Lot 51040 – 1815ca Cover to Santiago with “Balparaiso” (S.F.C. MPF48) to Rafael Beltrán Iñiguez
Lot 51040 – 1815ca Cover to Santiago with “Balparaiso” (S.F.C. MPF48) to Rafael Beltrán Iñiguez
Lot 51040 – 1815ca Cover to Santiago with “Balparaiso” (S.F.C. MPF48) to Rafael Beltrán Iñiguez
Chile » Postal History
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
100 – 150 EUR
Auction date
Thu 16 Jun 2022 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1815ca. Cover to Santiago with “Balparaiso” straight line in red (S.F.C. MPF48), with the “1” reales rate applied before 1818. The letter was addressed to Rafael Beltrán Íñiguez, Spanish Royalist who after the disaster of Rancagua was appointed member of the Council of Santiago by General Osorio; after Chacabuco, he left for Peru and returned with a Spanish Fleet to Concepción supporting the march of the Royalist to Santiago (he would be captured after the victory of Maipú and would lose all his belongings, but he would remain in Chile). Auction
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