This striking red “Multa” (Penalty) stamp from Chile was issued by Correos de Chile for postal fines or underpaid postage. Bearing a bold numeral “4” in the center with ornate engraving and radiating guilloché patterns, it represents a 4 centavos surcharge. The word “Multa” at the base signifies its fiscal purpose rather than standard postage. Such stamps were used by postal clerks to denote additional charges on insufficiently paid mail—an essential aspect of early 1900s Chilean postal administration.