Chile Outgoing Mail 1779 circa. Folded cover from Santiago de Chile to Vitoria (Spain), struck on dispatch by "Chyle" straight-line (P.E. 1), additionally handstamped by boxed "4Rs." rate marking during its transit in Buenos Aires, this rate being amended to "6R" on arrival in manuscript, according to the change of tariff of 1779. The 4 reales postmark of Buenos Aires, produced in May 1768, was obsolete at that time and did not correspond to...
Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America
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Spink Investphila Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America
The “Nuevo Mundo” Collection, Stampless maritime mail of Spanish Colonies in America, also including stamps and franked mail of Latin America
Lot #18 - Chile
Chile Outgoing Mail 1851, Oct. 28. Entire letter from Valparaiso via Cape Horn to Cádiz (Spain), initially forwarded by a forwarding agent of Valparaiso, with octagonal "Jorge Loring & Ca." handstamp on reverse and matching endorsement at lower left on front (crossed out), rated "44rs" in manuscript as per 2 1/3 oz weight, struck on arrival with "Perú" straight line in red. One of just three covers recorded with this "Perú" marking after...
Lot #19 - Chile
Chile Incoming Mail 1770 circa. Cover front to Santiago de Chile, carried via Cádiz where the "España" straight-line in red was handstruck, paying the 13 reales rate (in manuscript) per 1 ounce. Scarce. Ex Camino.
Lot #20 - Chile
Chile Incoming Mail 1780 circa. Cover front from Madrid addressed to Agustín Jáuregui at Santiago as Governor and President of the Royal Audience of Chile, with annotated "13" rate corresponding to 1 ounce including 10 reales maritime fee and 2½ reales for inland carriage, struck by crowned "M/Al. 6" marking on dispatch and "España" postmark of Cádiz. It was very probably transmitted via Buenos Aires and Cordillera. Scarce. Ex Camino.
Lot #21 - Chile
Chile Incoming Mail 1790 circa. Cover front from Madrid, bearing the Royal black cachet to indicate official mail (cachets in red where mainly handstamped on commercial correspondences), endorsed "Por el Rey", sent to Santiago de Chile via Buenos Aires, as denoted by the green "España." postmark (Kouri type VII) struck in this city, rated at "80" reales in manuscript, corresponding to a 6¼ ounces weight. Ex Camino.
Lot #22 - Chile
Chile Incoming Mail 1795 circa. Front of large wrapper sent as official correspondence with "Por el Rey" heading with contents originating from Madrid, re-addressed with "Virrey" (viceroy) endorsement from Lima to Concepción, to be forwarded to the Commander of the Veteran Troops and the Militia in the Province of Chiloé, initially rated "44" (11 ounces), this being crossed out and re-rated at "72¾" reales, bearing "Lima" straight-line and "...
Lot #23 - Chile
Chile Incoming Mail 1797 circa. Handmade envelope (opened for display) from Spain to a Brigadier, Politician and Governor in Chiloé (Chile), bearing manuscript "Por Buenos Ayres, Chile, y Valdivia" routing mark placed, as usual, at lower left, carried via Corunna with red "España" straight-line handstamp, following the American inland route Buenos Aires-Santiago de Chile-Valparaíso-Valdivia, with two strikes of Italic "Chile" postmark in red...
Lot #24 - Chile
Chile Incoming Mail 1809 circa. Large cover front from Madrid to the Governor Chiloé (Chile), bearing nearly complete framed oval with coat of arms, a scarce marking applied on "Por el Rey" royal mail, carried via Lima where the framed "MZ" was struck, indicating the postal fee was annotated in a special account of the Real Renta de Correos. Handwritten "390" maritime and "195" inland rates, totalling 585 reales corresponding to 39 pounds,...
Lot #25 - Chile
Chile Incoming Mail 1810 circa. Cover front from Cádiz (Spain) to the Governor of Chiloé, handstamped in red on dispatch by framed "3Pta" single-rate rate marking and "Cadiz" straight-line, bearing "Perù" postmark of Lima (Sitjà type II) in transit. An interesting usage via Lima, bearing a very scarce application of a rate marking for transatlantic mail. Ex Camino.
Lot #26 - Chile
Chile Incoming Mail 1810 circa. Cover front from Madrid to the Governor of Chiloé (Chile), with manuscript "Por el Rey" heading and bearing the matching coat-of-arms within oval marking applied on this official correspondence, struck in transit at Cadiz with corresponding straight-line and, at Lima, framed "MZ" handstamp to denote that the letter had been registered in a special "Real Renta de Correos" account to be paid by official...
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