First Issues - 1852 to 1854

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Chile

1st September 1853 SG17 Sc1	Commemorative 1910 SG119 Sc83 Centenary of Independence	Airmail [1927] 1931 SG223 Sc-C22	Charity 1940 SG279 Sc-B1 Local Hospital Fund	Post Due 1894 SG Sc-J1

Only the second South American country after Brazil’s early 1843 entry, Chile’s offering is mostly accessible, though the first post due and official are both handstamps: the latter is rather expensive and not yet acquired.
There were two sets of airmail overprints (the first rather costly) before the 1932 SG Sc-C22, the first real airmail, shown.

Portugal

[1st July 1853] 1853 SG4 Sc2 Queen Maria	Commemorative 1894 SG314 Sc97 500th birth anniversary of Prince Henry the Navigator	Airmail 1936-7 SG891 Sc-C1	Charity 1911 SG455 Sc-RA1 o/p SG406	Official 1938 SG-O900 Sc-O1	Post Due 1898 SG-D386 Sc-J1

Commemorative 1934 SG881, Sc570

Another fine set of stamps, of which the highlight is the handsome first airmail. The first stamp, the 5 reis brown, issued on 1st July 1853 is highly priced (£850 used), and so is represented by a striking 1934 commemorative: the 25 reis blue, SG4 Sc2 is affordable.

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