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Lot# 1559 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 1559 Scadta Colombia

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    1920 (Feb 22): Multicolores 10 c. 'Fuselage and Tail of Biplane', a fine example with large margins all round, used on 1920 First Flight cover front to Barranquilla tied by fine strike of oval CCNA oval handstamp in violet with Colombia 1904 1 c. green and 2 c. rose tied by Cartagena cds (Feb 22) in violet at right. Large Barranquilla arrival datestamp of receipt in black also on front. Creased away from the stamps, a scarce usage: only 10 covers recorded bearing this, the rarest of all the vignettes. Signed Todd AIEP Scott = $ 3'800 off cover.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 80, March 1990, lot 5699; Collection Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 188, lot 4198.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF