227: Europe & Overseas | 228 : Chile - The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part 1)

Recess by Narciso Desmadryl from Perkins Bacon Plates 1854 (Sept): 10 c. slate-blue, a vertical strip of four with close to large margins all round, just grazed on first and fourth stamp and with portion of adjoining stamp at base and second stamp with clip in margin at right not into the design, used on 1855 cover from Santiago to Valparaiso at 2 ounce rate tied by six barred target handstamps in black. SANTIAGO despatch cds in red at right (March 3). The cover with two file folds well away from the adhesives. A rare and most attractive 40 centavos rate. Cert. BPA (1992).rnProvenance: Collection Joaquin Galvez, Corinphila sale 62, May 1979, lot 3270; Collection Gerhard Blank, RL, Dec 1991, lot 1094.
Catalogue 228: CHILE - The Colon Issues