1848 (May) British P.O. cplt. folded letter to USA from Valparaiso with great strike of crowned “Paid at Valparaiso” cancel, also British P.O. cds on flap, sent via New Orleans during the Retaliatory Rate period, letter mentions a scrap of gold under the wax seal (now removed) to pay part of the postage, unrecorded italic black “Transit” hs at TR, Jamaica transit bs, an outstanding showpiece, fine (Image)

1852 Die proof project for the background of the 10 centavos value, showing three design, the middle example was chosen for the background of the issued stamps, designs attributed to William Humphrey & engraved by Perkins, Bacon, very fine, an important showpiece (Image)

1853 5c First Issue on blued paper, exceptional four-margin example tied by light mute cancel to Dec. 31, 1853 cover from Santiago (red cds) to Lima, PERU via the PSNC steamer, “VAPOR SANTIAGO / P” hs at left indicating steamer postage (1 real) was paid by the sender at the post office, though endorsed “Vapor Ingles,” unusual Lima “VAPOR / LIMA / 1854” bs in blue (unrecorded by L+R or Emsing), a wonderful showpiece of the highest quality, (Image)

1853 10c Deep Blue on white paper, pair with margins all around except at right, tied by mute cancels to Nov. 16, 1856 cover from Valparaiso (red cds) to “Chincha o Pisco,” PERU with nice strike of fancy PISCO / VAPOR (L+R fig. 68, not listed used from Pisco) as bs, rated 2 1/2 (reales) on arrival for 1r steamer charge and 1 1/2r Peruvian internal mail, very fine showpiece overall. Note: the printing could be that of the later Santiago print, but this seems precluded by the date of use! (Image)

1854 Folded cover to Santiago, franked Desmadryl 5c vertical strip of four, one tied mute cancel the other tied by pen-strokes, with VALPARAISO cds alongside, a fine example of the double weight rate of 20c (Image)

1857 10c Sky Blue pair, Santiago print, tied by INUTIL cancels to cover from Valparaiso (Oct. 10, 1866 red cds) to Lima, PERU, with elongated hexagonal FRANCA hs (L+R fig. 75) struck in Lima to indicate postage paid to destination (per the new postal convention), and franked for a weight of 5 adarmes to 1/2 onza. Lima French-style bs (19 OCT 66), fine showpiece (Image)

1862 10c Deep Blue strip of 3, London print, clear to huge margins showing parts of four neighbours, tied to April 10, 1862 cover from Valparaiso (red cds) to Lima (French-style 22 ABR 62 bs), the franking indicating 1/2 to 1 onza weight (i.e. double), so charged “2” (reales or dineros) for the reduced rate for short-distance letters (per the 1858 tariff), very fine postal history showpiece (Image)

1862 10c Deep Dark Blue, London print possibly on blued paper, a huge stamp showing parts of two neighbours, tied by INUTIL cancel to cover from Valparaiso Oct. 17, 1866 red cds) to Lima, with double-lined oval FRANCA hs (L+R fig. 113) struck in Peru to indicate postage paid to destination (per the new postal convention). Lima French-style bs (25 OCT 66), extremely fine showpiece (Image)

FRENCH POST OFFICE, 1872 Cover from Valparaiso French Office (octagonal cds 15 Nov. 72), carried by Ligne F, Paq. n° 1 (16 Nov. 1872 bs), via Paris and Lyon to Ferney, light toned spots else a rare usage, fine overall (Image)

1927 Large envelope to Santiago, franked set of five surcharged airmail value, plus additional franking, cvr cnr clipped, an attractive & scarce usage of this airmail issue that was used to carry mail by air between Santiago & Valparaiso, cert. Sismondo (Image)

1821-80, Fat stockbook with over 60 covers (few fronts) showing a large array of town hs, British P.O. (incl. crowned Paid at Valparaiso), s/l “Vapor Bolivia / P” and “Vapor N. Granada / P” with large majority sent abroad, towns of origin incl. Valparaiso (the vast majority) but also Copaipo, Talcahuano, Santiago, Serena, etc. with many taking a route via Peru to Panama and thence to Europe or USA, a meaty lot, please examine (Est. € 400/800) (Image)

1831-85, Album of about 25 covers (one front) with both inbound (most) and outbound mail, latter mostly franked incl. imperf Columbus heads, markings incl. forwarders’ cachets, variety of routes and rates, etc., well worth a look (Est. € 200/300) (Image)

1853-1951, Mint & used stock in one stockbook showing a nice selection of imperforate Colombus singles & multiples (over 200), a few Colombus on cover, plus ca30 Airmail covers, mixed (Est. € 1’200/2’000) (Image)

1866-76 Mail from FRANCE, group of 9 covers, all with Napoleon (2) or Ceres (incl. Bordeaux issue) frankings all to Valparaiso, nice variety of rate hs, transits, etc., please examine (Est. € 1’000/1’500) (Image)

1878-84, LITERATURE: Bound volume of the “Guia Colecctionista de Sellos de Correos, few numbers supplied in photocopy else a remarkable and rare assembly, typical wood-pulp paper but remarkably fine overall, HB (minor faults) (Est. € 80/160)