1810c.: Large part cover to Chiloe Island, endorsed at base 'p.Las Tres Marias', struck with fine CONCEPCION / DE CHILE handstamp in red, re-rated from '1½' reales to '3½' reales in manuscript.
Auction 186-190
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Corinphila Auction AG Auction 186-190
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Lot #112 - Chile
1842 (April 14): Entire letter to Quillota, unusually written in English, struck with very fine straight line VALPARAISO handstamp in red and rated '1½' reales.
Lot #113 - Chile
1851 (archive dated): Large part cover from Ballenar to Santiago endorsed 'por vapor' at left, struck with BALLENAR and FRANCA handstamps in rose red, struck again with FRANCA, CABOTAJE and VALPARAISO in red straight line handstamps. The cover was originally '1+2 = 3' reales (1 r. for Ship's Captain and 2 r. for Post Office) the rate had just been lowered and these handstamps were deleted by the FRANCA. Then rated '1½' reales and this was...
Lot #114 - Chile
1853: First London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, used examples (5), four examples with four margins all round and cancelled by target obliterators in black, the fifth just touched but with large part TALCA straight line handstamp in black. A fine and scarce group.
Lot #115 - Chile
First London printing 5 c. deep brown on blued, a fine large margined example used on 1855 cover to Valparaiso tied by target obliterator in black with 'San Felipe' datestamp alongside (May 8) in red. A fresh and extremely fine cover.
Lot #116 - Chile
First London printing10 c. deep bright blue on yellowish paper, a superb four margined used example in a deep shade, lightly cancelled in black. A lovely stamp. Cert. Raybaudi (1996).
Lot #117 - Chile
1854 (Feb): Desmadryl 5 c. reddish brown (shades), the superb used selection (12), nearly all being four margin examples and showing the range of shades from this issue, one example cancelled by scarce usage of the target obliterator in red. A fine and most appealing group.
Lot #118 - Chile
Desmadryl 5 c. reddish brown, a fine four margined example used on 1854 cover to Santiago tied by target obliterator in black with 'Valparaiso' cds (Aug 2) in red alongside. A fine and attractive cover.
Lot #119 - Chile
Desmadryl 5 c. deep reddish brown, a fine four margined example in a rich shade and showing trace of adjoining stamp at base, used on 1854 cover to Valparaiso tied by target obliterator in black with 'Santiago' datestamp (March 1) in red alongside. A fine and scarce early usage. Signed Jamet.
Lot #120 - Chile
Desmadryl 5 c. deep reddish brown, a superb four margined example with portions of adjoining stamps at top and at base, tied by target obliterator in black to 1856 cover to Valparaiso with 'Santiago / Chile' cds at right (April 20). A fresh and very fine cover.
Lot #121 - Chile
Gillet 5 c. burnt sienna, a magnificent used example in a rich shade, large margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamp at base, lightly cancelled in black. Rare so fine. Signed Engel.
Lot #122 - Chile
Gillet 5 c. burnt sienna, used examples (2), each with ample to large margins, in differing shades, one in a rich reddish sienna shade, the other in a very deep brown shade.
Lot #123 - Chile
Gillet 5 c. burnt sienna, a fine large margined example used on 1854 cover to Valparaiso tied by target obliterator in black with 'Santiago' despatch cds (Oct 30) in red below. Horizontal file fold well below the adhesive, a rare stamp on letter. Cert. Moorhouse (2007).
Lot #124 - Chile
1854 (July): Lithographed by Gillet 5 c. pale brown, a fine four margined used example, lightly cancelled by black target obliterator. A fine example of a scarce stamp. Cert. Moorhouse (2004).
Lot #125 - Chile
5 c. red brown on blued, a superb large margined example with portion of adjoining stamp at top, used on 1857 entire letter to Valparaiso tied by target obliterator in black with 'Santiago / Chile' cds (March 6) of despatch alongside. A fine entire. Signed Sorani.
Lot #126 - Chile
5 c. red brown on blued, a superb large margined example (marginal from base of sheet) used on 1857 entire letter to Valparaiso tied by target obliterator in black with 'Santiago / Chile' datestamp (July 21) in red alongside. Scarce so fine. Signed Calves and Raybaudi.
Lot #127 - Chile
5 c. red brown on blued, a superb large margined example (marginal from left of sheet) used on 1857 entire letter to Valparaiso tied by target obliterator in black with 'Santiago / Chile' datestamp (June 24) in red alongside. Scarce so fine.
Lot #128 - Chile
Estancos 5 c. rose red, used example with pre-printing 'pli d'accordion' paper fold, cancelled by large part FRANCO framed handstamp struck in blue. Scarce.
Lot #129 - Chile
Estancos 5 c. dull reddish brown, a large margined example with portions of adjoining stamps at top and at base, used on 1859 entire letter to Santiago cancelled by target obliterator in black with 'Valparaiso' cds (Feb 8) in red alongside. A very fine and attractive cover.
Lot #130 - Chile
Estancos 10 c. blue (shades), six superb used examples, all with four large margins, in a variety of shades from very deep blue to a matt grey blue, five cancelled in black and one in blue.
Lot #131 - Chile
1861/62: Last London printing 1 c. lemon yellow, 10 examples, including a somewhat aged mint example, used examples with CANCELLED obliterator (2), another cancelled by target obliterator in blue, another example with large part LINARES handstamp in red and a manuscript used horizontal strip of five.
Lot #132 - Chile
Last London printing 10 c. blue, the mint selection (5), all with four margins in a variety of shades from clear blue to a rich deep blue, one with minor stain at top, otherwise all are fine to very fine, with part to large part og. A generally fine group with three signed E. or A. Diena, one with cert. RPS (1980).
Lot #133 - Chile
Last London printing 10 c. blue, the used selection (19) with a fine range of shades and cancellations, including pairs (3) and a diagonal bisect on piece, cancellations in black, blue, red (on a fine pair), 'Inutil', 'Cancelled' and a single with large part 'Concepcion' datestamp.
Lot #134 - Chile
Last London printing 20 c. green, two fine unused examples in differing shades, both with large margins all round, green shade signed E. Diena and the yellowish green shade signed A. Diena and Sorani.
Lot #135 - Chile
Last London printing 20 c. green, used examples (5), all with four margins, with single and horizontal pair with CANCELLED obliterator handstamps in black, another cancelled in manuscript and the last with target obliterator in blue (rare on this value). A fine and scarce group.
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