Lot 40504 – 1872 Very rare cover from the French Consular Agency in Valparaiso

1872 (Nov 15) Cover from Valparaiso to Florence, presumably carried at triple rate but insufficiently franked with “Empire Lauré” 80c strip of four , tied by anchor lozenges with accompanying “VALPARAISO” octagonal hs (Salles fig. 1381) adjacent, red boxed “Affranchissement/Insuffisant” hs, “F.*56” Franco-Italian convention marking in blue, “Ligne F” on reverse and carried by the “Ville St-Nazaire” to Panama, taxed on arrival with ms “30” also tying the French franking collected with 1870-74 1L & 2L postage dues, tied by “Firenze” cds’s; some tone spots not detracting from an extremely rare usage from the French Consular agency in Valparaiso (Salles ‘RR’, “pièce d’amateur”), exhibiting a unique partially paid franking; signed Hassel; ex Palumbo.