Page 49 - The Rouletted Issues of Chile

1881 ROULETTED ISSUE
(American Bank Note Company)
UPU Letter Rate to France
July l 8th 1882 Valparaiso to Bordeaux franked 10 centavos

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l 0 centavos basic UPU rate sent "via ~llenes"
I~ / & 0'6' Bordeaux receiving datestamp Aug.28 1882
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Dec. r1"i-883 Santiago to Paris franked I 0 centavos (incl unauthorized flSCal)

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10c/l5g UPU rate .. via Magellenes" & struck with black triangular tax mark( due to fiscal stamp)
Dotted black handstamp shows letter had been handed in after finaJ coJlection
Black 12 decime accountancy mark applied in France on underpaid mail

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The 5 centavos fiscals were withdrawn Jan. 151b 188 l due to the arrival of the 5 centavos dull rose stamps from the American
Bank Note Company in New York However there appears to have been some unauthoriz.ed fiscal use_