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  • Lot# : 4421 Scadta Colombia

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    (10 c.) multicoloured imperforate vignette "Condor on Cliff" without "CCNA / Porte aereo $ 0.10" surcharge, cancelled by fine strike of  "CCNA / Cartagena" oval cachet in violet on Cartagena to Barranquilla First Flight cover with 1 c. green and 2 c. red tied by "Correo Aereo / Cartagena Colombia" datestamp in violet. Barranquilla datestamp on obverse (Feb 23) in black. Cover with file fold well away from the adhesives, sensibly opened for Exhibit display, this being the sole recorded usage of the unoverprinted multicoloured vignette used on letter. Illustrated in Gebauer (1963). A marvellous cover and a great Airmail rarity. Signed L. W. Charlat, Herbert Bloch.
    Provenance: Harmers, New York (April 1955), lot 22; Jack C. Boonshaft (December 1993), lot 2077.
    Starting bid : 30,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 32,000 CHF