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The collection of pre-adhesive period postmarks on franked classic covers. A fabulous and most exceptional collection with very probably more than half of the recorded classic covers of Chile with this prephilatelic postmarks, consisting of 92 folded letters and covers, nearly all very attractively mounted on exhibition pages with many rare items to be noted, including: 1853 First london Printing 5 c.+10 c. on entire from Ballenar (ex-Gálvez, a very few covers known with this franking), 10 c.+”Ligua” (ex-Dupont, only one recorded), 10 c.+”Copiapó” in red (less than five recorded), two halfs of 10 c.+”Chañarcillo” (probably unique with this issue), 10 c.+”Chiloé” (two covers recorded), 10 c.+half of 10 c. tied by “Concepción” (the only recorded of all franked covers), 5 c.+”Santiago” (ex-Viron), 5c.+5c. tied by “Valparaiso” (ex-Sabbatini); Desmadryl 5 c.+”Quillota” (very probably unique), 5 c.+”Liqua” (ex-Dupont, unique), 5 c.+”Elqui” in red (unique), the two recorded covers with 10 c.+”Linares” in red; 1855 2nd London Printing with 5 c.(3)+”Freirina”, taxed cover bearing 5 c.+”Franca” & “S. Bernardo”, 5 c.+”San Fernando” in red and black (both ex-Virón, two of three recorded), 5 c.+”Molina” (two recorded), 5 c. + “Peralillo” (ex-Blank, less than four recorded), 5 c. tied by several scarce handstrucks, 5 c.+”Limache” in red (ex-Blank), 5 c.+”Rengo” in red (Viron); strong with “Estancos” including the two recorded covers with half 10 c. tied by squared grid of Chañarcillo (ex-Dupont), and many others handstrucks alongside or tieing the franking such as “Ovalle”, “Parral”, “Casablanca”, “S. Carlos”+ “Franca”, “Curacavi”, “Cauquenes”, “Chalinga” (the last three ex-Blank), “P° del Huasco” (ex-Gálvez), “Yumbel”+”Franca” (ex-Viron), “Freirina”, “Valdivia”, “Peumo” (ex-Blank), “Tierra Amarilla”, etc. The lot made up the main part of the collection awarded by an international gold medal. In good or mostly very good condition, a unique and most desirable assembly of high calibre. Viewing absolutely recommended.Provenances: Blank, Camino, Dupont, Gálvez, Hubbard, Mena, Etienne de Viron.
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