5 c. deep chocolate brown with full to large margins including sheet margin with inscription "la direccion y" at base, in combination with horizontal pair 5 c. burnt sienna, right stamp tiny touched point at top, otherwise full to large margins including 11 mm sheet margin at left, tied by target to entire letter, dated "Tome, Agosto 4 1855" and endorsed "Per Palmena", to Valparaiso. Very fine and fresh. One of the most outstanding letters of Chilean philately, bearing marginal copies of both Gillet Recess values and transported by ship from a small town which possessed no datestamp at that time. Signed Alberto Diena with certificate (1963) and certificate RPSL (1981) (Scott 4a+4)
Provenance: 49. Corinphila auction (1963) Jean Dupont (Balasse 1981) Joseph Hackmey (228. Corinphila sale, 2018)
