383rd Auction

Lithographed 5 c. brown with the dramatic lithographic transfer flaw 'squeezed CENTAVOS' with just the "S" of "CENTAVOS" showing and base (Blank 5/Vt ½), leaving a 'Dwarf stamp' of only 21 instead of 23 mm in height. Nice fresh colour and full to large margins, lightly cancelled by target. A very fine and extremely rare stamp. Certificate BPA (1992) (Scott 7 var)

Provenance: Count Welczek (43. Corinphila auction 1959)

Lithographed 5 c. red-brown, vertical block of six with watermark inverted, just cut into at left and bottom right, otherwise mostly good margins, cancelled with 6-bar target.Very fine and very rare; just one further block of six of this stamp has been recorded and only one larger block exists. Certificate Moorhouse (2008) (Scott7a)

Provenance: Joaquin Galvez (62. Corinphila auction., 1979)  Provenance: Joseph Hackmey (236. Corinphila sale, 2019)

Lithographed 5 c. dull red brown with lithographic transfer flaw "POPIE" instead of "PORTE", good to large margins, tied by target to lettersheet with somewhat faint "VALPARAISO 4 NOBE 54", two Santiago. The entire light age wear, still fine and very rare. 

Lithographed 5 c. pale red brown, horizontal strip of 5 and single copy, all with clear to mostly large margins, tied by light targets to entire letter with adjacent red "SANTIAGO 3 OBRE 54" to Valparaiso. A very rare franking in outstanding quality. Certificate Holcombe (1994) (Scott 7)

Provenance: Joseph Hackmey (228. Corinphila sale, 2018)

Lithographed 5 c. pale red brown, horizontal strip of six, the right stamp touched at right and the neighbours stamp touched at upper right, otherwise full to mostly large margins (tiny tear between two stamps of no importance), tied by target to letter sheet with red cds. "SANTIAGO 14 NBRE 54" to Valparaiso. A very fine and outstanding entire;  the largest recorded strip of this scarce stamp on cover. (Scott 7)

Provenance: 'Islander' (95. Corinphila auction, 1996)

Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, block of 8, close at upper left with one tiny spot touched, otherwise full to mostly large margins, cancelled by target handstamps. Very fine and rare. Certificate Holcombe (1985)

Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, horizontal strip of 6, nice colour and good to very large margins, showing parts of three neighbour stamps and small sheet margin at right, lightly cancelled. Faint fold between two stamps and the right stamp with small gum stains, still very fine and rare. Certificates Alberto Diena (1952) and  Holcombe (1994)

Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, block of four with full to mostly large margins, showing part of neighbour stamps at left, tied by target handstamps to letter sheet with adjacent red "SANTIAGO  20 AGTO (57)" to Valparaiso. Very fine and rare. Certificate Philatelic Foundation (1994) (Scott 8)

Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, horizontal strip of 6, nice colour, the to left stamps slightly touched at top, otherwise good to very large margins, showing parts of 6 neighbour stamps, tied to lettersheet from "SANTIAGO 21 AGTO 57" to Valparaiso. A tiny corner crease at upper right, barely touching the design. A fine and rare entire. Certificates RPSL (1981) and BPA (1992) (Scott 8)

Provenance: Jean Dupont (Balasse 1981) Gerhard Blank (Robson Lowe, 1991)

Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, vertical pair, margin close at top but large on three sides, with part of adjoining stamp at base, with 'Estancos' 10 c. blue, vertical bisect with large margins, tied to  cover from "SANTIAGO 7 ABRIL 57". Very fine. An extremely rare combination. Certificates Holcombe (1985) and Moorhouse (2010) (Scott 8+10p)

Provenance: 72. Corinphila auction (1985)