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Catalogue 267: BRITISH POST OFFICES ABROAD - The DUBOIS collection (part II)
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  • Lot# : 4171 Chile

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    Caldera 1866 (Oct 5): Great Britain 1865 6 d. lilac pl. 5, faults used with 1865 1 s. green pl. 4 in a superb horizontal pair on 1866 cover from Caldera to Captn. Dauelsberg in Bremen (his Freight Forwarding Company is still in existence), cancelled by two bold strikes of the "C37" obliterator with 'Caldera' datestamp at left (Oct 5, code A) in black. The 6 d. tied in transit by 'London / Paid' cds (Nov 12) with oval 'PD' below and "3d." accountancy marking all in red. Reverse with framed Bremen arrival (Nov 14) in black. Top flap partially missing but of fine appearance and very rare.rnProvenance: Collection André Bollen, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11568; Collection Gerhard Blank, RL, Zurich, 5 Dec 1991, lot 865.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4172 Chile

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    1875 (April 19): Chile 1867 10 c. blue (Scott 18) tied to 1875 cover from Copiapo to Edinburgh via Caldera and Panama by barred 'Cancelled' obliterator in black, used in combination with Great Britain 1873 6 d. grey pl. 13 overlapping 1 s. green pl. 10  with slight fault at top, cancelled by "C37" obliterator with corresponding 'Caldera' single ring datestamp (May 4, code A) both struck in blue. 'Copiapo / Chile despatch cds in dull blue on obverse (April 19) and the adhesives also cancelled by further obliterator handstamp "B.." probably "B16" of the Plymouth-Bristol TPO. Reverse with British P.O. 'Callao' cds in black (May 17) and 'Edinr. - Carlisle Sorting Tender' cds (June 14). Despite the small imperfections, a cover of great visual appeal and of consummate rarity.rnProvenance: Collection 'Windsor', Harmers, New York, 28 Oct 1983, lot 556; Collection Dr. Paul Kornan, Harmers, New York, 27 Sept 1994, lot 159; Soler y Llach, Barcelona, Feb 2003, lot 333.
    Starting bid : 5,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4173 Chile

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    1875 (Sept 14): Cover from Caldera to Genova, Italy franked by Great Britain 1867 10 d. red-brown and 1873/77 1 s. green pl. 11 tied by bold "C37" obliterator with single ring "CALDERA" cds below (Sept 16) in blue. 'London / Paid' transit datestamp in red (Oct 30) and reverse with Genova arrival cds (Nov 2). The adhesives crossed by horizontal file fold but a most attractive cover; mail from Caldera is extremely rare. Cert. RPSL (1987).rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 606; Collection Dr. D. N. Seaton, Cavendish, Derby, 10 Sept 2014, lot 89.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4174 Chile

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    Coquimbo 1863 (April 3): Cover from Coquimbo to Truro, Cornwall endorsed 'via Panama', sent prepaid with "2/-" in red manuscipt, struck with superb strike of circular "COQUIMBO / PAID" datestamp in red - the sole recorded example thus - with London transit alongside (May 13) and reverse with Scorrier (Cornwall) arrival cds (May 14) in black. Slight reverse flap tear but a splendid strike, illuistrated in Parmenter & Gordon on page 3/13. Unique.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. D.N. Seaton, Cavendish, Derby, 10 Sept 2014, lot 82.
    Starting bid : 2,250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4175 Chile

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    1874 (Sept 3): Great Britain 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 13 and 1867 9 d. straw pl. 4 in a horizontal pair used on the spectacular 1874 registered cover from Coquimbo to Gravesend tied by two bold strikes of the "C40" obliterator with 'Coquimbo' cds alongside (Sept 3, code A inverted) in black. Manuscript 'Registered' at left in red ink and docket number '79' in crayon below. "♚ / Registered' handstamp and oval framed "Registered / London' datestamp of transit (Oct 13) in red on obverse and reverse with British P.O. 'Callao' transit cds and Gravesend arrival cds (Oct 14) in black. The 4 d. pl. 13 is not listed by Stanley Gibbons used from Coquimbo. Some light aging, wrinkles and wear but a magnificent and wonderful cover, the sole registered usage recorded from Coquimbo. Unique. Cert. BPA (2001).rnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 17-18 Feb 1969, lot 283; Collection André Bollen, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11572; Collection Vivien Sussex, Cavendish, Derby, 6 March 2002, lot 324.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4176 Chile

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    1867 (May 11): Great Britain 1865 6 d. pl. 5 in a horizontal strip of four, used on 1867 cover endorsed 'via St. Nazaire' tied by two strikes of the "C40" obliterator with 'Coquimbo' cds on reverse (May 11) in black. Three line "Panama Transit" on front (May 29) alongside 'London / Paid' cds in red (June 25) with Liverpool arrival cds on reverse of the following day. Small wrinkles but a splendid and rare cover (the 6 d. pl. 5 is unpriced by Stanley Gibbons and this was the 'proving' cover - see Yates description) and most attractive.rnProvenance: Collection E.E Yates, RL, London, 31 July-1 Aug 1940, lot 135; Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 623; Collection André Bollen, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11570.
    Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4177 Chile

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    1866 (Aug 18): Great Britain 1865 1 s. green pl. 4 in a horizontal pair, one blunted perf., used on 1866 entire letter endorsed 'Per West India Mail via Panama' tied by fine strike of the "C40" obliterator with 'Coquimbo' cds at left (Aug 18) in black, alongside 'London / Paid' cds in red (Sept 28) with Edinburgh arrival cds on reverse of the same day. A very rare and fine entire.rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 622;Collection Gerhard Blank, RL, Zurich, 5 Dec 1991, lot 868.
    Starting bid : 650.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4178 Chile

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    1868 (Aug 4): Great Britain 2 s. cobalt, lettered QG, a used example on 1868 yellow envelope from Coquimbo to London endorsed 'Panama', tied by fine strike of "C40" obliterator with 'Coquimbo' cds on reverse (Aug 4). 'London / Paid' cds of receipt at left (Sept 15) in red. Small piece of flap missing but a superb cover - the 2s. cobalt being unpriced by Stanley Gibbons - and extremely rare with this being the sole such franking recorded from Coquimbo. Cert. RPSL (1970).rnProvenance: Collection McGowan, RL, London, 26 July 1950, lot 432; Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 625; Collection Tony Alcock, Phillips, London, 1 April 1993, lot 150.
    Starting bid : 1,750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,750.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4179 Chile

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    Valparaiso 1854 (Oct 14): Entire letter from Valparaiso to New York initially mailed at Chilean P.O. with 'Valparaiso' cds in red (Oct 15), passed to British P.O. and prepaid '1/-' in red manuscript with very fine "♚ / PAID / AT / VALPARAISO" in red. Reverse with double arc 'Valparaiso' (same day) in black and struck on arrival with 'Steamship / 20' charge for an incoming Ship Letter. Scarce and fine Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4180 Chile

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    1875 (Feb 10): Great Britain 1864 1 d. red pl. 158, 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 13 and 1874 6 d. grey pl. 13 in a vertical pair all used on registered 1875 cover from Valparaiso to the Italian Consul in New York, unusually cancelled lightly by four strikes of the VALPARAISO circular datestamp (Feb 10) with straight line REGISTERED below. Cancelled again at Panama (March 1) with "C35" obliterators to prevent re-use with single ring 'Panama' cds at base alongside "'New York / Registered' datestamp struck in red. A very rare and appealing registered cover.rnProvenance: Collection Bertram Mc Gowan, Robson Lowe, 26 July 1950, lot 424; Collection André Bollen, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11580.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4181 Chile

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    1876 (Nov 14): Great Britain 1870 1½ d. pl. 3, 1874 6 d. grey pl. 15 and 1873 1 s. green pl. 12 all used on 1876 entire letter at single rate from Valparaiso to Christiania, Norway tied by two strikes of the "C30" obliterator with 'Valparaiso' despatch cds (Nov 15) below in black. 'London / Paid' cds of transit in red (Dec 29) also on obverse. A fine and fresh three colour franking to an extraordinary destination for Chilean mail of the classic period.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4182 Chile

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    1878 (July 27): Great Britain 1870 1½ d. lake-red pl. 3 horizontal pair, 1876 4 d. sage-green pl. 16 horizontal pair, 1874 6 d. grey pl. 16, three examples and extraordinary usage of single 1867/74 5 s. rose pl. 1 on 1878 registered linen backed cover to J. B. Moens in Brussels all tied by nine strikes of the "C30" oböiterator with two strikes of 'Valparaiso' cds (July 27) and three strikes of the straight line REGISTERED handstamps in black. Oval 'Registered / London' in red (Sept 12) and reverse with arrival cds (Sept 12) and Post Office red wax seal. Illustrated on the front cover of Theo Brauers "Scarce Victorian Postage Stamps of Great Britain on Cover" and on page 37: the rate of 7/5d. breaks down as a 6 times 1/2½ d. rate + 2 d. registration. Faults to the envelope (it is probable the envelope contained sheets of the newly issued Chile 5 c. dull lake) and small imperfections to the generally fine adhesives but of no significance - a major rarity of Great Britain Used Abroad and Chilean philately.rnProvenance: Collection Smith, RL, Basel, 16 Oct 1975, lot 1881; Collection André Bollen, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11582; Collection Vivien Sussex, Cavendish, Derby, 6 March 2002, lot 325.
    Starting bid : 4,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4183 Chile

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    1880 (May 26): Great Britain 1870 1½ d. pl. 3 in a horizontal pair and 1873 1 s. green pl. 13 in a vertical pair, used on 1880 double rate cover from Valparaiso to Stockholm, Sweden cancelled by bold strikes of the "C30" obliterator with central 'Valparaiso' cds (May 26) in black. Reverse with London cds in red and 'Stockholm / 1 Tur.' arrival cds's (July 9) in black. Correctly rated at 2/3d. - 2 s. for double Packet rate to GB plus 2 x 2½d. rate to Sweden less 2d. deduction for non-inland delivery. The 1 shilling pair close to the top of the cover with slightly blunted perfs. but an extraordinary destination for classic period Chilean mail.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4184 Chile

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    1874 (Oct 17): Great Britain 1858/69 2 d. blue pl. 14 in a horizontal pair and 1867 9 d. straw pl. 4 in a horizontal strip of four, used on 1874 cover from Valparaiso to Hamburg endorsed 'pr. Steamer via Panama' and carried at double rate (2 x 1/7d.) tied by "VALPARAISO / PAID / C30" duplexes (Oct 17) in black; 'London / Paid' transit cds also on obverse. One flap truncated on reverse, one 2 d. and one 9 d. with closed tears, aging to perforations but a rare rate and destination.rnProvenance: Collection Koester, Christies RL Zurich, 26 June 1985, lot 2373.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4185 Chile

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    1872 (Nov 16): Great Britain 1867 3 d. rose pl. 7, a single and a horizontal strip of four, 3 d. rose pl. 8 a single and a block of six; 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 12 and 1872 6 d. chestnut pl. 11 all used on 1872 cover from Valparaiso to Bremen endorsed 'via Panama' at double rate (3/10d.), tied by thirteen strikes of the "C30" obliterator with 'Valparaiso' cds in black of despatch (Nov 16). 'London / Paid' transit cds (Dec 30) and circular 'PD' in red on front and reverse with Bremen arrival cds. Imperfections commensurate with the weight and journey but a spectacular cover.rnProvenance: Collection André Bollen, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11578.
    Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4186 Chile

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    1876 (Dec 16): Great Britain 1873 3 d. rose pl. 18 in a horizontal pair and 1865 4 d. vermilion single and vertical pair used on 1876 cover from Valparaiso to Leicester endorsed 'via Panama', all cancelled by three strikes of the "C30" obliterator and by 'Valparaiso' despatch cds (Dec 16) in black. Reverse with Leicester arrival cds (Jan 29, 1877) in black. A fresh and very fine cover.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4187 Chile

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    1877 (May 9): Great Britain 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 14, a single example and a horizontal strip of three used on 1877 registered cover from Valparaiso to London endorsed 'Straits' (of Magellan) cancelled by three strikes of the "C30" obliterator with 'Valparaiso' despatch cds (May 9) below and two strikes of the Valparaiso straight line REGISTERED handstamp, all in black. Oval framed 'Registered / London' datestamp of receipt in red (June 18) and further arrival on reverse of a charming and extremely rare cover.rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 651; Collection Gerhard Blank, RL, Basel, 5 Dec 1981, lot 877.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4188 Chile

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    1874 (Aug 1): Great Britain 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 13 and 1873 1 s. green pl. 9 used on 1874 cover from Valparaiso to Lunden, Holstein, Germany tied by "VALPARAISO / PAID / C30" duplex in black (Aug 1) with 'London / Paid' cds (Sept 14) and oval 'PD' applied in red. Reverse with top flap missing and faint arrival cds, some aging to perforations but a charming and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4189 Chile

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    1871 (Dec 16): Great Britain 1867 6 d. violet pl. 9 and 1 s. green pl. 5 used on 1871 cover from Valparaiso to Kingston, Jamaica endorsed 'via Panama' tied by "VALPARAISO / PAID / C30" duplex with three line dated 'Panama / Transit' also on obverse (Jan 3, 1872) in black. Reverse with 'Kingston / Jamaica' cds (Jan 8) of receipt with '1' (penny) credit marking in blue crayon. Slightest of file folds but a most attractive cover to a most unusual destination.rnProvenance: Collection André Bollen, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11577.
    Starting bid : 800.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 900.00 CHF
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