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Lot# : 4162 Colombia
Colombia. 1881 (July 1): First Day Cover to Paris franked by manuscript cancelled 1881 5 c. blue with large margins all round, French Paquebot "Aspinwall / Paq. Fr. A. No. 2" datestamp in black alongside and Paris arrival cds (July 25) in blue. An attractive and scarce usage. Cert. Rendon (1990). Note: Mailed on the very day, July 1, 1881 that this stamp was issued and the day that Colombia was admitted into membership of the UPU.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 9,000 CHFLot# : 4163 Colombia
1881/83: First 2 c. carmine postal stationery card for UPU (three examples), with a fine 1882 used example to Germany cancelled by "Bogota" despatch in black and red cds at left, Barranquilla cds in black, Colon cds in blue and London transit (Jan 13, 1883) in red. A fine and colourful usage; two further examples used on the same day (!) with each struck by octagonal French Paquebot "Colombia / Lig. A, Paq. Fr. No.1" (Aug 3, 1882) well struck in red (Salles 1419). A generally fine trio.Starting bid : 220 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 4164 Colombia
1881 (Aug 23): Registered cover to Paris franked on front with 1881 5 c. blue, good margins, minor age stain in top margin; and, on reverse, registration 10 c. violet, cut round, both tied by "Union Postal Nacional / Barranquilla" datestamps in violet. French Paquebot "Savanilla / Paq. Fr. D. No. 3" alongside in black (Aug 24) and Paris arrivals (Sept 16). Cover sensibly opened for Exhibit display. A rare and fine usage.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHFLot# : 4165 Colombia
Lot# : 4166 Colombia
1884 (Aug 23): Attractive printed cover from Ocana to Berlin via Barranquilla (Aug 23), franked by four margined 1881 10 c. violet cancelled by oval "Ocana" handstamp in blue; French Paquebot "Savanilla / Paq. Fr. D. No. 3" alongside in black. A delightful usage.Starting bid : 220 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 4167 Colombia
1883/84: Covers (2) bearing 1881/83 10 c. violet, with registered 1882 opened for display cover to Paris franked by single fine example in a bright shade tied by Barranquilla cds which also ties "Recomendada" label, reverse with rare 1870 registration 5 c. black also tied in violet and mailed by French Paquebot with "Savanilla / Paq. Fr. D. No. 2" in red; also an 1884 cover with single franking of 10 c. violet tied by oval "Medellin" in black and mailed to Seebeck in New York.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 1,600 CHFLot# : 4168 Colombia
1886 (June): Registered cover to Hamburg endorsed "19 grammos", franked by 1881 20 c. black and perforated 1883 10 c. red on yellow UPU registration stamp tied by oval "Medellin" despatch (and the 10 c. by "Registered / Plymouth" transit datestamp); reverse with Hamburg arrival cds (July 12). An attractive and scarce cover.Starting bid : 220 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 4542 Colombia
Lot# : 4543 Colombia
The collection with issued set and Waterlow "Specimen" Colour Trials (13), Waterlow security punched Trials with 3 c. rose lilac (5 in file copy strip), 5 c. orange (20), 11 c. red in block of four, 18 c. blue in block of ten, imperforate pairs and blocks of four of complete set of seven, 50 c. yellow and 50 c. grey in security punched block of four Miniature Sheets (two sets - believed to be the sole known examples), set of nine incl. Miniature Sheets overprinted "Muestra" etc. A superb lot.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,400 CHF
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