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.