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

Third London Printing. Recess by Perkins Bacon 1861 (Oct): 10 c. deep blue on blued, used example touched at right but with large margins on three sides and portion of adjoining stamp at top, paying the internal rate on 1867 cover from Valdivia to Witzenhausen, Hesse, Germany endorsed 'Por Steamer via Panama' tied by target handstamp in black. Scarce VALDIVIA / CHILE despatch cds in red at left (Nov 20) and mailed via London (Jan 14, 1868) where charged "2/3d." in manuscript but deleted when the clerk forwarded the cover. SEEBRIEF PER ENGLAND UND AACHEN datestamp (Jan 15) on reverse in blue (Van Der Linden fig. 2555) and Witzenhausen arrival cds in black where rated 26 silver groschen to pay in blue crayon. An uncommon usage to a destination overseas, mail to the German States being rare. Cert. Robson Lowe (1986), Jörg Maier (2018).
Catalogue 228: CHILE - The Colon Issues