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  • Lot# : 4196 Scadta Colombia

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    1920 (Feb 22): The famous reverse of large cover with five multicoloured 10 c. vignettes, "Woman & Boy watching plane", two examples of "Tilted plane" and two examples of "Fuselage & Tail of Biplane", two vignettes with imperfections caused on opening the package, all cancelled by oval "CCNA / Cartagena" cachets in violet and by Barranquilla circular datestamps (Feb 23). An extraordinary commercial franking from the back of a large package (five times the normal rate). Exceptional and the largest recorded franking of the 'Curtiss' vignettes. Signed Calves.
    Provenance: Collection Peinado (October 2000), lot 2030.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold