1854, Desmadryl 5 c. red brown, horizontal strip of eight, slightly cut into at left, otherwise full to large margins, neatly tied by target handstamp to entire sealed letter with adjacent red "SANTIAGO 26 ABRIL 55" to right parties or. The entire with usual falls, the strip in extremely fine condition. A very attractive letter of greatest rarity; the largest strip recorded on cover in the classic period. Signed W Balasse, Certificate Philatelic Foundation (1997) (Scott 3)
Jean Dupont (Balasse 1981) ‘Islander' (Corinphila 1996)
