COVER N.64 - Chile

Postmark: Conception - Centro - 30DIC2021
Posted on the 30th December; received on the 27thJanuary
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Thanks a lot Jindřich for a cover so full of stamps. I loved it!

Stamps, left to right; top to bottom:

70 Pesos stamp issued on 09AUG2013, part of a 10 stamp set celebrating historic aircraft and their role in significant events in the history of the country. The image on the stamp is that of a Bell 47 helicopter (the first helicopter certified for civilian use manufactured between  1946 and 1974 and a workhorse of several air forces all over the world), the tiny legend on the stamp highlighting its role during the Air Bridge on the aftermath of the Earthquake of Valdivia (1960).

30 Pesos stamps issued in se-tenat form, part of a 10 stamp set issued on 25FEN2008, honouring Chilean Typical Street Trades, in the case the Photographer and the Peanut Vendor. Other characters on this set are: Road Sweeper and Knife Grinder (20 Pesos); Ice Cream vendor and Shoe Shiner (50 Pesos); POp corn vendor and Organ Grinder (100 Pesos); One Man Band and Newspaper Vendor (500 Pesos).

360 pesos Stamp issued on 09OCT2018, the occasion of the Continental Philatelic Exhibition, EXFIL2018, The beautiful image depicts a Condor Andino (Andean Condor) - Vultur Gryphus, Chile's national bird, flying over the Andes.

110 Pesos Stamp issued on 21OCT1997, as the Christmas issue.

60 Pesos stamp issued on 04NOV2015 as part of a 7 stamp set dedicted to Chillean Cartography other than the map of Antarctica on this particular stamp, the set comprises Antarctica #1 (50 Pesos); Robinson Crusoe Island (80 Pesos); Robinson Crusoe Island #2 (100 Pesos); Easter Island 1770 and Easter Island 1777 (both denominated at 1000 Pesos)

10 and 20 pesos stamps, issued on 29DEC2016 as part of a very beautiful 6 stamp set dedicated to indigenous peoples. Besides the Tanu and the Halaháches on the 10 and 20 pesos stamps, the set comprises the Matan (30 Pesos); the Shoort Jóichik (150 pesos); the Kulan (100 Pesos) and the Ulen (1000 Pesos).

Another 70 Pesos stamp issued on 09AUG2013, in the same 10 stamp set of the first stamp 

mentioned above. Its image depicts a LET - L13 Blanik, a Czech Glider first introduced in 1956 and still in production. The legend on the stamp highlights its use for the first crossing of the Andes Range in a glider, in 1964.