12¢ Black (17), horizontal pair, two large margins, other sides in, used with 1857 Perforated 10¢ Green, Type II (32), nicked at right, tied by black grid cancels, red "New Bedford Mass. Paid Dec. 19" circular datestamp (ca. 1857-58) on buff cover to Talcahuano, Chile, addressed to Captain William Howland Almy of the whaling bark Cape Horn Pigeon in care of Nickels, Loring & Company, red "24" handstamped credit to Great Britain for British Packet postage from Panama, blue "Nickels Loring & Co. Merchants, Talcahuano" double-line oval handstamp, most of backflap removed, some wear and mended corner at top right, otherwise Fine, very rare mixed-issue franking and reported to be one of four 1851 Issue covers to Chile (this is the only 34¢ rate)--Captain Almy and his son George perished at sea off the coast of Cape Horn in 1860--ex Dr. Chase and Hackmey, with 1983 P.F. certificate

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