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CHILE 1900-1920

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1900 Columbus, new type

  1 c green
  2 c red
  5 c blue
  10 c violet
  20 c grey
  30 c orange
  50 c brown

Surcharged 'Diez Centavos' in fancy letters

(reduced size)

  10 c on 30 c orange

Two types exist of these stamps differing in the shading below the word 'CHILE'. The values 20 c, 30 c and 50 c only exist in one type.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1901 Columbus, again new type

(Images obtained thanks to Christer Bergstrom)

(Reduced size)

  1 c green 
  2 c red
  5 c blue
  10 c red and black
  30 c violet and black
  50 c orange and black

These stamps have perforation 12.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1904 Telegraph stamps, overprinted 'CORREOS'

  2 c brown
  5 c red
  10 c green

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged

  1 c on 20 c blue (head)
  3 c on 1 P brown (arms)
  12 c on 5 c red (head)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1905 Columbus, various designs

(Reduced size)

  1 c green
  2 c red
  3 c brown
  5 c blue
  10 c black
  12 c red and black
  15 c lilac and black
  20 c orange and black
  30 c green and black
  50 c blue and black
  1 P green and black

These stamps have perforation 12.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted 'ISLAS DE JUAN FERNANDEZ' and surcharged

  5 c (blue) on 12 c red and black
  10 c (red) on 1 P green and black
  20 c (red) on 1 P green and black
  1 P (overprint red) green and black

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

These stamps with overprint 'IMPUESTO' are fiscal stamps, example:

(Reduced size)

I have also seen the 30 c green and black with this overprint and an additional '5' surcharge (both in red) and the 1 P green and black.

1910 100 years of independance, inscription '1810 1910', famous persons and battles

(Reduced size)

  1 c green and black
  2 c red and black
  3 c brwon and black
  5 c blue and black
  10 c brown and black (combat scene with warships) 
  12 c red and black (Toma de la Maria Isabel)
  15 c grey and black
  20 c red and black (Abdicacion de O'Higgins)
  25 c blue and black
  30 c lilac and black (monument of O'Higgins)
  50 c green and black
  1 P yellow and black
  2 P red and black
  5 p green and black
  10 P violet and black (Almirante Cochrane)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1911-21 Various famous persons

  1 c green (Columbus)
  2 c red (Valdivia)
  2 c orange (Columbus)
  3 c brown (Toro Zambrado)
  4 c brown (T.Zambrado)
  4 c brown (Columbus)
  5 c blue (O'Higgins)
  5 c blue (Cochrane)
  8 c black (Freire)
  10 c grey and black (Freire)
  10 c blue and black (O'Higgins)
  12 c red and black (F.A.Pinto)
  14 c red and black (F.A.Pinto)
  14 c red and black (other type)
  15 c violet and black (Prieto)
  20 c red and black (Bulnes)
  25 c blue and black (M.Montt)
  30 c brown and black (J.J.Perez)
  40 c violet and black (Prieto)
  40 c violet and black (Manuel Rengifo)
  50 c green and black (F.Errazuriz Vater)
  60 c blue and black (M.Montt)
  1 P green and black (A.Pinto)
  2 P red and black (Santa Maria)
  5 P green and black (Balmaceda)
  10 P orange and black (F.Erraziroz's son)

Overprinted 'Servicio del Estadio' in red (official stamps, 1928)

  10 c blue and black
  20 c red and black 
  25 c blue and black 
  50 c green and black
  1 P green and black

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