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Lot# 4267 - 177-180 Auction
177-180 Auction
-> 178: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador - The Dr. Hugo Goeggel Collections (Part 1)
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Lot# : 4267 Colombia
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Santa Fé de Bogotá-La Plata-Popayan-Quito Route 1771 (Jan 16): Entire letter from Bogotá to Popayan, distance 123 leagues / 685 kms., struck with superb imprression of contracted SANTA FE handstamp in red (Tizon 1 = EXT), with manuscript "2" reales alongside for a single letter under ½ ounce. Exceptional and extremely rare cover - the earliest Colombian handstamp on a letter and unique.
Provenance: Collection Santa Maria (S & L, Oct 1992), lot 13.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 7,000 CHF -
