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Auction: SW1006 - The Collector's Series, including important Chile and Portugal
Lot: 602

1854, Dec. 5. Entire letter from Vicuña (capital of the Elqui department) to Serena, franked by very fresh "Desmadryl" 5c., excellent margins with portion of neighbouring adhesive at top, tied by three pen strokes, showing "ELQUI" straight-line in red alongside. This postmark is one of the rarest and most desirable uses in Chilean philately; only two covers are the proof of existence of any usage in the Elqui department during the pre-adhesive and classic periods, with just this example exhibiting adhesives. Moreover, the manuscript cancel on the imperforate classic issues is very exceptional. SFC 18 (catalogued in black although in error, since no examples in this colour are recorded). Ex Menéndez.

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