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  • Lot# : 5647 Chile

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    1874 (Dec 16): Chile 1867 5 c. orange-red (Scott 17) cancelled by segmented cork handstamp in black and paying the local rate, used on combination cover with Great Britain 1858/69 2 d. blue pl. 14, 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 13 in a horizontal pair and 1873 1 s. green pl. 9 and mailed to Milano, Italy; tied by "C30" obliterator and by "VALPARAISO / PAID / C35" duplex (Dec 16) in black. 'London / Paid' transit cds (Jan 17, 1875) in red also ties the 2 d. adhesive and the oval 'PD' in red ties the Chilean 5 cent. A spectacular and beautiful cover for the connoisseur. Cert. BPA (1962).rnProvenance: Collection Jean Boulad d'Humières, 1962; Collection Gerhard Blank, RL, Zurich, 5 Dec 1991, lot 876.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF