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Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026 continued...

PSNC - THE RECTANGULAR & OVAL PORT/SHIP-NAME MARKS continued...
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
61   imageUNIQUE(?) OVAL "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY+/ STEAMER/ARICA" CANCELLING PERU 1d ON COVER EX ECUADOR; 10 Sept. 1867 E (one fold slightly reinforced) from "Guadelupe" (Ecuador) to Lima franked Peru 1862 1 dinero vermilion (4 good to wide margins) tied only by a mainly very fine and very rare double-oval "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY+/ STEAMER/ARICA" ship's cancel (struck on board) with a very fine small "LIMA/+" arrival cds (15 Sept.) on the flap. This is thought to be the only recorded example of this cancellation on cover. Brian Moorhouse Cert. (2007). Superb Exhibition Item for Ecuador, Peru or PSNC Collectors. [Ex 'Alpaca' auction, 7 June 2021; lot 5540, realised CHF 3,200+BP.] [Illust. in PSNC, p.50.] Cross Reference: ECUADOR (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 1,300

Currently...£1,300.00
Currently...USD 1,755.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
62   imageUNIQUE(?) BLUE OVAL "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY/S.S./PATAGONIA" CANCELLING CHILE 10c ON COVER TO ARGENTINA; 16 Dec. 1873 E from "Valparaiso" (Chile) to Buenos Ayres (Argentina) franked Chile 1867 10c Blue tied only by a partly very fine and very rare blue double-oval "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY/S.S./PATAGONIA" ship's cancel (struck on board) with a fine small "CORREO/MONTEVIDEO" cds (12 Feb.) alongside. This is thought to be the only recorded example of this cancellation on cover. Brian Moorhouse Cert. (2007). Superb Exhibition Item for Chile, Argentina or PSNC Collectors. [Ex Corinphila auction, 16 June 2021; lot 74, realised CHF 1,600+BP.] [Illust. in PSNC, p.50.] Cross Reference: CHILE, ARGENTINA (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 650

Currently...£650.00
Currently...USD 877.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
63   imageUNIQUE(?) OVAL "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY/S.S./SORATA" CANCELLING CHILE 10c ON COVER TO ARGENTINA; 30 Jan. 1872 EL (weak folds) from "Valparaiso" (Chile) to Rosario (Argentina) franked Chile 1867 10c Blue tied only by a mainly very fine and very rare double-oval "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY/S.S./SORATA" ship's cancel (struck on board) with no other postal markings. This is thought to be the only recorded example of this cancellation on cover. BPA Cert. (1989). Superb Exhibition Item for Chile, Argentina or PSNC Collectors. [Ex Corinphila auction, 16 June 2021; lot 75, realised CHF 1,600+BP.] [Illust. in PSNC, p.51.] Cross Reference: CHILE, ARGENTINA (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 650

Currently...£650.00
Currently...USD 877.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
64   imageVERY RARE OVAL "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY+/STEAMSHIP/COQUIMBO" CANCELLING PERU 1d ON COVER TO CHILE; 14 Aug. 1873 E from "Pisagua" to Valparaiso (Chile) franked with Peru 1d Green tied only by a partly very fine and very rare double-oval "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY+/STEAMSHIP/COQUIMBO" ship's cancel (struck on board) with no other postal markings (filing note states recd. 20 Aug.). This is thought to be one of only two recorded examples of this mark on cover, and the only one cancelling a stamp. Fine Exhibition Item for Chile, Peru or PSNC Collectors. [Ex Corinphila. auction, Jan. 2021; lot 140, realised CHF 750+BP.] [Illust. in PSNC, p.52.] Cross Reference: CHILE (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 260

Currently...£260.00
Currently...USD 351.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
65   imageVERY RARE OVAL "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY+/STEAMSHIP/QUITO" ON INTERNAL PERU COVER; 20 June 1870 E from "CALLAO" (blue sender's oval on front) to Arequipa franked Peru 1d green (v. near 4m) tied by a fair "CALLAO" cds, but also having a partly fine and very rare double-oval "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY+/STEAMSHIP/QUITO" ship's cancel (struck on board) on the front. This is thought to be one of only two recorded examples of this mark on cover, and the only one not cancelling a stamp. [Ex Corinphila auction, Jan. 2021; lot 139.] [Illust. in PSNC, p.51.] (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
PSNC - BRITISH POST OFFICES ABROAD MAIL, 1846-1877
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
66   imageLIMA PAIR BY PSNC & PANAMA (INC. BRITISH RED CDS) TO GB AT 2/- RATE (ONE FREE TO CHELSEA HOSPITAL); Unusual 10 June 1846 E endorsed "O.H.M.S." from an Army Pensioner in "Lima" to Chelsea Hospital most unusually endorsed "Forwarded from the British Consulate at Callao" on the flap and having a very fine red British P.O. "PANAMA" double-arcs cds (rare in red; only recorded 1846-47) also on the reverse, but also having ms "2/-" charge cancelled in London; carried on the Maiden Voyage of the PSNC's SS Ecuador. [Ex Bargholtz; illust. in PSNC, p.84.] Plus 9 Aug. 1847 EL from "Lima" to Saddleworth (also by the SS Ecuador to Panama) charged "2/-" but with no other postal marks apart from a fine Manchester transit cds (8 Oct.) on the flap. (2 covers) Cross Reference: G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
67   imageLIMA UNPAID COVERS TO FRANCE VIA GB WITH RED BOXED "COLONIES/&c ART.13." OR HEXAGON "GB/2F875/10c"; 11 Oct. 1846 EL from Lima to Bordeaux "voie de Panama" (by the SS Ecuador initially) with a very fine British P.O. double-arcs "CALLAO" cds (seal tear) on the flap (EKD?) and a fine red boxed London "COLONIES/&c ART. 13." on the front, charged "20" (decimes). [Illust. in PSNC, p.85.] Plus similar 12 July 1859 EL from Lima "P. V. Bolivia" to Bordeaux but with a faint "CALLAO" double-arcs cds on the flap and a very fine hexagon boxed "GB/2F875/10c" Accountancy Mark on the front, charged "24" (decimes). Good pair carried by PSNC vessels as far as Panama. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
68   imageCROWNED CIRCLE "PAID/AT/PANAMA" IN RED ON COVER BY PSNC SS CHILE TO LIMA; Fine 25 Aug. 1849 EL from Panama to Lima endorsed "P. [Steamer] Chile" and carried by that PSNC steamer along the coast having a red ms "1/-" rate and a mainly very fine small red "PAID/AT/PANAMA" Crowned Circle (foot of frame crossed by light fold) on the front. [Ex Cavendish 'Derek Seaton' auction, 10/9/14; lot 470, realised £360+BP.] [Illust. in PSNC, p.151.] Cross Reference: G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
69   imageCROWNED CIRCLE "PAID/AT/VALPARAISO" IN RED ON SS SANTIAGO COVER TO NEW YORK; Fine 14/15 Aug. 1854 EL from "VALPARAISO" (15 Aug. cds on top flap) to New York (carried by the Santiago to Panama and then across the isthmus) having a mainly very fine red 2-ring red "PAID/AT/VALPARAISO" British P.O. Crowned Circle nicely placed on the front with red ms "1/-" rate and v. fine UDC NY "STEAMSHIP/20" arrival charge. [Illust. in PSNC, p.140.] Cross Reference: G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 160

Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
70   imageCROWNED CIRCLE "PAID/AT/CALLAO" IN RED ON SS VALDIVIA "PF" COVER TO SPAIN VIA GB; 11/12 May 1855 E from Lima top Bilbao prepaid "8/4 Packet" with a faint but clear red 2-ring British P.O. "PAID/AT/CALLAO" Crowned Circle nicely placed on the front (plus near fine black "CALLAO" cds on the top flap); routed via Panama to London - red "PAID" 16 June cds & matching oval-framed "PF" (Paid to the Frontier") on the front. Also with a fine red "BILBAO" arrival cds on the flap and the blue Bilbao hs "16" & "Rs." delivery charge marks on the front. Most unusual and colourful Exhibition Item. [Illust. in PSNC, p.148.] Cross Reference: SPAIN, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
71   imagePAID-TO/PANAMA MARKS IN BLACK (PAITA) OR RED (VALPARAISO) ON COVERS TO SAME NEW YORK ADDRESS; 16 Nov. 1857 EL ex Paita to NY with v. fine very scarce large British PO "PAITA" cds on the flap and a clearly matching v. fine "PAID-TO/PANAMA [6]" mark on the front alongside the v. fine UDC NY "STEAMSHIP/10" charge-mark. Plus 16 Feb. 1864 EL to the same NY addressees ex Valparaiso (sender's oval ds on the front) with faint black British PO Valparaiso cds on the flap and smudged red "PAID-TO/PANAMA [1/-]" on the front, along with a fine British P.O. "PANAMA" cds (6 Mar.) and fine NY UDC "STEAMSHIP/10" charge-mark. Both carried by PSNC steamers to Panama: Bolivia (1857) and unidentified (1864). [Both illust. in PSNC; pp.149 & 153.] (2 covers) Cross Reference: PANAMA & CANAL ZONE, CHILE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
72   imageLARGE "ARICA" (BRITISH P.O.) CDS'S ON UNPAID PAIR TO CHILE OR EX TACNA TO FRANCE; 1 Aug. 1857 E from Arica (sender's oval mark on the front) to Valparaiso "Pr. Vapor" (PSNC Lima) with fine British PO "ARICA" cds on the front but no rate marked. [Ex Bargholtz.] Plus 20/21 May 1858 EL from "TACNA" (sender's blue oval cachet and fine 2-ring Peruvian PO cds both on front) to Bordeaux ("Via Panama"; by PSNC Bogota) with London (2 July) backstamp and London's hexagon-boxed "GB/2F875/10c" Accountancy Mark (overstruck) on the front beside hs "12" [decimes] French charge-mark. Good pair (2 covers). [The first illust. in PSNC, p.144.] Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, FRANCE, CHILE (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
73   imageNAVAL OFFICER'S SHIP'S BAG UNDERPAID 6d-RATE COVER EX CALLAO TO G.B. WITH G.B. 6d LILAC; 27 July 1864 env. (filing note date) from an Officer on "H.M.S. LEANDER" (printed flap) sent by PSNC 'Chile II' from Callao to Panama, franked by a GB Small Letters 6d Lilac; but the Officer's Rate had recently changed to 1/- by this route, and so the stamp was tied by the London special purposes "50" Numeral in transit with a m/s "6" charge and a small encircled London "MORE/TO/PAY" (which also ties the stamp) as well a small red 'quartered circle' London Inspector's Mark (matching the 29 Aug. London backstamp). Rare and unusual Peru Naval Bag cover. [Illust. in PSNC, p.112.]Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
74   imageSPECTACULAR PERU/G.B. COMBINATION COVER EX TACNA VIA ARICA (POST-EARTHQUAKE) WITH STAMPS CANCELLED BY TACNA C.D.S. OR ARICA M/S SQUIGGLE & LONDON 'ZIG-ZAGS'; Remarkable, colourful and very rare 5/7 Oct. 1869 EL (in French; internal stains barely noticeable) from "Tacna" to France "Via Panama & Southampton" with a Peru 1d Green (near 3m) tied by a partial "TACNA/-o-" cds as well as GB 4d Vermilion (pl.10) and 6d Lilac (pl.6) tied by a simple ink m/s 'squiggle' although there is a nearly fine small red British P.O. "ARICA" cds on the front along with a fine "PANAMA/TRANSIT" d.s. (20 Oct.; arrived on the PSNC 'Peru II') and London "PAID" transit cds (13 Nov.). The stamps could not be tied by the usual Arica British PO "C36" Numeral because it had destroyed in the 13 Aug. 1868 earthquake and was not replaced by the Duplex until 1870. So, in London,. the GB stamps were further cancelled by very fine handstruck zig-zag Inspector's Marks and the red oval "PD" was applied to emphasise that it was fully prepaid. Only one similar cover has been recorded; in Cavendish 'Derek Seaton' auction, 120/9/14; lot 485, realised £3,400 +BP, which is also illustrated in Parmenter's Used Abroad book. [This cover is illust. in PSNC; p.146.] Important Exhibition Item for collectors of many different subjects and countries!Cross Reference: G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES, COMBINATION COVERS, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 1,300

Currently...£1,300.00
Currently...USD 1,755.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
75   imagePERU/G.B. COMBINATION COVER EX LIMA TO G.B. WITH PERU 1d GREEN + G.B. 1/- GREEN + 6D MAUVE TIED BY CALLAO TALL "C38"; 27 Feb. 1872 env. (flap rebacked & some minor creasing) from Lima to Faversham with Peru 1d Green (v. near 4m; v. wide on 3 sides) tied by a partly fine small "LIMA/-o-" cds beside G.B. 1/- Green (pl.5) & 6d Mauve (pl.9) both tied by a single mainly fine tall "C38" Numeral of the British PO in Callao, having a matching nearly fine small "CALLAO" cds on the flap. Carried to Panama by the PSNC 'Chile II' steamer. Attractive and rare Combination Cover. [Illust. in PSNC, p.146.] Cross Reference: G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, COMBINATION COVERS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
76   imageECUADOR - GUAYAQUIL "C41" NUMERAL TYING G.B. 6d ON COVER TO U.S. VIA PANAMA; Fine 26 July 1871 EL from Guayaquil to NY with a GB 6d Mauve (pl.8; ink mark) tied by a fine "C41" Guayaquil Numeral having a partly fine matching British P.O. double-arcs cds on the flap; there are also fine small British PO "PANAMA" (30 July) and "N.Y. STEAMSHIP/10" cds's on the front. C41 covers are not often seen. [Illust. in PSNC, p.150.] Cross Reference: ECUADOR, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
77   imageISLAY (MOLLENDO) - BRITISH P.O. - UNDERPAID COVERS TO G.B./FRANCE WITH H.S. "1/6" OR "GB/1F90C" HEXAGON; Attractive 11 May 1872/6 Feb. 1874 E/env. pair sent prepaid with only the internal Peru rate (1 dinero) but then having the British P.O. charges applied in transit. The first ex "Arequipa" "Via Panama" (on PSNC SS Peru II) to France (via London) with 1d Green with a fancy dotted "ISLAY" 'clouds' cancel and a mainly fine British PO "ISLAY" cds on the front as well as a fine London hexagon-boxed "GB/1F90C" and the French "15" delivery charge-mark. The second (by unidentified PSNC steamer to Panama) with fine 4m Peru 1d Green cancelled by a fair "AREQUIPA/-o-" cds but having a very fine British PO "ISLAY" cds alongside as well as a large v. fine h.s. "1/6" mark of Plymouth. Attractive pair. [Both illust. in PSNC, p.47.]Cross Reference: G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, FRANCE (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
78   imageBRITISH P.O.s IN CALLAO, MONTEVIDEO & VALPARAISO - 1870s UNPAID MAIL TO FRANCE/G.B.; 29 Aug. 1872 EL to France "Por Steamer Cuzco" (PSNC vessel) with small British PO "MONTEVIDEO" (Uruguay) cds on the flap, 145 Oct. 1873 env. ex Lima (firm's cachet) to France with fine small British PO "CALLAO" cds backstamp and a fine hexagon-framed "GB/1F90c" on the front, and attractive 3 Dec. 1877 E to Liverpool "Via Panama" (by PSNC SS 'Eten') with mainly fine "VALPARAISO/UNPAID" cds on reverse and a superb Liverpool "s1/6d" in circle charge-mark. Good trio. [The last illust. in PSNC, p.140.] (3 covers)Cross Reference: CHILE, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, URUGUAY (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
79   imageBRAZIL - BRITISH P.O. IN BAHIA COVER TO B. AYRES WITH G.B. 4d VERMILION TIED BY "C81" NUMERAL; 12 May 1873 E (tissue-paper) ex Bahia to Buenos Ayres endorsed "V. Patagonia" but actually carried by the PSNC 'Galicia' with GB 4d Vermilion (pl.13) tied by a fine scarce "C81" tall numeral with a very fine small matching British PO "BAHIA" cds alongside a partly fine "CORREO/MONTEVIDEO" transit cds (21 May). This was carried on the Maiden Voyage of the 'Galicia'. [Illust. in PSNC, p.160.] [Ex K. Wittig 9/2013; lot 417.] [Also ex 'Santos' auction, June 2021; lot 5100, realised 600 CHF +BP.]Cross Reference: G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 260

Currently...£260.00
Currently...USD 351.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
80   imageMONTEVIDEO/CHILE - SHIP'S BAG COVER WITH RARE RED LIVERPOOL "P.S. PACKET" DATESTAMP (POSSIBLY EX EXPLORATION SHIP H.M.S. CHALLENGER); Spectacular [Feb.] 1876 env. to Shrewsbury franked by no less than 12 GB 1d Reds (pl.143 inc. vertical strip of six & vertical pair; 3 wrapped over edges, some at odd angles to leave the address clear! - one with part lost but attached to an adjacent stamp) having all the stamps cancelled & tied by Liverpool "466" numerals along with an adjacent mainly very fine, very rare red "PAID/LIVERPOOL/P.S. PACKET" arrival cds (17 Mar.; code 3A). The envelope has a Chilean stationer's imprint ("E. GUY. VALPARAISO, SANTIAGO") and there is a matching cover (Cavendish G. Osborne 21/6/2007, lot 202 that realised £1,600+BP) with 3xGB 4d vermilions tied by this same "466" numeral and with the very same "PAID... P.S. PACKET" cds (same date & code) in the same position as on this cover! So it may in fact also have emanated from H.M.S. Challenger, during its famous 4-year voyage of exploration around the world. This Liverpool "P.S. PACKET" "PAID" mark was very little used (most mail was sent unpaid by this "P[acific]. S[team Nav. Co.]." route); it is Rob.P25a (23mm diameter); Howat only recorded 6 examples, all 1872-6. This letter was sent when the Challenger was off Montevideo and was certainly carried from that port by the PSNC S.S. Sorata, reaching Liverpool on 17 Mar. 1876. [The voyage of the Challenger led to the publication of a 15-volume report on their findings. Further research into the addressee and any connection she might have had with an Officer on HMS Challenger would be most helpful...!] Important Exhibition Item. [Illust. in PSNC, p.169.] Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, SHIP LETTERS, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, CHILE (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 500

Currently...£500.00
Currently...USD 675.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM

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