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Lot# : 583 Colombia
Lot# : 584 Colombia
1843 (Dec 29): Unpaid cover from New York to the US Chargé d'Affairs in Bogotá, endorsed "p. Sch(ooner) Brazos, via Sta. Martha", struck in transit with "SANTA MARTA / DEBE" oval, framed "DE ULTRAMAR" with rate mark "4", all in red. Scarce and most attractive. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 175 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 585 Colombia
1848 (Feb 14): Cover from Paris to Bogotá endorsed "Voie d'Angleterre" with despatch cds in red, London "Paid" transit (Feb 15) in red; and struck on entry with oval framed "CARTAGENA / DEBE" and "1½" due marking, both in red. Scarce and fine. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 586 Colombia
1856 (Nov 24): Entire letter from Lima, Peru to Bogotá, with oval "FORWARDED BY / HURTADO i HERMANOS / PANAMA" cachet in red at left, struck on entry with oval framed "CARTAGENA / DEBE" and "1½" due marking, both in black. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 587 Colombia
1859, 5 c. blue, Tête-bêche horizontal pair, stone B, postions 40-41, right stamp inverted transfer, unused, original gum, good margins all round, vibrant colour, fresh stamp, small tear top between and into left stamp and vertical crease at right, otherwise very fine, faint expert mark to back, scarce example. Gi = $4'500.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 588 Colombia
1859 (August): 1 peso carmine on wove paper, an unused block of twenty (4 x 5), positions 52-55 / 92-95 on the sheet, close to large margins all round and of fine slightly suffused colour but dramatic appearance, small thin and pressed out creasing at top and at base, unused without gum. Despite faults an attractive and rare first issue multiple.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 183, Sept 2013, ex lot 3064.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 589 Colombia
1859: 1 p. carmine used on small piece with 1860 10 c. yellow buff, each with large margins all round and of fine fresh colour, neatly tied to small piece by complete BOGOTÁ Opera glass handstamp in blue. Exceptional and of great rarity as a combination.rnrnProvenance: Collection Norman Hubbard, Siegel, New York, 6 June 2008, lot 203.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 590 Colombia
1877: Liberty Head 20 c. blue, the reprint sheet of 50 subjects (10 x 5) on horizontally laid paper, and 20 c. blue on greenish paper, reprint, a half sheet of 25 from right side of the sheet, together with four plated examples of same on white wove paper. Scarce. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 591 Colombia
Lot# : 592 Colombia
Tobón Express 1926: Colombia 4 c. blue used on 1928 Express cover from Cali to New York with Expreso Tobón 6 c. red Locomotive stamp, tied by boxed and dated Cali handstampos in blue with "EL EXPRESO / Diario Buenaventura - Armenia - Manizales" Tobón cachet in violet left. Scarce. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.rnStarting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 593 Colombia
1920 (July 10): 10 c. green imperforate, eight single examples used on reverse of 1920 flown package from Barranquilla to Cartagena, all cancelled by oval "CCNA / Barranquilla" cachets in violet, obverse additionally franked (again at 9 times rate of 135 grams) with postage 1917 2 c. carmine-rose and five examples of the 5 c. blue (27 centavos), all tied by oval "Correos Aereos / Barranquilla" datestamps in violet. Faults as are to be expected, and one 10 c. missing, however this package represents the largest known franking of this stamp. A Rarity. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate. Ex. coll. Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila Sale 183, Lot 3170.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 594 Colombia
1921: 30 c. rose with attached bisected value for a 45 c. franking tied by three line 'SOCIEDAD COLOMBO ALEMAN / DE / TRANSPORTES AEREOS' handstamps in violet together with 3 c. National postage used on large part of cover front, cancelled by "Barranquilla Dispatch Exterior Dic....". Interesting franking. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 595 Colombia
1921: 'VALOR 30 Ctvos - S.C.A.D.T.A.' surcharge in black on 50 c.green in combination with 'VALOR 10 CENTAVOS' surcharge in violet and 50 c. without surcharge, all lightly cancelled by oval 'SCADTA GIRARDOT' cancels in blue to small piece, illustrated on p. 7 of the Colomphil catalogue by Santiago Cruz and Dieter Bortfeld. Slight crease on top of piece of no significance. A unique combination franking featuring two different surcharges plus one adhesive without surcharge. One has to consider that these surcharges were applied in diff. localities as in Girardot (350 stamps) and in Neiva ( 500 stamps). Ex James C. Johnson collection (2014) and Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 596 Colombia
1921 (Jan. 25): "Valor 30 Centavos" on 50c pale green and national postage 3c., both cancelled by Scadta Barranquilla cds.'s in red used on 'Forero' commercial cover to Bogota, backstamped RECIBO on arrival Jan. 27. "Valor 30 Centavos" surcharge attributed to Forero. Envelope slightly trimmed at top, nevertheless a scarce usage. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 597 Colombia
1921 (Nov. 14): "Valor 30 Ctvos/S.C.A.T.A." surcharge in black on 50c light green vertical pair of left of sheet cancelled by violet clock stamp and handstruck "14. NOV 1921 in violet applied on reverse of commercial envelope COMPANIA ANGLO-COLOMBIANA DE COMISIONES PINEDA LOPEZ & CIE BARRANQUILLA, on arrival additionally franked with 3c. green vert.pair stamped by boxed 'RECIBO BOGOTA' in violet. Upper left corner of envelope with repaired tear, nevertheless a fine and scarce commercial usage. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.rnStarting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 598 Colombia
1921 (Nov. 10): "VALOR $0.10" violet typewritten surcharge on 50c pale green, vertical strip of three plus six ½ c. National postage alongside, paying a Behr-Heyder envelope addressed to Bogota, all cancelled by boxed datestamps of Medellin and backstamped "Recibo Bogota Nov. 17" in magenta on reverse. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 599 Colombia
Incoming Mail 1921/25: Envelope from Köln (14.12.21) to Barranquilla and forwarded to Bogota, franked by Germania 60 Pfg. vert. pair in combination with 1921 Scadta 30 c.green tied by SCADTA Barranquilla handstamp in violet and boxed Barranquilla cachet on reverse. Further 1925 cover from Hamburg to Bogota franked in transit by 1923 30 c. blue, backstamped by "Scadta Bogota 18.XI.1925" on reverse. Some wear, but a fine pair of combination covers. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 600 Colombia
Incoming Mail 1922 (Nov. 23): Registered envelope from Berlin Grunewald addressed to Dr. Peter P. von Bauer in Barranquilla, franked by 1922 Posthorn 48 Mk. in combination with 1920 Scadta 30 c. black/rose tied by SCADTA Barranquilla cds in red with receiving mark and boxed Barranquilla RECOMENDADO cachet on reverse. Some wear, but a rare combination cover, signed Kurz. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 601 Colombia
1924 (June 27): Scadta 20 c. grey 'Aeromisiva' postal stationery letter-sheet (the world's first semi-official aerogramme form) addressed to Hans Kissenberth in Hamburg, Germany, a fine unused example and a rare commercially used example up-rated 4 c. and tied by "SCADTA GIRARDOT 27.VI.24", backstamped "Hamburg 23.7.24". Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate H&G F1.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 602 Colombia
Netherlands / Dutch Indies Survey Flight from Curaçao 1925 (April 8): Curaçao 20 c. blue used on First Flight cover from Willemstad to La Guaira / Venezuela, tied by special flight cachet: "Eerste briefzending per Luchtpost / Curaçao 8-4-25." in blue. Envelope with green Scadta label at bottom left slightly browned, just 50 covers carried. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate. Muller 3 = 4'500 pts.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 603 Colombia
Mexico 1928 (Aug. 14): Colombia 2 c. rose red stationery card (slight filing vertical fold) endorsed POR HYDRAVION from Monterey Mexico with added 1923 Scadta 15 c. carmine, both with 'De Mexico' handstamps in violet, carried outside the mail to "BARRANQUILLA 14.VIII.28" where it was entered into the mail and sent by Scadta to "Bogota 16.VIII.1928". A rare and attractive stationery usage. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 604 Colombia
1928 (Sept. 9): Envelope from Hillerod to Bogota, franked with 10 øre and 15 øre in mixed franking with un-overprinted Scadta 20 c. grey applied in transit in "Barranquilla 8.X.28" and backstamped by Scadta "Bogota 10.X.1928" h.s., in addition a further envelope bearing horiz. pair of Scadta 1923/28 30 c. stuck over Danish franking, applied in Barranquilla transit (21.IX.28) with Bogota arrival (Sept.14.) on reverse. A fine pair of the same correspondence to the Anglo-South American Bank. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 605 Colombia
Free Franking for Scadta Officials 1929 (July 8): Legal size registered AR cover (22,5x12 cm) from the Colombian Consulate in Willemstad, Curaçao (Neth. Indies) showing framed 'OFL. CORREO AEREO' cachet to Bogota, franked with 95 c. Curaçao National postage and added strip of six of Scadta Gold Currency 30c. grey blue cancelled in transit "Barranquilla 6.VII.29" and backstamped on arrival "Bogota 10.VII.1929". Scarce official usage. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 607 Colombia
Incoming Mail 1930/31: Registered 4c. 'Sonntag' stationery envelope from "Berlin-Zehlendorf 28.2.30" to Cali, franked with compl. set of 1929 Nothilfe issue and 2 RM Zeppelin stamp, additionally franked in transit with Colombia 1929 Gold Dollar 15 c. and National postage on reverse, tied by "SCADTA Cartagena 24.III.1930" cds's and "Cali 27.III.1930" arrival mark on front, further another registered 'Sonntag' 4 c. stationery envelope from Leningrad with Russian franking tied by Leningrad-Berlin Airlink cachet, with 'Berlin C26.9.31' transit cds.on reverse, additionally franked with Gold Dollar 30 cvs. plus National postage on arrival in "Cali 20.X.1921" (wrong year!). An attractive pair. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 608 Colombia
Scadta Consular Mail Canada 1931 (Jan. 13): Envelope endorsed 'via Miami' from Vancouver B.C. to Girardot, franked with airmail 5 c. plus National postage 2 c. in mixed franking with Canal Zone 20 c. and Scadta 1929 Gold Dollar 5 c. and 20 c., all tied by Vancouver cds's, Scadta "Barranquilla 22.1.1931", backstamped "SCADTA GIRARDOT 23.1.1931" on reverse. Back flap tear, just to be mentioned for accuracy, scarce acceptance and a fine example of a flown cover. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 480 CHFLot# : 609 Colombia
Scadta Consular Mail Canada 1931 (June 11): Envelope from Vancouver B.C. to Girardot, franked with King George V 2c. and 5c.in mixed franking with Scadta 1929 Gold Dollar 10c.(3), tied by Vancouver cds and Scadta "Barranquilla 6.VII.1931", backstamped in transit "Cristobal Jul. 1 Canal Zone" and "SCADTA BARRANQUILLA 7.VII 1931" on reverse. Scarce acceptance and a fine example of a flown cover. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 610 Colombia
1932 (Feb.16): First Flight cover with typed 'Vuelo Capitan Lema Bogota-Pasto (Narino)' franked with 1917 1 c. green and block of four 1932 1c. on 4c. blue (Scott 409) tied by ANNULADA cancels and alongside MADRID CUND(INAMARCA) cds's all in blue, 'ESCUELA DE AVIACION MILITAR DIRECCION' wing cachet on front, signed by Capt. Lema Posada to PASTO with large boxed arrival mark on front. Fernando Arturo Posada was a Pilot in the Colombian Military. Very Scarce and unlisted by Muller. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 611 Colombia
1932 (Apr. 4): First Flight cover with typed 'Vuelo Capitan Lema Posada Florencia-Madrid' franked with 1923 4 c. blue and 1932 1c. on 4c. blue (Scott 409) tied by large FLORENCIA CAQUETA cds flown on the Florencia-Madrid (Cundinamarca) first flight with large boxed Florencia cancel, boxed registration marking and 'ESCUELA DE AVIACION MILITAR DIRECCION' wing cachet on front, signed by Capt. Lema Posada to Bogota with "Madrid Cund 6 Abr.32" arrival mark on reverse. Fernando Arturo Posada was a Pilot in the Colombian Military. Very Scarce and unlisted by Muller. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 612 Colombia
Scadta Consular Mail Alemaña 1921/23: Lot two envelopes from the 'Becker & Franck Nachf. Hamburg' correspondence to Bogota, Colombia, franked with handstamped large 'A' on Scadta 1921 20c. and 30 c. plus 3 c. National postage, both tied by SCADTA Barranquilla cds's (30.IV and 13.VIII.1923) in red and backstamped on arrival by SCADTA Bogota cds's of May 2nd and Aug. 15th respectively. A fine pair. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 613 Colombia
Scadta 1923/30: Var. Consular Mail, group of two covers and 1923/28 machine ovpted. 'C.R.' (Costa Rica) on 30 c. blue in an unused block of four of lower left corner of sheet plus two singles of which one used, further 1930 cover franked with machine ovpted. 'E' (Spain) on cover to Bogota as well scarce acceptance from Canada with envelope from "Toronto Feb. 3 1930" to Bogota, franked with 2 c. and 1929 Gold Dollar 10 c. and 20 c., with adjacent "SCADTA COLON 12.II.1930" cds., backstamped on arrival "SCADTA BOGOTA 14.II.30" on reverse. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 614 Colombia
Scadta internal usages 1923/35: Group of ten covers and one card, incl. registerd envelope from Bogota to Medellin franked with 1921 30 c. green plus handstamped 'R' on 20 c. registration stamp, "Correo Aereo Militar CAUCAYA Oct.13, 1934" cds. used on cover addressed to Dr. von Bauer c/o Scadta via "Barranquilla 16.X.32" to "Bogota 17.X.1932", internal Scadta envelope from "Condoto 8.III.1934" to Barranquilla bearing four line special cachet: 'Demorada la entrega por / haberse transportado con / el avion "Von Krohn" el 10 de Marzo 1934" in blue (the plane crashed in the Andes due to bad weather on a regular flight to Cartagena Nierinck: 340310), further Servicio Aereo Colombiano "SACO" usage, 'Expreso Tobon' cover to Germany (17.5.31) as well as Correo Rapido 'Santander' envelope from "ZAPATOCA" sent via "Bucaramango 13 DIC 1929" and "Barranquilla 14.XII.29" to Hamburg. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 2,200 CHFLot# : 615 Colombia
/Scadta 1925/30: Group of twelve Scadta covers to foreign destinations, incl. two first survey flight covers from Barranquilla to San Salvador (1925), survey flight covers to Amapala, Honduras, San José Costa Rica and to Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1929 two first flight covers to Cristobal Canal Zone as well as cover to Quito, Ecuador (1.XII.1930) and commercial cover to the Netherlands. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.rnStarting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 460 CHFLot# : 616 Colombia
1828/59: The pre-stamp collection of entire letters and covers (28) with 1833 cover to Popayan with oval "REPUB. COLOMBIA / CARTAGA / DEBE" in red and rated "4"; 1835c. similar cover from Bogotá to Guayaquil, 1839 cover with "CARTAGENA / DE OFICIO" in red, 1843 entire prepaid to Panama with oval "CARTAGENA / FRANCA" and "8" rate mark in red, 1849 cover to Bordeaux with oval "BOGOTÁ / FRANCA" in blue and similar cover to London, 1856 entire to New York with oval "LA MESA / FRANCA" in blue, and July 1859 prepaid front from Santa Marta rated "25" to Medellin with framed arrival, all in blue. A couple of Forwarding Agent covers noted, a generally fine and interesting lot. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.rnrnStarting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 617 Colombia
1845/1849: Cover and entire letter with 1845 cover to Mosquera in Bogotá struck with superb oval "SANTAMARTA / DE / OFICIO", and a matching 1849 entire letter to Bogotá with very fine oval "SANTAMARTA / DE / OFICIO" struck in blue. A charming pair. Ex Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 619 Colombia
1845/1851: Entire letters (2) with 1845 unpaid entire to Bogotá struck with oval "SANTAMARTA / DEBE" and handstruck "3" due in red, and 1851 unpaid entire to Rionegro, Antioquia with oval "SANTAMARTA / DEBE" in blue with handstruck "1½" real rate in blue - the postal rates for letters under 300 miles were reduced on 29 April 1846. A most attractive pair. Ex Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 140 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 620 Colombia
1873/1956: The Postal History selection (30) with 1873 cover from French P.O. with superb "SAVANILLA" cds to Bordeaux, 1879 cover to Paris sent unpaid with CARTHAGENA" British P.O. cds in black, 1879 entire to New York with US Postage Due 5 c. brown, 1897 2 c. card used to Victoria, Australia and anotrher used to Warsaw, Poland; 1902 Civil War taxed cover sent stampless from Barranquilla to Manchester; 1903 5 c. postal stationery card (H&G 19) to Paramaribo and readdressed to Cayenne thence to Paris; 1904 Medellin 1 c. red local letter-card unused (H&G MA1); 1898 and 1905 Hamburg American Line covers, 1929 First Flight covers, rare 1936 US Postal Agency in Barranquilla cover with violet cds; 1944 card with Trinidad Postage Due 1 d. black; 1947 and 1956 Air Crash covers etc. A very varied and most appealing lot. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.rnStarting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 621 Colombia
Santander 1927/30: Combination covers (5) all with mixed frankings of Santander Express & Colombia adhesives, two covers with triple frankings incl. SCADTA 20 c. grey; with usages from SAN GIL (2) and CUCUTA (3) with two internal usages and one to Canada. Generally fine to very fine, a scarce group. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.rnStarting bid : 175 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 622 Colombia
1931: Ribon Service, covers (3) all to Cali and carried by Ribon with 3 c. and 5 c. frankings each with Ribon Express 6 c. scarlet adhesive, from Palmira, Buenaventura and Manizales, all cancelled by circular "CONDUCTO RIBON" datestamps in black, red or violet respectively; all with framed "CONDESTE UD. POR ESTE / CORREO RAPIDO DE RIBON" in violet or red. Scarce. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1266 Colombia
Compagnie Aeropesca HK-683 Bogota 1969 (Feb. 13): Envelope with advertising meter franking 'CORPS FRAISE du Crocq' from "Huizen, Holland 06.II.69" to Cali, Colombia bearing on reverse fine four line explanatory cachet. Plane crashed after take off from Bogota en route to Cali, fine and scarce. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate Nierinck 690213.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 170 CHF
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