Lot 10341 – 1800ca. Large wrapper front with two-line “INTERCEPTADA/DELIMA” hs

Stamp of Chile » Postal History 1800ca. Large wrapper front with two-line "INTERCEPTADA/DELIMA" hs
Stamp of Chile » Postal History 1800ca. Large wrapper front with two-line "INTERCEPTADA/DELIMA" hs
Stamp of Chile » Postal History 1800ca. Large wrapper front with two-line "INTERCEPTADA/DELIMA" hs
Stamp of Chile » Postal History 1800ca. Large wrapper front with two-line "INTERCEPTADA/DELIMA" hs

Lot 10341 – 1800ca. Large wrapper front with two-line “INTERCEPTADA/DELIMA” hs

Chile » Postal History
Price realised
600 EUR
Estimate
500 – 700 EUR
Auction date
Thu 1 Jun 2023 at 18:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1800ca. Large wrapper front sent from the Viceroy of Lima to the Governor of Chiloé, endorsed “Por el Rey” denoting official correspondence, paying “78” reales in accordance to 9 3/4 ounces weight, with two strikes of two-line “INTERCEPTADA/DELIMA” hs in red applied in Santiago to correspondence originating in Lima which was not accounted. This handstamp is listed as MPF54 in the S.F.C. catalogue, and this item was chosen to illustrate it on page 16. Seventeen items recorded, and most infrequently struck twice.

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