334 / September 2008

CHILE: 6 d. chestnut, tied by duplex cancel 'VALPARAISO AU 9 73' to entire letter to Maine with steam ship mark on front, good condition (SG-no.122)

EGYPT: 'B01' ALEXANDRIA, 3 clear strikes on 1862/64, 1 sh. green in horizontal strip of 4, the 4th stamp cancelled unclearly; the strip almost completely separated in the middle and reinforced by hinge, fine

POST OFFICE IN PERU: 1867, 5 A. pale rose, CE, plate 2, cancelled with "C36" ARICA barred tall oval in blue, slight tropical toning, otherwise fine. Very rare, a maximum of only 4 copies recorded with the blue 'C36' (all from plate 2), K.Louis BPP certificate

PORTO RICO: 'F85' on 1 d. rose-red in horizontal pair and 2 d. blue on cover front with adjacent 'MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO MY 81 75' (date error) to Porto Plata; horizontal crease through the pair, otherwise fine

URUGUAY: 'PAID AT MONTEVIDEO', crowned handstamp on letter sheet with reverse side 'MONTEVIDEO JY 5 1857' to Bilbao with front side inland tax '4.R.' in red, on reverse several transit marks including 'CANARIAS'; fine and scarce