26th Oct, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postal History & Postcards
62
Chile
First Issue Cover with Railway Interest
1853 10cts deep bright blue, four margins well clear all round, tied by bar and concentric rings cancel (the stamp lifted and hinged in place), SG.2 cat. £500. From the Jagerschmidt and Jullian archival correspondence ubiquitous in all the greatest collections of Chile, named and dated on the inside flap Caldera 6.9.1855 from William Wheelwright, the founder of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company and builder of the first railway in South America running from Caldera to Copiapó. A wonderful item of early railwayana.
Sold for £380
Estimated at £200 - £250
Auction: Stamps, Postal History & Postcards, 26th Oct, 2022
To include excellent classic postmarks of Great Britain with rare Chard town cancel on penny black pair, as well as the same collector’s Chile classics, GB used in Chile and exciting postal history.
Please note: A684 is closed for five days (24-28 October) between Patrick Brompton and Harmby. Diversion signs are in place. Please allow extra time for your journey.
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Tuesday 25 October 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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