5 c. red-brown on blued paper, vertical pair, together with 10 c. deep bright blue on yellowish paper, all with ample to mostly large margins, the pair with part of adjoining stamp at base, tied by bright red target cancels, crosswise applied on the pair, with adjacent red straight-line "COPIAPO" to lettersheet to Cordoba, Argentina, . The paper of the entire partly slightly weak in the folds, otherwise very fine and fresh. A beautiful and very rare letter. One of only two recorded covers with the complete first issue and one of very few recorded covers to Argentina with the First London Printing. Certificate Holcombe (1985). (Scott1+2)
Provenance: 49. Corinphila auction,(1963) Jean Dupont (Balasse, 1981) Provenance: Joseph Hackmey (236. Corinphila sale, 2019)
