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  • Standard sized folded letter, 140x75 mm (5½x3 inches)
  • Mailed December 23rd, 1863 with Mendoza cancel tying stamp
  • Valparaiso, Chile destination with no receipt markings
  • The route at this time was over the Andes, a recent option superceding the previous ship routes around the southern tip of South America
  • Franked with 1863 5 centavos rose worn plate Escudito (little shield) paying 5 centavos postage.