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Auction: SW1020 - Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America
Lot: 26

ChileIncoming Mail1810 circa. Cover front from Madrid to the Governor of Chiloé (Chile), with manuscript "Por el Rey" heading and bearing the matching coat-of-arms within oval marking applied on this official correspondence, struck in transit at Cadiz with corresponding straight-line and, at Lima, framed "MZ" handstamp to denote that the letter had been registered in a special "Real Renta de Correos" account to be paid by official administrations, rated in manuscript at 64½ reales including the 21½ inland and 43 maritime fees. A rare, very fine and fresh "royal" correspondence featuring a high postage. Also an undated cover from Cádiz to Santiago, with "Cadiz." straight-line, carried by the "Avia" warship, arriving at Lima and then struck by boxed "MZ". A fresh and rare duo.

Sold for
€750