

(Naval Mail) Two 1885 covers from Naval Cadet Edwrd A Baird on the 14 gun armoured ship HMS Triumph which served as Pacific flagship from January 1885 until December 1888 and was in Coquimbo, Chile from 3 May until 25th June. Each cover franked with four 1d. lilac and carried to London by naval bag where they were cancelled by the Foreign Section with ‘F’ in diamond killer. Ringwood receiving cancels of 27 May and 10 July.


(Picture Stationery - Hotel) 1890s 2c. red card unused bearing image on front entitled Gran Hotel/ Vina del Mar of Gardens, Exterior view including Bicycle and Promenade; slight tonings.


(Picture Stationery - Hotel) 1891 3c. red card used from Valparaiso to Hamburg bearing image on front entitled Gran Hotel/ Vina del Mar of Gardens, Exterior view including Bicycle and Promenade; good used.


(Picture Stationery) 1899 2c. illustrated stationery card of Gran Hotel, Vina del Mar used to Santiago with despatch and arrival cancels, fine image ofHotel and street in front of it showing people, pony ad traps plus at centre bicycle; fine used


1890s 3c. illustrated stationery card entitled ‘Santiago’ with Arms of Switzerland, Germany and Austria; good unused.


1900 3c. illustrated postal stationery card with New Years Greetings in German, depicting Children in a floral setting; fine condition


CHILE (PICTURE STATIONERY - HOTEL): 1898 3c. card (H&G20) mint bearing image on front entitled Gran Hotel /Vina del Mar depicting bicycle, flag, horse and flag, trace of toning otherwise very fine.


CHILE: 1901 (2 Jul) Illustrated 1c. green stationery card to USA with half-illustration on reverse in deep rose of monument, Tucopilla dispatch and USA arrival, Iquique transit, surface rate on address face.


CHILE: 1903 (10 VI) Used 3c. red on grey stationery card to Germany illustrated with children playing on a lily of the valley plant, one playing a trumpet, sent from Santiago with arrival cancels, hs “via PANAMA-COLON” in violet, very fine.


CHILE: 1c. green illustrated postal stationery card to USA cancelled TUCUPILLA 2 JU 1901 cds with half page vignette in pinky brown of what appears to be an enormous storm and extreme damage to seafront in Valparaiso with plenty of onlookers, large scuff to address face where presumably glued to page.


CHILE: ca1900 2c. rose on green illustrated postal stationery card mint with sepia depiction of a group of riders in a mountainous backdrop with snow, fine.