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  • Lot# : 78 Colombia

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    1841:  Letter from La Guayara (May 24) to Hamburg forwarded by British Packet,  endorsed with Part strike 'La Guayara Franco' in red. The letter bears a British tax mark and a 40 Schilling tax in red for 40 Hamburg Schillings payable. An oval Stadtpost cachet (Jul 13) is struck on the back documenting a sailing time of around seven weeks. A rare letter. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 79 Colombia

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    1859: 20 c. blue, a fine example with large margins all round, in a deep shade, used on circa 1859 cover at single rate to Bogotá tied by oval framed "POPAYAN / FRANCA" handstamp in blue with repeated strike alongisde. An attractive entire addressed from General Vicente Guevara Cajiao paying the single rate for a distance between 450 and 1'350 kms. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection E. Langlais.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 80 Colombia

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    1860: 5 c. lilac and 20 c. blue (2), used on obverse and reverse of 16 July 1860 entire letter to New York endorsed "via Colon", all tied by oval "BOGOTÁ" handstamps in black with oval framed "FORWARDED BY / C.J. FOX / ASPINWALL N.G." cachet in red. The rate prepaid for single rate between 450 and 1'350 kms. (20 c.) and the "Sobreporte" charge of 25 centavos payable to the British Consul at Cartagena. The letter carried as an enclosure from C.J. Fox in Aspinwall as no charge raised for arriving Ship Letter in the USA. The adhesives on reverse with manuscript docketing of receipt (Sept 1) in New York, but an extremely rare entire with just two such known both carried in the same manner, the other being ex Dr. Hugo Goeggel.rnProvenance: Collection Brigitte Kaplan; Collection Alfredo Fröhlich, Investphiila, Lugano, 17-18 April 2010, lot 373; Collection E. Langlais.rn 
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 81 Colombia

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    Tolima 1886 (April): 2 peso violet, perf. 12 horizontally only, with flagstaffs, an unused sheeet of twenty (4 x 5) with margins all round, position 19-20 showing the tête-bêche pair, tiny stain on position 20 perforations at base, otherwise fresh and fine, a scarce sheet. Ex Brian Moorhouse estate Scott = $ 625.rn rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 82 Colombia

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    1877: Liberty 20 c. blue, a diagonally bisected example used on 1881 cover to Hamburg, superbly tied by serrated oval "PANAMÁ" handstamp in black. Circular "LIGNE D / PAQ. FR. No. 1" Paquebot datestamp (July 22) in red (Salles fig. 1471) and carried on the "Ol. Rodrigues" from Colon to Bordeaux. Reverse, top flap missing, with Buenaventura sender's cachet in blue and Hamburg arrival cds (Aug 18) in black. Rare. Signed R. Mondolfo.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 83 Colombia

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    1858/63: Selection 17 covers incl. 1858 Official registered front of cover addressed to the Governor of the State of Cauca (Mosquera) care of the Consul General of the Grenadine Confederation (Orejuela) in Quito, Ecuador; Prepaid registered cover from Bogotá to the Postmaster in Panamá; Prepaid registered cover at triple rate from Bogotá to Santa Marth; Prepaid cover to Santa Martha struck with oval framed "MEDELLIN / FRANCA" and rate mark "1½" (reales = 15 centavos), however then letter was sent unpaid and the 'paid' strikes deleted by weight mark "0" in black; 1859 Prepaid entire letter to Rionegro struck with oval framed "MEDELLIN / FRANCA"; two covers to Tomas de Mosquera in Popayan, each prepaid with oval framed "BOGOTÁ / FRANCA"; Cover from Cartagena to General Tomas de Mosquera, Popayan carried privately and forwarded with oval "ENCAMINADA POR / HURTADO : HERMANOS / PANAMÁ" in red; 1860 Cover from Santo Domingo, Antioquia via Medellin to Rionegro sent unpaid with oval "MEDELLIN / DEBE" in blue-black; Registered Official cover mailed within Bogotá from the electoral commission of the State of Cundinamarca to the Presidente of the electoral commission; Registered cover front to the Post Office in Honda struck with '0' weight markings (8) at edges; Prepaid entire letter from Honda to Bogotá struck with oval framed "HONDA / FRANCA"; 1862 Prepaid entire letter from Panama to Bogotá, mailed from Colon with circular "ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS DE COLON / FRANCA"; Registered cover front to the Post Office in Popayan struck with '0' weight markings (4) at edges; 1863 Entire letter from Nare to Bogotá struck in transit with oval framed "HONDA / DEBE"; Entire letter from Bodegas de Bogotá situated on the River Magdalena carried privately to Bogotá; as well as Incoming Mail 1861 Entire letter from New York to Tomas de Mosquera in Bogotá, endorsed via Colon; prepaid by Agent or on account with the Post Office and struck there with circular "ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS DE COLON / FRANCA" in red. An impressive group.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF
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