1856, 10 c. blue, diagonally bisected, tied by target cancel to
folded letter with adjacent red cds. "SANTIAGO 31.DBRE.58" and
handwritten
1856, 10 c. blue, diagonally bisected, tied by target cancel to
folded letter with adjacent red cds. "SANTIAGO 31.DBRE.58" and
handwritten endorsement "Via de Panama" with accountancy mark
"GB/2F87 5/10" via London with tax mark "12" (decimes) to Paris
with London transit mark 15.2.59 and Paris arrival mark 16.2.59.
The bisceted 10 c. stamps pays the basic 5 c. internal letter rate
between Santiago and Valparaiso, an uncommon usage of bisect paying
part postage on a overseas letter in very good condition,
certificate Philatelic Foundation. Only a couple of letters with
bisected stamps are known to overseas destinations!
