Lot no. 3329

1857, 5 centavos brown-red on bluish in horizontal strip of 3, left stamps just touched at top, right stamp touched at right and cut into on top, otherwise clear to large margins with parts of one neighbour stamp, used with 3 strikes of six-bar target to entire letter with adjacent “SANTIAGO 15/MAYO 57” to Serena; the right stamp tiny scissors' cut touching the design, vertical file fold not affecting the stamps and few spots, otherwise a fine letter, certificate Maier BPP (1998).