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  • Lot# : 761 Colombia

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    1860 (March): 20 pale clear blue, Stone A, a wonderful used horizontal pair with huge margins all round, tiniest trace of hinge thin and merest corner bend on right hand stamp mentioned for complete accuracy, cancelled by near complete strike of pearled BOGOTÁ handstamp in black. An extremely rare multiple, illustrated in Bortfeldt 'Colombia Philatelic Handbook' on page 72. The finest of only four known used pairs and a showpiece of the issue. Signed Brun. Cert. Bortfeldt (2006).

    Provenance: Newbury Collection; Norman Hubbard Collection, Corinphila sale 131 (Oct 2001), lot 6372.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold