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  • Lot# : 3174 Scadta Colombia

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    1921 (March 3): First Return Flight Girardot-Barranquilla, cover bearing vertical pair of 1920 SCADTA 30 c. black on rose from right of sheet and single 1920 10 c. violet-blue all tied to 1920 cover to Berlin, Germany by "Correos Nales. / Girardot" duplexes struck in purple, the 30 c. pair also cancelled by framed Barranquilla transit. A very rare cover sensibly opened for Exhibit display, with just two covers recorded from this Flight, both in this collection. This being the first "Airmail" cover from Colombia to Germany.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF