Lot
395 
Chile, 1856, Columbus, 5c vermilion, horizontal strip of six, strip of five and single, used on 1863 folded letter sheet to Arequipa, Peru, with strip of six originally wrapped around the cover and thus torn on opening, tied by barred "Inutil" oval handstamps with bold red "Valparaiso, Chile, Set 11, 63" origin cds, straight line "Yslay" handstamp and manuscript "2 rs" due on front, Very Fine for this. Scott No. 9d Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
A UNIQUE MULTIPLE FRANKING OF THE 1856 5C COLUMBUS ISSUE.