1788-1800ca Two cover fronts from Santiago, one to Juan Clark, Governor of the province of Valdivia, charged at "10" reales, struck twice with straight line "Chile" hs in red (S.F.C. MPF41a), the other sent to the Governor of Valparaiso showing a very fine strike of the Italic "Chile." postmark in red (S.F.C. MPF41b), rated "1" real, fine examples. (Image)

1790ca Cover sent to Valdivia from Valparaiso, addressed to Mariano Pustela Governor of Valdivia, sent by the Captain General or Governor of Chile, charged at "40" reales which was for items up to 10 ounces, showing a superb strike of the "Balparaiso" straight line hs in red (S.F.C. MPF48-1); very rare high value rate and impressive cover front. (Image)

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)

1800ca Cover front addressed to Juan Antonio Montes, Brigadier of the Army and Governor of the Island of Chiloé, struck with "Balparaiso" straight line in red (S.F.C. MPF48-1), paying a very high and rare 30 reales maritime rate per circa 8 ounces. Slit cut horizontally. (Image)

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)

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)

1800ca Cover front from Cuzcuz to the Major of Serena, paying "1 1/2" real double rate and showing Italic "Cuzcuz." hs in red (S.F.C. MPF13); a very rare and desirable postmark. (Image)

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)

1800ca Two cover (reduced) sent from Valparaiso, to Santiago, both sent at the letter rate of "1" real, with fine strikes of the straight line "Balparaiso" hs in red (S.F.C. MPF48-1), one addressed to Juan Franscico Bernales, an important businessman and well known realist, pen ink notation on back of one; scarce pair with fine strikes of the Valparaiso cancel. (Image)

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)

1802 (Nov 18) Cover sent to Jose Trucio (an important Royalist) in Santiago, charged "1" real manuscript, with a slightly over-inked "Balparaiso" straight line hs in red (S.F.C. MPF48-1) to front, tidy entire with short letter, scarce and fine. (Image)

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)

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)

1805ca Cover front sent to Valparaiso from Santiago, addressed to Acting Governor of Valparaiso, charged at "3 3/4" reales the letter being over 1 ounce, showing fine strike of the italic "Chile" straight line hs in red (S.F.C. MPF41b), very unusual rate. (Image)

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)

1806ca Two cover fronts from Concepción to Valdivia addressed to Governor of Valdivia, one charged at "4" reales paying the rate for transporting 1 ounce mail by sea and one at "8" reales which was the fee for letters up to 2 ounces transported by sea, both with fine strikes of the straight line "Concepcion" hs in black (S.F.C. MPF7c), vertical creasing to both and the 4 reales has a square cut out of the front, but scarce different rate sea mail. (Image)

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)

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)

1810ca Two cover fronts from the Royal Court of Auditors to the Political and Military Governor of Valdivia, each bearing very fine Italic "Chile." postmark in red (S.F.C. MPF41b), rated "4" and very unusual "21" reales. (Image)

1810ca Cover front from the Governor of Concepción to Tomás Plá, Commander of the Artillery Corps in Santiago, with abbreviated "Concepn" straight line in black (S.F.C. MPF7b). A very scarce postmark only used in the Colonial period and the scarcest type of this locality. (Image)

1810ca Cover front from Concepción to Don Antonio Alvarez y Jiménez, Brigadier of the royal Army and Governor of the Province of Chiloé, with very fine "Concepcion/DeChile" two-line hs in red (S.F.C. MPF7a), paying the up to 1 oz rate with "3" reales. (Image)

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)

1811 (Oct 16) Cover from Santiago to Buenos Aires, addressed to Ventura Miguel Marcó del Pont (part of the governing board for the independence of Argentina later moved to Peru due to the revolutionary nature of his position) letter charged "3" reales indicated by a manuscript, showing the straight line italic hs in red of "Chile." (S.F.C. MPF41b), contains a complete letter; very fine condition, attractive small cover; rare entire from this period and to a revolutionary figure. (Image)

1815ca Cover to Santiago with "Balparaiso" straight line in red (S.F.C. MPF48), with the "1" reales rate applied before 1818, addressed to Rafael Beltrán Iñiguez, a Spaniard Royalist who after the disaster of Rancagua was appointed member of the Council of Santiago by General Osorio; after Chacabuco, he left for Peru and returned with a Spanish Fleet to Concepción supporting the march of the Royalist to Santiago (he will be captured after the victory of Maipú and will lose all his belongings, but he will remain in Chile). (Image)

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)