blue on registered letter sheet from "VALPARAISO 21 JUL 86" to Arequipa, Peru with advice of receipt, fine

10 centavos blue tied by clear cds. "SANTIAGO 2 MZO 85" to postal stationery envelope 5 centavos lilac as registered matter with boxed "CERTIFICADA" to Valparaiso with transit and arrival marks; on reverse little roughly opened, otherwise fine

50 centavos, die proof in black on sunken card, very fine

50 centavos mauve, imperforated plate proof in issued colour, block of 4 with parts of imprints at top and left on India paper; some faint thinnings, still fine, a scarce block (Selchi 24)

1880/99, 2nd rouletted issue 1 centavo-30 centavos and 1 peso, 10 values as imperforated plate proofs in issued colours on India (only 30 centavos on carton); 5 centavos carmine small marginal thin and 20 centavos with creased corner, otherwise fine, a scarce set (Especializado 25-33, 35)

1 centavo green, sunken die proof with file number 25277, mounted on larger presentation card (Selchi P20)

10 centavos, plate proof in blue (unissued in this colour) on India paper, marginal block of 8, fine and scarce

10 centavos orange and 20 centavos grey-black as composite die proof on India paper, fixed on sunken card, very fine and scarce

5 centavos blue in horizontal pair tied to postal stationery envelope 10 centavos as registered letter from "VALPARAISO 19 JUL 97" via London to Kirkee, India and re-directed to Bombay with several transit and arrival marks; some light toning, otherwise fine, a scarce destination

5 centavos blue, 6 copies tied to front and reverse of registered envelope from "PORTO COQUIMBO 23 OCT. 96" to Valparaiso, addressed to the Swedish geologist and polar explorer Otto Nordenskjöld, who led mineralogical expeditions in Patagonia in the 1890's; minor transportation marks

10 centavos orange, 2 copies tied by cds. "VALPARAISO Cerpf. EXP. 29.VIII.93" to postal stationery envelope 5 centavos violet as registered cover with adjacent "VALPARAISO A.R." to Lima, Peru; slight transportation marks, still fine and scarce