Lot 61614 – 1853 First London Printing 10c in mixed franking with Desmadryl 5c (2) and 10c, a unique and exceptional franking

1853 First London Printing 10c deep blue, just touched at top, otherwise good margins, in mixed franking with Desmadryl 5c red brown (2) and 10c blue, the three with complete to ample margins except for the 10c being cut slightly into at base, all paying the triple rate with involvement of British packet on 6.3.1856 cover from Copiapó to Valparaiso (Jagerschmidt & Jullian archive), each cancelled or tied by mute cancel of bars within concentric rings (equally poorly inked at top), with neat dispatch cds at left; an exceptional and, to our knowledge, unique mixed First London Printing-Desmadryl franking, including two 10c same denominations emanating from two different printings (we do not know of of the existence of any other genuine mixed franking with the First London Printing), a great gem of Chilean postal history; cert. Maier (2009); (ex Investphila exceptional series of Latin American sales in September 2009, lot 1225).