388th Auction

1857, Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, horizontal right margin strip of three, nice colour, the left stamp slightly touched at left, otherwise good to very large margins, at bottom into other stamps and showing parts of two neighbour stamps, tied to lettersheet by target handstamps, red "VALPARAISO 16/4/57" cds. alongside, to Copiapo. Light vertical file fold, barely touching the design. A fine and rare entire showing different distances between stamps. Signed and certificate Maier BPP (1998).

1855, 2nd London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, horizontal strip of 3 with large margins, tied by target to entire letter from "SERENA 6 DBRE 55" to triple rate entire letter to Valparaiso. Very fine.

1855, 2nd London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, touched at left, otherwise clear to large margins, tied by target to entire letter 1857 from Santiago to Paris, endorsed "Vapor por via de Panamá. At London struck with framed "GB / 2F 87½ c." accountancy mark, alongside '12' décimes due handstamp. A scarce and fine entire.

1856/65, 10 c. blue, bisect in pair with entire stamp, together with another copy 10 c. and 1855, 5 c. red-brown on bluish, tied by target to letter sheet from Valparaiso 1858 to Concepción. A fine and very scarce combination. Certificate Rendon (1988)

1858/95, Six covers and cards including Colon bisect 10 c. blue on envelope from Valparaiso to Santiago, Rengo oneliner, two uprated stationery envelopes to Italy, mostly fine.