BINI BOOK OF 1891 CHILEAN REVOLUTION NOTES

Rafael Bini was a printer in Iquique, Chile, who produced many local and bank issues during the Revolution of 1891. Perhaps as sales devices, or possibly just for friends, he put together a number of sample books of various pieces he had made during 1891. The books are basically similar but they differ in the exact issues contained. This difference was caused by the availability, or lack thereof, of certain of his issues as examples to place in the book.

Size is 6 by 10 inches. I have it on good authority that there are less than half a dozen of Bini s books still in existence. This book has 57 pages, many of them full of Bini s products. Most even numbered pages are blank, so those numbers are skipped in page descriptions. Also, quite a few pieces made by Bini are included in various lots being offered today.

The book contains a number of issues not known otherwise and not in the following lots. This book is also the sole source of listings for the Banco de Tarapaca y Londres 1891 (Standard Catalog #S453-S455) and Banco de Valparaiso two types of 5 Pesos 1891 (#S511 and S512). All of these pieces were issued at Pisagua. Cardboard disks in the book come in two sizes: large (40 mm) and small (25 mm).

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