334 / September 2008

10 c. blue and 20 c. green, tied to 1862 outer letter sheet to Tacna, Peru, endorsed 'p. Vapor' cancelled in black, Valparaiso July 17 cds. in red alongside; a fine and scarce 30 centavos franking, signed Holcombe (Scott-no.12,13)

20 c. green on 1866 cover to Valparaiso, tied by 'CANCELLED' obliterators, red Santiago Oct.23 dispatch cds. alongside; a scarce stamp on letter (Scott-no.13)

Hahn reprints: 20 c., selection with blocks of four (5) in yellow, green, red and black with or without wm impressions; including one marginal block printed by lithography; single examples (3) in a variety of colours and shades; a fres and fine lot

1865/66, Last Santiago printing: 5 c. dull rose, clear to good margins, tied by "Estrella" to folded letter to Santiago, Valparaiso cds in red alongside, horizontal filing fold, certificate RPSL (Scott-Nr. 14)

1867, American Banknote Co., Composite Die Proof of completed design for 1 c. and 5 c. values printed in black on sunken card, numbers 323A and 223B; extremely fine and rare proof

1878, Columbus 50 c. lilac, 1st printing, imprint marginal block of four, large part o.g., lower pair unmounted; a rare block (Scott-no.34)

1915, 'Presidents', proof for proposed 'Balmaceda' 4 c. value, two imperforated examples in pale rose and in sage-green (unfinished and without lines round figures of value) and a perforated example printed in brown (unissued); a scarce and attractive trio, the Balmaceda head-plate being used for the issued 5 peso value, Huber certificate

1919, Airmail Figueroa 5 p. brownish black, block of 4; extremely rare multiple, only 800 stamps printed (see Selchi page 69)

1919, "Figueroa" 5 p. brownish black, block of 4, gum little unfresh, extremely rare multiple, only 800 stamps printed

1927, Testart 40 c.-2 p., very fine mint with o.g. (Scott-no.C1-C5; 2000,-)

40 c.-2 p. on cover to Santiago, used with additional definitive 1 p. and 2 p., cancelled by Valparaiso (Feb 27) cds., also a second cover with rare usage of the Testart 2 peso value in a horizontal strip of three, again used with definitive 1 p. and 2 p.; a scarce and fine pair (Scott-no.C1-C5) (photo see www)

40 c.-2 p. on large registered December 1927 airmail cover from Santiago to Valparaiso, used in conjunction with four Presidents adhesives; scarce (Scott-no.C1-C5)

1940, 80 c. on 20 c. red, error of surcharge, struck in blue instead of black, a superb large part o.g. example with normal for comparison; rare (Selche-no.A3360a; Scott-no.C51) var)

1959, Red Cross $ 50 black/red Airmail with illustration of Henry Dunant, a fresh and fine mint example with 'red printing doubled' variety, and black printing off-set on reverse; a most unusual stamp

Postal fiscals: 5 c. blue (3), tied by Caldera cds. to reverse of opened out and fragile cover with front side regular issue 10 c. blue tied by Antofagusta cds., to Germany; an extraordinary rare mixed franking during the period of Fiscal usage for Postage, RPS certificate (Scott-no.23)

EASTER ISLAND: 1916 (ca.), Columbus 1 c. grey-green, marginal block of four diagonally surcharges 'Rapa-Nui' in blue, apparently purchased at Easter Island by a crew member of the December 1916 Expedition on the Yacht 'Carnegie'. Mentioned in the Dec 1922 National Geographic article and by John Luff in Scott's Monthly Journal; somewhat toned as to be expected

CEYLON: 1857/2003, postfrischer, ungebrauchter und gestempelter Bestand in 3 Lagerbüchern

CHILE: 1861/1994 (ca.), postfrischer, ungebrauchter und gestempelter Bestand in 3 Lagerbüchern

1832/1994, postfrische, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Partie mit 6 Briefen, dazu diverse Literatur

1853/1962, postfrische, ungebrauchte und gestempelte kleine Partie, dabei diverse bessere Einzelwerte und Einheiten der Kolumbus-Kopf-Ausgaben, Probedrucke, Abarten etc., interessante Partie

1853/1980, postfrischer, ungebrauchter und gestempelter Bestand in 4 Lagerbüchern

1854/1947, interessante gestempelte Sammlung, zum Teil stark spezialisiert nach Typen, Farben und Papiersorten (teils nach Socopo-Handbuch), wenige Werte ungebraucht und durchgehend saubere Erhaltung, einige Werte sign. bzw. mit Befund Maier BPP

1778 (ca.), 26 Vorderseiten mit Stempeln in rot, dabei "CHILE", "CONCEPCION DE CHILE", "VALPARAISO" und "VALDIVIA"

1817/1920 (ca.), über 80 Briefe und Karten sowie einige Vorderseiten, Postscheine etc., dabei viel interesante und bessere Vorphilatelie, aber auch schöne Briefe der Kolumbus-Köpfe mit u.a. Halbierungen, 2 gebrauchte Rückschein-Umschläge, Post nach Chile mit Portomarken etc., sehr interessantes Los

1853/78, 19 Briefe(vorderseiten) und Karten, teils mit besseren Frankaturen oder Stempeln, dazu einige lose Marken