Losnr. 4025 - 186.-190. Auktion
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Losnr. : 4025 Kolumbien
Santa Fé de Bogotá-Cartago-Quibdó Route 1809 (Jan 24): Prepaid entire letter from Bebará to Camilo Torres in Santa Fé de Bogotá, distance of 180 leagues / 1'000 kms., with Type I BEBARA and sloping FRANCA handstamps (without inverted "N") each well struck in black (Tizon 1 and 3 = RRR). Extremely rare, Bebará is 160 kms. north of Quibdó and can only be reached by boat on the Atrato and Bebará rivers. A famous cover, there are believed to be just three covers recorded from Bebará, all are in the Goeggel collection.
Provenance: Collection Santa Maria.Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 550 CHF