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1956/66, small group of 11 special souvenir sheets, incl. printings on sunken cards in unadopted or definitive colours on India paper, very fine condition
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10 c. blue, 2 diagonal bisects of different stamps, both with large margins, used together, looking like an ordinary stamp, tied by target handstamp to letter sheet from " SANTIAGO 10 SBRE 55" to Valparaiso. A very fine and extremely unusual letter. Certificates Maier (1983) and BPA (1992) (Scott 5d)
Provenance: Gerhard Blank (Robson Lowe 1991)
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Lithographed 5 c. pale red brown, horizontal strip of six, the right stamp touched at right and the neighbours stamp touched at upper right, otherwise full to mostly large margins (tiny tear between two stamps of no importance), tied by target to letter sheet with red cds. "SANTIAGO 14 NBRE 54" to Valparaiso. A very fine and outstanding entire; the largest recorded strip of this scarce stamp on cover. (Scott 7)
Provenance: 'Islander' (95. Corinphila auction, 1996)
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Lithographed 5 c. red-brown, nice fresh colour and good to mostly large margins, unused with part original gum. Extremely fine and fresh. A rare stamp in this condition.. Certificate Moorhouse (2008) (Scott 7a)
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5 c. dark burnt sienna (chocolate brown) with full to large margins, in combination with horizontal pair Desmadryl 5 c. pale reddish brown, left stamp touched at base, followed by a scissors cut into the right stamp, otherwise full to large margins, tied by target to letter sheet with red cds. "SANTIAGO 12 MAYO (55)" to Valparaiso. Very fine and extremely rare. Certificate Philatelic foundation (1994) (Scott 4+3)
Provenance: Joaquin Galvez (62. Corinphila auction., 1979)
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10 c slate blue, horizontal strip of four and single stamp, with 5 c deep reddish brow, all touched in places, but mostly good margins, tied to lettersheet from " SANTIAGO 4 ENERO 55" to Valparaiso. A very rare and spectacular franking. Certificate BPA (1992) (Scott 5,3a)
Provenance: Albert Quast (Harmer Rooke, 1963) Gerhard Blank (Robson Lowe, 1991)
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Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, block of 8, close at upper left with one tiny spot touched, otherwise full to mostly large margins, cancelled by target handstamps. Very fine and rare. Certificate Holcombe (1985)
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Lithographed 5 c. brown with the dramatic lithographic transfer flaw 'squeezed CENTAVOS' with just the "S" of "CENTAVOS" showing and base (Blank 5/Vt ½), leaving a 'Dwarf stamp' of only 21 instead of 23 mm in height. Nice fresh colour and full to large margins, lightly cancelled by target. A very fine and extremely rare stamp. Certificate BPA (1992) (Scott 7 var)
Provenance: Count Welczek (43. Corinphila auction 1959)
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5 c. burnt sienna in combination with Desmadryl 5 c. deep reddish-brown (with constant plate scratch of pos. 122), both touched at one side, otherwise full to large margins, tied to letter sheet with adjacent red "SANTIAGO 12 NBRE 55" to Valparaiso. An extremely rare letter, one of very few recorded with this combination franking. Certificates BPA (1999) and Moorhouse (2010) (Scott 4+3)
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5 c. burnt sienna, a beautiful lightly overinked example with large margins, showing parts of two neighbours stamps, tied to letter sheet with adjacent red "SANTIAGO 11 DBRE.." to Valparaiso. Extremely fine and fresh (stamp lifted for inspection and replaced). A beautiful and rare entire. Certificate BPA (1994)
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