Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

1867: Group of three covers franked with perforation 12 issues, comprising an example with a single 1 c. orange, dated 1871, sent from Valparasio to Santiago, also a small envelope with a 5 c. red tied by black cancel with attractive and scarce oval "TRES PUNTAS" (Atacama region, silver mine) in red alongside and also an underpaid cover franked with horizontal pair 5 c. red from Santiago to Genoa (Italy), sent via Panama carried by French packet, taxed 1L 70c, with postage due stamps (1L, 30c and 40c) applied to front on arrival, one overlapping the pair of 5c, tied by arrival datestamp, some faults, however a scarce and interesting group. Ex the Brian Moorhouse Estate.