PSNC - STAMPED MAIL PRIOR TO U.P.U., 1855-1876
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 BOLIVIA - 'NINE STARS' ISSUE 10c ON COVER BY "VAP. PAYTA" WITH "* LAMAR */FRANCA" UDC CANCEL; Fine 29 May 1869 E from "Cobija"
(filing notes - also sender's blue oval cachet on front) to Lima endorsed "[Per] Vap[or] Payta" (PSNC Steamer) with 'Seven Stars' 10c Red tied by a very fine blue-black undated circular "* LAMAR */FRANCA" cancel. A scarce issue on cover and a very
unusual maritime cancel. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: BOLIVIA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 84 |
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 CHILE - ATTRACTIVE TRIPLE-RATE COVER EX "SERENA" TO SANTIAGO WITH 5c RED-BROWN STRIP OF THREE; 5 Dec. 1855 E (tissue-paper) from
"SERENA" (fine red cds on the front) to "Sant[iag]o. [de Chile]" franked for the treble rate by a good strip of three 5c Red-Browns (close to wide margins all round except shaved at foot of RH stamp) tied by two dumb barred cancels (the centre stamp
with clear profile). Presumably carried by PSNC Steamer (SS 'Bogota' which reached Valparaiso on 7 Dec.) from Coquimbo to Valparaiso en route. Cross Reference: CHILE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 85 |
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 CHILE - IMPERF. 5c RED-BROWN ON SANTIAGO TO BORDEAUX COVER WITH "GB/2F875/10c" HEXAGON, ETC.; Attractive 15 Mar. 1857 E (thin paper)
from Santiago de Chile to Bordeaux "Via de Panama" with a 5c Red-Brown (2 good margins & 2 close/shaved margins) tied by a very fine dumb barred oval with fine red Santiago cds alongside with London transit hexagonal "GB/2F875/10c" Accountancy Mark
on the front, charged "24" (decimes). Carried by PSNC SS 'Bogota' from Valparaiso to Panama and then to London (2 May cds on reverse). Exhibition Quality. [Illust. in PSNC, p.93.] Cross Reference: CHILE, FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 86 |
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 CHILE - INTERNAL "POR VAPOR" COVER FROM SANTIAGO TO COPIAPO WITH IMPERF. 5c RED-BROWN; 30 Apr. 1857 EL from "SANTIAGO/+CHILE+"
(mainly fine cds on front) to Copiapo endorsed "Por Vapor" with 4-margin P. Bacon 5c Red-Brown & 4-margin Estancos 10c Blue tied by dumb barred cancels. Presumably carried on the PSNC S.S. 'Valparaiso' from Valparaiso (1 May) to Copiapo en route
north to Callao. Brian Moorhouse Cert. (2007). [Ex 'Santos' 1 June 2021 auction; lot 5308, realised CHF 440+BP.] Cross Reference: CHILE
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 87 |
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 CHILE IMPERF. COVERS - BY NAMED PSNC STEAMERS (CLODA, PERU, CHILE, CALLAO & GUAYAQUIL), ETC.; 16 June 1864 E ex Valp. to Coquimbo
"Por Vapor Callao" with strip of 3 5c with messy cancels, 8 June 1867 EL ex Valp. to Lima "Por Vapor Chile" with 5c(2) tied by messy cancels, and 3 1863/66/67 Es with single 10c Blues all ex Valparaiso to Lima(2)/Arequipa endorsed by steamers "Cloda"
(scarce), "Guayaquil" or "Peru". Plus internal overland 28 July 1867 E ex San Fernando to Valp. showing the single 5c franking (the sea route was 10c minimum). Useful group. (6 covers) Cross Reference: CHILE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 CHILE - 1867-ISSUE COVERS TO FRANCE OR PERU + INTERNAL PAIR AT 5c LAND OR 10c STEAMER RATES; 7 Feb. 1868 EL (toned & rebacked) ex
Concepcion (faint red cds) to Lima (19 Feb. cds on flap)with 10c pair + 5c tied by barred "CANCELLED" marks (20c rate + 5c steamer surcharge rate) plus 23 Feb. EL ex Concepcion to Valp. "Pr. Vapor" (PSNC SS 'Limena') with 10c with barred cancel; both
are rare covers from a port south of Valparaiso. Also 17 June 1872 internal 5c land-rate E ex Santiago to Valp. with 5c, and 29 Oct. 1872 E (repaired) ex Santiago to Paris [illust. in PSNC, p.162] "Via Magallanes" (by SS Patagonia) with 10c Blue
(probably does not belong). (4 covers)Cross Reference: CHILE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 CHILE - PAIR OF COASTAL STEAMER 10c FRANKINGS (STRIP OF THREE OR PAIR) EX VALPARAISO TO AREQUIPA; 25 May 1869 & 17 Nov. 1870 pair of
Es to Arequipa with Valparaiso cork cancels tying strip of three or pair of 1867 10c Blues; the first endorsed "Pr Str. Pacific" (and dotted ?Arequipa oval on flap), the other with red Valparaiso cds but no ship name. Good pair showing the double and
triple 10c Steamer rates. (2 covers) [Both illust. in PSNC on p.132.]Cross Reference: CHILE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 90 |
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 CHILE/URUGUAY - THE UNIQUE[?] & SPECTACULAR RED CROWNED "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY */MONTEVIDEAN/AGENCY" CACHET COVER;
Remarkable and colourful 12 Jan. 1870 E from "Joaquin Rigau, Valparaiso" (filing note) to Buenos Ayres franked by two 1867 10c Blues with light cork cancels (seemingly minutely tied at right) with a fine small 2-ring "CORREIO/MONTEVIDEO" cds (26
Jan.) alongside, but to the left of that also having a very fine large red crowned "PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY */MONTEVIDEAN/AGENCY" cachet (crossed by horizontal filing crease). Carried from Valparaiso to Montevideo and trans-shipped there for
despatch on to Buenos Aires. It seems that this red PSNC Montevideo cachet was applied as a kind of Forwarding Agent mark to authenticate the trans-shipment via the Post Office there. Brian Moorhouse had not recorded any other example of this
wonderful PSNC marking. With Brian Moorhouse Cert. (2007). [Ex Buki & from Corinphila's 7 June 2021 auction; lot 79, realised CHF 4,400 +BP.] Highly important exhibition centre-piece. Cross Reference: CHILE, ARGENTINA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 1,300
Currently...£1,300.00
Currently...USD 1,755.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 CHILE - 10c-RATE & 40c-RATE COVERS EX VALPARAISO BY NAMED PSNC STEAMERS TO PERU; 16 Dec. 1871 EL (overall toning) ex Valp. to Arica
"Por Vapor Atacama" with two 1867 5c tied or cancelled by a mute cork with a faint red cds nearby; plus 30 June 1873 EL (internal flaps pointlessly trimmed) from Valp. to Lima "Pr. Puno" (her Maiden Voyage) with 1867 10c Blue (2) + 20c Green (latter
tied by a poor mute cancel; the 10c both have similar cancels and one was placed sideways to avoid covering ship name) with a fair red Valparaiso 2-ring cds alongside. Good pair by scarce PSNC vessels. [Both illust. in PSNC, p.134.] Cross
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 CHILE - 25c-RATE COVER TO U.S. VIA BRITISH P.O. IN CALLAO WITH BRITISH P.O. IN PANAMA HANDSTRUCK "12" MARK; Colourful 30 Nov. 1872
env. from "Talcahuano" (filing notes on front) to New Bedford in the U.S. franked by 1867 5c + 10c Pair tied (between perfs.) by 2 fine barred "CANCELLED" ovals with a fair red "TALCAHUANO" cds (9 Dec.) alongside; carried by the PSNC from Callao to
Panama. There is a fine small British PO "COLON" transit cds (22 Dec.) on the reverse, and on the front are mainly very fine "PANAMA/TRANSIT" d.s. (30 Dec.) and the rare matching British Panama PO's Handstruck "12[c]" Accountancy Mark, as well as
very fine "24/NEW YORK" postage due d.s. (28 Jan. 1873). Wonderful Exhibition Item with rare British PO markings, etc. [Ex 'Santos' auction, 7 June 2021; lot 5318, realised CHF 700+BP.] [Illust. in PSNC, p.149.] Cross Reference: CHILE, UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 340
Currently...£340.00
Currently...USD 459.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 CHILE - SPECTACULAR UNDERPAID COVER TO NAPLES WITH CHILE 5c PAIR + 10c/60c/1l ITALIAN P. DUES; Colourful 11 July 1874 env. (opened
out for display) from "LOTA/+ CHILE +" (fair cds on front) to Naples "Via de Magallanes [Straits]" having Chile 1867 5c Pair tied by fine barred "CANCELLED" marks, with circular undated red "ADMon. DE CORREOS/DE/+CONCEPon.+" transit cachet also on
the front. Taken on PSNC SS 'Cotopaxi' to Liverpool and then via London (red cds backstamp + fine circular Inspector's Mark on the front) & via the Italian TPO to Naples where the "17" charge was applied with Italian Postage Dues (10c+60c+1l) tied by
anonymous d.s. (29 Aug.). Remarkable routing and charges making a superb Exhibition Item. [Ex 'Santos' auction, 7 June 2021; lot 5319, realised CHF 380+BP.] [Illust. in PSNC, p.161.] Cross Reference: CHILE, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, ITALY (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 ECUADOR - RARE IMPERFS. 1r OLIVE-YELLOW PAIR ON COVER BY S.S. 'SANTIAGO II' EX GUAYAQUIL TO LIMA; Very fine and attractive 5 Nov.
1868 EL (one flap needlessly reduced) from Guayaquil (sender's blue cachets back & front) to Lima endorsed "Por vapor Santiago" with a fine vertical pair of 1865/70 1r Olive-Yellow (good to large margins all round) tied by a single superb "FRANCA"
dotted diamond cancel having a fine 10 Nov. "LIMA" cds on the reverse. Exhibition Quality. [Ex 'Santos' auction, 7 June 2021; lot 5355, realised CHF 1,400 + BP.]Cross Reference: ECUADOR (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 340
Currently...£340.00
Currently...USD 459.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 PERU - EARLY 1st-ISSUE COVER EX LIMA TO ISLAY CARRIED BY PSNC STEAMER "BOGOTA"; Fine 27 Mar. 1858 EL from Lima (sender's blue oval
cachet on the front) to Islay (now Mollendo) endorsed "Pr. [Steamer] Bogota" with good to wide margined Peru 1st-Issue 1p Red tied by a superb oval dotted "LIMA" cancel. This Peru 1st-Issue set was first available for use from 10 March 1858, so this
is a 1st-month usage. [Illust. in PSNC, p.131.] Cross Reference: PERU (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 160
Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 96 |
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 PERU - EARLY 1st-ISSUE COVER EX TACNA VIA PANAMA & G.B. TO FRANCE CARRIED BY PSNC STEAMER "BOLIVIA"; Fine June 1858 E from Tacna to
France endorsed "Via Panama & Southampton" with wide to hugely margined Peru 1st-Issue 1d Blue with large part adjacent stamp attached (used for the 1d internal rate) tied (indented) by a superb oval dotted "TACNA" cancel and also by a very fine
British PO transit "ARICA" double-arcs cds. Carried by the PSNC S.S. 'Bolivia' to Panama and then on to G.B. and France, and so also having a very fine London transit hexagon-boxed "GB/2F875/10c" Accountancy Mark on the front, charged "12" (decimes).
Exhibition Quality. Holcombe Cert. (1999). [Illust. in PSNC, p.145.] Cross Reference: PERU, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, FRANCE
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 PERU - 1p SINGLE FRANKING COVERS (TO LIMA BY NAMED STEAMERS) + BOOTLEG COVER TO FRANCE; 23 May 1860 EL ex Trujillo (sender's cachet
on front) to Lima "Per Vapor Inca" with wide-margined 1p Rose-red (light fold) tied (by indentation) by unclear dotted oval "TRUX" (or perhaps "INCA"??); plus similar 2 Dec. 1860 EL from Iquique (sender's cachet on front) to Lima "Pr. Guayaquil" with
3m 1p Rose-red tied by very light manuscript squiggle (on board ship?). Good pair of relatively 'local' covers carried by names PSNC steamers. Plus 27 June 1860 EL ex Lima (firm's oval cachet on front) to Paris (blue oval Paris FAC of "ESTIENNE,
ERREQUAETA & Coie") posted on arrival with French 10c Brown tied by Paris diamond. (3 covers) [The first & last illust. in PSNC, pp.135+95.] Cross Reference: PERU, FORWARDING AGENTS, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 PERU - CHINCHA/GUANAPE ISLANDS - 1d BLUE ON COVER BY THE PSNC STEAMER 'LIMA' TO VALPARAISO; 3 Apr. 1861 EL (minor creasing; in
French) ex "Iles de Chinchas" to Valparaiso endorsed "Par Packet Anglais" (the S.S. 'Lima' in this case) with 3m 1d Blue tied (also by indentation) by partly fine dotted oval "ISLAS[?]" mark, but having no other postal markings. Plus 22 Sept. 1869 E
with fair 1d Green tied by oval-framed "Y. GUANAPE" cancel, presumably of the Yslas Guanape. Rare origins for early letters; these islands were all used for the production of guano. (2 covers) Cross Reference: PERU (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 PERU - "ARICA/*VAPOR*" C.D.S. CANCEL ON 1d BLUE ON COVER TO LIMA BY S.S. 'VALPARAISO'; 4 May 1861 E from Arica to Lima with a Peru
1d Blue (just 4m; v. close at top left) tied by a very fine 2-ring "ARICA/*VAPOR*" cds; carried on the PSNC Steamer 'Valparaiso' to Callao. Attractive usage of this cancellation. [Illust. in PSNC, p.130.]Cross Reference: PERU (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 PERU - 1p ROSE-RED ON COVER EX PASCO TO SPAIN VIA PANAMA WITH BLUE H.S. "12 Rs." ARRIVAL CHARGE; Attractive 7 July 1862 env (orange
paper) to Bilbao endorsed "Via Panama & Southampton" with a v. near 4m 1d Rose-red tied by 3 v. fine "PASCO/T" cds's (with a further 4 strikes on reverse) along with fine h.s. "FRANCA" also on the front; carried 270 miles inland to the coast (Callao;
mainly fine 13 July British PO cds on reverse) and put on the PSNC S.S. 'Bogota' to Panama. Thence to Colon and on by 'Atrato' to Southampton (red London 13 Aug. cds on reverse) and so to Bilbao where the very fine blue h.s. "12 Rs." charge-mark was
applied. Exhibition Item. [Illust. in PSNC, p.110.]Cross Reference: SPAIN, PERU (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
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Currently...USD 175.50
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