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  • Lot# : 194 Scadta Colombia

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    1920 (Feb. 22): 'Fuselage and Tail of Biplane' 10 c. multicoloured airmail vignette lightly cancelled by oval CCNA/Cartagena cachet together with 3 c. National postage tied by Cartagena cds flown on the first flight from Cartagena to Barranquilla. Vignette with some wrinkles and creased towards left side, envelope with some edge wear and slight tears at right, Colombian adhesive with toned perfs., nevertheless the rarest of all nine CCNA vignettes. Pencil signatures by 'H. Bloch' on front and  'I. Heiman' on reverse. Cert. Bloch (1978) and Moorhouse (2014)Scott = $ 3'800 off cover.

    Provenance: Collection Boonshaft.
    Collection Friedman.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF