Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 3

1845 (June 26): Prepaid entire letter to Santiago endorsed "Vapor P", with "COPIAPO" and "FRANCA" straight line despatch handstamps in red and "CABOTAJE" (Coastal Mail) handstamp. Rare "VAPOR PERU / P" handstamp struck in yellow denoting Southbound ship below. On arrival "VALPARAISO" handstamp in black used to delete the FRANCA applied in Copiapo. Manuscript charges at top right deleted with eventual charge of "3" reales to pay upon delivery (Maritime charge 1 real + 2 reales inland). A very rare and most unusual entire.