1798ca Cover front from the Governor of Valdivia to the Colonel José Aldunate, Governor of the Harbour of Valparaiso (1796-99), bearing very fine "Vadivia" straight line in red (S.F.C. MPF46), partially carried by see paying "13" reales per 4 1/3 ounces. The earliest and scarcest postmark of this locality, with only two items recorded by Maier. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51021
Symbol: DFE
1800ca Two cover fronts sent from Concepción, one to Santiago, addressed to Juan Bautista de Aeta, Senior Official of the Santiago Post Office, charged at "2" reales, a double rate charge, the other front sent to Chiloé addressed to Don Antonio Alvarez, Brigadier of the Royal Army and Political and Military Governor of Chiloé, charged at just over a 2 ounce rate of "8 3/4" reales (the rate being 4 reales per ounce for transportation by sea), unusual fee, both with very fine strike of the "Concepcion De Chile" two line hs in red (S.F.C. MPF7a), scarce duo sent at different rates. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51022
Symbol: DFE
1800ca Cover front from Concepción to Valdivia addressed to Juan Clarke, Commander of Infantry, Political and Military Governor of the Plaza de Valdivia, charged at "2" reales rate in manuscript, with straight line "Concepcion" hs in black (S.F.C. MPF7), a scarce and interesting cover front. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51024
Symbol: DFE
1800ca Cover front sent to Mendoza from Santa Rosa, addressed to Juan de La Cruz, Post Office Administrator of the City of Mendoza (appointed by José de San Martin and a promoter of numerous improvements in the Argentine Post Office who maintain a correspondence with Chile during the period of independence), charged at the triple rate of "3" reales, showing a fine strike of the italic straight line hs "Santa Rosa" (S.F.C. MPF40), small fault lower right, scarce combination of rate and fine cancel. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51026
Symbol: DFE
1800ca (Mar 26) Cover front sent to Valdivia from C, addressed to Lieutenant Juan Clark, Political and Military Governor of the Plaza de Valdivia (Clark held this post between 1795 and 1807), showing very fine strike in red-black of the "Chiloé" straight line hs (S.F.C. MPF17a), charged the single letter rate of 1 real for post traveling by sea indicated by a "1" manuscript mark, scarce mailing. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51028
Symbol: DFE
1805ca Cover front sent to Santiago from Cauquenes, addressed to Juan Bautista de Aeta, General Administrator of the Post Office Revenue of Santiago (evidence would suggest he held this position between 1800-1810 and was appointed to the Administering General of the Post Office in 1811), with fine strike in black of the italic straight line hs "Cauquenes" (S.F.C. MPF4), scarce cancel, tear to the left side, otherwise fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51029
Symbol: DFE
1805 Cover front to Juan Clark Governor of the province of Valdivia, manuscript charge "10" reales, showing a very fine strike of the two line "Concepcion / De Chile" hs in red (S.F.C. MPF7a), a fine example from Concepción. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51031
Symbol: F
1805 (July 21) Cover addressed to Don Manuel Riesco, Santiago, charged at "1 1/2" reales in manuscript, showing the "Combarbalá" red straight line hs (S.F.C. MPF6), vertical filing crease and reduced at one side, ink pen notation on the back, otherwise fine and scarce mark. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51033
Symbol: DFE
1808ca Two cover fronts sent from Valdivia, to Chiloé, San Carlos (now Ancud), and addressed to Antonio Álvarez y Jiménez, one sent at "4" reales for a letter over an ounce sent by sea, the other at "1" reales the standard rate for sea mail, both with very fine strikes of the "Valdivia" two line hs in red (S.F.C. MPF46a), scarce duo sent at different rates and with fine cancellations. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51034
Symbol: DFE
1810ca Cover front sent to Chiloé, from Callao, Peru, addressed to Don Antonio Álvarez y Jiménez, Political Military Governor of Chiloé (in post between 1800-13), charged at "21" reales, paying for mail at 3 ounces (rate from Lima to Valdivia was 7 reales for one ounce), showing a red two line hs "Interceptada De Lima", vertical filing crease, very high postage rate on mail from Peru to an island on the west coast of Chile; very rare item, few recorded. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51038
Symbol: F
1810ca Cover (reduced) sent to Santiago, from Lima, Peru, addressed to Juan Bernales (a merchant importer and known royalist who during the independence process was in favour of the monarchy), charged at "1 1/2" reales paying the basic rate for a letter, with a strike of the two line hs "Intercepta De Lima" in red, rare mail from Peru to Chile; few recorded. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51041
Symbol: F
1825ca Cover from Quillota addressed to Jose Vicente Iniguez, Landa in Valparaiso, rated at "1/2" real with manuscript mark, showing very fine italic "Quillota" straight line hs in red (S.F.C. MPF31), clean cover, very fine, scarce in this condition. (Image)
Opening EUR 120.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51043
Symbol: F
1835ca Cover sent to Santiago arriving by sea with red straight line hs "Ultramar" (S.F.C. MPF55), manuscript charge "1 1/2" reales and "Valparaiso" red straight line postmark in red (S.F.C. MPF48c-2), faint horizontal filing crease, a fine example. (Image)
Opening EUR 140.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51044
Symbol: F
1837 (Aug 31) Registered cover from Copiapo sent to Santiago with "#" at corners denoting registration and manuscript "Sale el dio 31 de Agosto de 1837", charged "4" reales, showing fine "Copiapo" straight line in red hs (S.F.C. MPF9); "Franca" and "Eertfcasion" straight line hs for "Certificación" in red also to front; vertical creasing and top worn with tears, rare registered mail. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51045
Symbol: F
1841 (Sept 3) Registered cover sent to Vallenar from Copiapó, addressed to the Judge of Justice Santiago Zavala of the Vallenar courts, from the Copiapó Court, with rare "Certificasion" straight line mark in red, "Franco" hs in red, and the "Copiapó" straight line hs also in red (S.F.C. MPF9), with manuscript crossed triangles to the four corners denoting registration, contains interesting letter, tear top and piece missing centrally at the base, but these do not detract from this attractive, rare and important cover; only six or seven registered covers from this pre-philatelic period are recorded. (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51046
Symbol: F
1844-55 Two covers (one reduced) sent from Talca to Santiago, both showing good to very fine strikes of the straight line "Talca" hs in red (S.F.C. MPF43a) and one with a red "Franca" hs, both addressed to Don Antonio Varas, who in 1844 held the position of Director of the National Institute, and at the time of the other letter was Minister of State and Head of Justice, Worship and Public Instruction (held between 1849-55), the reduced cover has a pen ink notation to the front, otherwise both fine and scarce.
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51047
Symbol: F
1848ca Cover from Quirihue with illegible destination, addressed to Don Antonio Varas, with the straight line dispatch hs "Quirihue" (S.F.C. MPF32) in black (normally found in red), and the transit "Concepcion" straight line hs in black (S.F.C. MPF7d-1) also in black (again more common in red), charged "2" reales indicated by manuscript mark, fine cover with both the Concepción and Quirihue in black, scarce. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51048
Symbol: F
1848ca Cover from Italy sent to Valparaiso, without departure date, with a manuscript note in Italian indicating paid and thus accepted onto the ship without charge mark, arriving 3 Sept, with fine strike of the red "Franca" above "Valparaiso" straight line hs in red (S.F.C. MPF48c-2), manuscript "R No. 435" perhaps suggesting it was registered, was also inspected by the Valparaiso customs, with the word "Revisado" and a date, wax seal to the reverse with inscription "Administración Gen. De la Aduana de Valparasio", delivered to Ms. Elizbeth, perhaps containing either important documents or money, very interesting and fine cover, with only minor wear, flaws and slight soiling commensurate with its journey and age, attractive and interesting cover. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51050
Symbol: F
1849 (Aug 28) Cover sent to Bordeaux from Santiago, with fine strike of the framed oval "Santiago / De Chile" mark in red (S.F.C. MPF41h) alongside "Franca" (pre-paid as far as Panama) "Panama / Transit" in red and "Panama 25 SP 1849 Transit" in black also to front, French transit and arrival marks 3 Nov to front and 5 Nov to reverse, horizontal filing crease, slight aging, unusual combination of both Panama transit marks. (Image)
Opening EUR 140.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51051
Symbol: F,WWW
1849 Two covers to Buenos Aires (one dated), charged "6" and "8" reales rates, showing red oval "Santiago / De Chile" hs (S.F.C. MPF41h), a rare usage to this destination. (Image)
Opening EUR 180.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51052
Symbol: F
1850ca Two cover sent from Quillota to Santiago, both showing good to very fine strikes of the straight line "Quillota" hs in red (S.F.C. MPF31) and "Franca" hs in red also, one addressed to Don Antonio García Reyes, Minister of Finance for President Manuel Bulnes (held the position between 1849-55), has a pen ink notation on the reverse, the other addressed to Archbishop Rafael Valentín Valdivieso y Zañartu, dated inside 23 April 1850, who at that time had the right for free mail, and as such has signed cover to front, entire letter enclosed, some aging and filing creases, however a fine and scarce duo. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51054
Symbol: F
1850 (Sept 17) Cover to Santiago from Vallenar by sea, addressed to a José Besa, shipped in Caldera with dispatch "Vallenar", with straight line in red, and a "Franco" mark also in red indicating the cover was pre-paid, letter being charge 3 reales, with the straight line "Valparaiso" in red (S.F.C. MPF48c-2) and a "Cabotaje", going by land from Valparaiso to Santiago, faint horizontal filing crease, scarce usage. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51056
Symbol: F
1853 (Jan 24) Cover with manuscript "Constitucion Enero 24 853" top right, sent to Valparaiso, charged "2" in manuscript, with fine strike of the "Constitn." straight line red hs (S.F.C. MPF8), and on the reverse the "Santiago" straight line in red (S.F.C. MPF41f), vertical filing crease, fine and unusual usage, possibly a re-used cover. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51058
Symbol: F
Cat No: S.F.C. 9
1856ca Cover sent to Santiago from Tome franked with a 5c red three margins, tied by a target hs in black, with fine strike of the "Tomé" straight line hs in black (S.F.C. MPF45a), slightly soiled and pen ink notation on back, attractive and scarce. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51059
Symbol: F
1856 (July 14) Cover sent to Valparaiso from Penco by sea, with fine "Cabotaje" hs straight line in red alongside "Valparaiso Chile" arrival cds dated 23 July, some wrinkling and a scrawl below, unusual usage. (Image)
Opening EUR 120.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51060
Symbol: F
Cat No: S.F.C. 8
1856 (Oct 28) Cover from Ballenar to Valdivia franked with a 10c deep-blue good margins tied by a target hs in black, with very fine strike of the italic "Ballenar" straight line hs in black (S.F.C. MPF47a), horizontal filing crease not affecting stamp, scarce and attractive. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51061
Symbol: F
Cat No: S.F.C. 9
1857ca Cover sent to Valparaiso from Santiago franked with rare combination of 5c brown-red on blued paper three margins and large part of adjoining stamp at base, with 5c brown-red on cream paper three margins, vertical filing crease not affecting the stamps; very scarce combination franking featuring two of the same denomination from different issues; cert. P.F. (2021). (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51063
Symbol: DFE
1858 Cover front sent to Santiago from Quillota, franked with 10c deep-blue, close to touching left side otherwise four margins, tied by a black target hs, addressed to José Miguel Aristegui, Vicar General of the Archbishopric (he was also a senator between 1850-1858), with fine strike in black of the italic straight line hs "Quillota" (S.F.C. MPF31b), scarce combination and attractively placed stamp. (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51064
Symbol: F
Cat No: S.F.C. 8
1858ca Cover from Osorno sent to Valdivia franked with a diagonal bisect 10c pale-blue, tied by crisp target hs in black, with fine strike of "Osorno" straight line in red hs (S.F.C. MPF27), spotting and soiled, scarce and interesting usage. (Image)
Opening EUR 140.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51065
Symbol: F
Cat No: S.F.C. 9
1859 (Dec 13) Cover sent from Angeles (now Los Angeles) to Santiago, franked with vertical pair of 5c orange-red, the lower stamp being four margins the top stamp with two margins, tied by target hs in black, paying the 10 cents charge for mail at double letter rate, with fine straight line hs in black of "Angeles" (S.F.C. MPF2a), horizontal filing crease, attractive full entire with content and scarce usage. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51066
Symbol: F
Cat No: S.F.C. 8
1861 (March 4) Cover from Curico sent to Santiago franked with diagonal bisect 10c pale-blue, tied by target hs in black, with very fine strike of the italic "Curico" straight line in black postmark (S.F.C. MPF12a), horizontal filing crease, some soiling, but contains dated letter, scarce and visually appealing usage. (Image)
Opening EUR 140.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 51067
Symbol: F
Cat No: S.F.C. 9, 13
1864 (Sept 15) Cover sent to New York from Santiago franked with a 20c green large three margins and a 5c red-orange three margins tied by "Cancelled" hs in black, with fine strike of the "Santiago Chile" dispatch dated 16 Sept, with Panama transit dated 5 Oct, manuscript "24" which denotes a credit to the British postal authorities, there being a remaining 10 due to the and "34" charge mark which covered the portion of the journey from Panama to the U.S., vertical filing creases not affecting the stamps, attractive combination, scarce set of charges on a destination mail with 20c stamp; cert. P.F. (2021). (Image)
