Recent New Issues from Chile

Chile 2015 MapsChile 2015 MapsSome recent issues from South America have come to our attention over the past few weeks. It has been difficult to find detailed information and also official postal issuing agency links for these items. If have additional information or links, please tell us.

The first issue is from Chile Post and is a set of seven stamps with various types of, possibly older, maps and charts. Issued in 2015, denominations for the set range from $10 to $1000 Chilean Pesos (CLP). Chile 2015 NavidadIn ascending order, the $10 stamp depicts a large-scale street/block map of Santiago, the $50 and $60 denominations show the Antarctic continent with what appear to be territorial claim boundaries.  The remaining four stamps depict islands, the $80 and $100 denominations are of Isla Robinson Crusoe (Juan Fernández Islands) . Visible on these two stamps is what appears to be a statue of a man. The final two stamps, both $1000 show Isla de Pascua (Easter Island), each with slightly different shape, possibly due to the date of the maps.

In addition to the map set, another issue from Chile for Christmas 2015 was also released. Assumed as a set of one, this $310 denominated stamp features the shape of Chile as the white trunk of a Christmas tree on a green background, with what appear to be various postmarks in red and white depicting the ornaments on the tree.

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