366. Auktion März 2018

10 centavos orange, horizontal pair and single tied by cds. "VALPARAISO CERTIFICADO 15 MAY 96" to postal stationery envelope 20 centavos as registered cover to Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela; the envelope small tear at right and slight transportation marks

15 centavos greenish-grey (small defect at lower right), tied to postal stationery envelope 5 centavos violet as registered letter from Santiago 1898 via Valparaiso and London to Passoeroean on Isle of Java with transit and arrival marks; a very unusual destination

25 centavos and re-engraved 1 centavo and 2 centavos (2) tied to registered letter from "VALPARAISO 18.XII.99" via New York and San Francisco with transit register label to Syndey, New South Wales with transit and arrival marks; a fine cover with scarce destination

25 centavos orange-brown with 1900, 10 centavos violet and 1901, 5 centavos blue tied to triple rate registered envelope from "OSORNO 12 JUL (1902)" to Germany with arrival mark

50 centavos lilac, tied by Valparaiso cds. to larger size registered envelope endorsed "Via Magallanes" to Sydney, New South Wales with transit marks of New York and London; slight usual transportation marks, a scarce single franking

1 peso brown/black, tied by Santiago cds. to registered envelope to Paris with arrival mark of 12.7.1905; the stamp tiny nick at top, the cover with slight transportation marks and opened on 2 sides; a scarce single franking

1894, Re-drawn values 1 centavo green and 2 centavos carmine, each in block of 4 with different overprints "SPECIMEN", 2 centavos with additional punch holes, also both values in horizontal blocks of 10, unused (Especializado 36-37)

2 centavos carmine, sunken die proof mounted on larger presentation card

2 centavos carmine, sheet of 100 stamps, punched and gummed (few with gum disturbances), without "SPECIMEN", from the ABNC archives; one stamp missing corner, otherwise fine

1 centavo green in horizontal pair, tied to postal stationery envelope 10 centavos as registered printed matter from "VALPARAISO 1.VI.98" to Rosario with adjacent "VIA ANDES", transit and arrival marks on reverse, fine

1877/94, Unused and used collection on album pages with some specimen and multiples including used block of 20 of 10 centavos orange; a nice and interesting group

1900, Cabezones: The Bourne vignette die proof of the central design with indicated frame design on thick paper, dated "30/8/99"; one of two recorded such proofs, fine and rare

Master die proof without value tablets in black on thick paper with number in top margin (here little thinned); very scarce, only one other copy recorded

1900/01, Cabezones: Die proof 10 centavos type I in unissued colour light-brown, printed on India paper, fixed in carton frame (this slightly creased); very scarce (Selchi P39)

1900/01, Cabezones: Die proofs in black with manuscript numerals in the top margins, printed in India, all punched but still intact, thinnings at the top margin and 30 centavos here somewhat damages; a very scarce set

1 centavo, 2 centavos and 5 centavos orange, perforated composite proof in horizontal strip of 3 with margins on 3 sides, with overprint "WATERLOW & SONS LTD. SPECIMEN" and with small punch holes, ungummed; fine and scarce, also similar imperforated proof of 5 centavos mounted on paper

2 centavos type I, 6 copies tied to commercial cover from "OSORNO 24 ENE 901" to Singapore with arrival mark of April 14; a fine and scarce multiple franking to unusual destination

2 centavos in type II and 20 centavos in type I, tied to postal stationery card 1 centavos green as registered postcard with short text from "VALPARAISO 12.VI.90" to Germany with arrival mark on front, fine and scarce

5 centavos blue and 10 centavos violet, both in type I, tied by somewhat unclear cds. to registered envelope with acknowledgement of receipt from Santiago 1900 via New York and San Francisco (transit register label) to Auckland, New Zealand; some light creasing and on reverse usual marks where the receipt was taken off; a highly unusual destination (Especializado 41, 42)

1900/10, Columbus issues, collection of unused and used stamps and multiples on 18 exhibition pages, including unused and used multiples, 1905 issue (without 1 centavo) with "SPECIMEN" and one die proof

1901, 'Napoleones', Die proofs 1 centavo-50 centavos in issued colours on carton with ABN imprint; scarce and very attractive

Plate proofs, 10 values ex 1 centavo-10 centavos including 3 pairs, all on India, few with small faults

1 centavo-50 centavos in horizontal strips of 3 from the upper left sheet corner with handstamp "SPECIMEN" and punch holes, mounted on card

1902/07 (ca.), 31 covers and cards including interesting destinations like Algeria, Jawa, Madeira and Sweden, registered mail, pictural hotel envelope etc., all on exhibition pages

1904, Telegraph stamps with postal overprint: Paste-up proofs by Imprenta Barcelona without and with denomination, all together 19 items including 3 blocks of 4

1 centavos-12 centavos and stamps without denomination surcharge 2 centavos-10 centavos, all in both printings, tied to registered cover front from "OSORNO 11. OCT. 10" to Valdivia; top 3 values with faint crease, very scarce

3 centavos on 5 centavos, the overprint error, 2 blocks of 4, one with top right stamp with variety 'A without bar', the other one with shifted overprint and one stamp with variety "CORRCOS", both large parts o.g., very fine

3 centavos on 5 centavos, tied by cds. "SANTIAGO 13.VIII.904" to commercial local cover; the stamp with some missing perfs and cover lightly folded; a very scarce franking Provenance: Gerhard Blank (1991)

12 centavos on 5 centavos with colourful additional franking, used on opened out registered envelope from "VALDIVIA 20 JUL. 1908" via Santiago, New York, Seattle (transit register label) and Shanghai (Chinese PO) to Tsingtau with arrival mark of the German post of 21.9.; slight age and transportation marks, still attractive and scarce

1904/09, Columbus issue 1 centavo, die proof in black on carton, mounted on sunken card, very fine

1910, Independence 1 centavo-10 pesos unused including additional 2 pesos in block of 4 and marginal pair 5 centavos with plate number

1910, Independence 1 centavo, 3 centavos and 15 centavos and (on reverse and originally uncancelled) 1 centavo and 10 centavos on large size registered cover from "VALDIVIA 9 FEB. 13" to Zavidovic with arrival and censor marks tying the stamps on reverse; interesting cover during the first Balkan war

1910, Independence issue 5 centavos, plate proof of the frame only in vertical pair on carton, very fine

12 centavos, die proofs of the center only and entire stamp, the first on sunken card, the second on India fixed on sunken card, very fine

2 peso tied by cds. "VALPARAISO 20 ENE 11" to not quite complete wrapper endorsed "Certificado impresos" to France, showing on reverse violet cachet of Vina del Mar Sugar Refinery; a remarkable and rare single franking

1911/13, Presidents, McDonald die proofs 1 centavo, 2 centavos, 4 centavos, 5 centavos, 15 centavos and 1 peso on carton paper, cut to shape; fine and scarce