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  • Lot# : 4025 Colombia

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    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.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF