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10 c. blue diagonally bisected example on 1861 entire letter to Santiago, cancelled by concentric rings handstamp in black with 'NANCAGUA' (April 19) despatch cds. in red at left; a very attractive entire (Scott-no.10n)

1861/62, 3rd London printing: 10 c. blue, used with wm Blank WZ-5 inverted (type 4); extremely rare (Scott-no.12var)

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

1897, Dowager 4 c. on 4 ca. rose, spacing 3 mm, block of 16 from the upper left sheet corner, unused o.g., colour partly oxidated and little unfresh

Red revenue 1 c. on 3 c., type I, and 2 c. on 3 c., used, tiny thinned

4 c. on 3 c., large 4, block of 4 with central dollarchop of Shanghai, very slight toning on reverse, fine, a scarce multiple

1898, 4 c. brown, tied by rare oval "IMPERIAL POST OFFICE SHUNTEFU" to picture postcard to Tanger, alongside French transit marks, small bend in lower left corner, scarce cancel and destination

10 c. dark green, tied by oval dater "WEIHSIEN JUL 14 1899" to tiny fancy envelope with combination franking German Kioutschou 10 pf., tied by Tsingtau cds. with adjacent oval "KIAOCHOW JUL 20 1899" to Germany with arrival mark; opened out for display, small faults, original contents enclosed

1923/26, 50 c., 1 $ and 2 $, tied to registered air mail cover from Funyu (Canton) via Saigon to London with boxed 'Saigon-Marseilles' and on reverse transit mark of Saigon and large boxed 'FOREIGN MAIL/REGISTERED Nº 5'; opened out for display and small part of reverse missing

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 1932, "OFFICIALLY SEALED" green as block of four tied by bilingual framed "Received Broken" to damaged cover, franked with three German 5 Pfg. and 25 Pfg. Hindenburg, tied by "LEIPZIG MESSESTADT 24.7.32", usual flaws, rare cover

1951, Tien An Men 100000 $ red with further franking, tied to larger size air mail cover from 'SHANGHAI 55.10.11' to Switzerland; scarce and attractive franking, usual small transportation marks

100000 $ red with additional franking, tied to larger size airmail cover from "SHANGHAI 52 12 21" to Switzerland, scarce and attractive franking with usual transportation marks

1961, Table tennis souvenir sheet, unhinged without gum as issued

1962, Mei Lang-fang souvenir sheet with first day cancel and original gum

1964, Glorious crimson souvenir sheet, unhinged without gum as issued

Foundation of the Republic souvenir sheet, normal litte faults and vertically 4 mm shortened, unhinged mint (Mi. 1300,-)

1971, Communist party 4-22 f. cpl. and 1978, Arms and craft miniature sheet, unmounted mint (Mi. 390,-)

1946, Anniversary of outbreak of the war with Japan, 1-15 $, hinged mint and 15$ without gum

1947, Red Army 1-15 $, hinged,15 $ without gum as usual