366. Auktion März 2018

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

1878/91, 19 entires including document with fiscal use; a good range of different rates and destinations including Peru, the U.S., France and England

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

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

1882/1900 (ca.), 31 entires and 2 cover fronts with many interesting frankings including 18 registered (some with "A.R.") and unusual destinations like Canada, Belgium and Hungary

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