$120.00
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Tied by blue Barranquilla CDS, dated February 1904 with 3rd March 1904 New York receiving mark to reverse. Scarce usage on cover.
$140.00
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Complete set including 214a rose plus unlisted shades of the 50c yellow, 50c brown, 1p brown, 1p magenta, 1p blue and 10p pale green. Note that the 5p and 10p values of this issue have been forged - these are genuine.
$110.00
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Small hinge remnant and pencil notation to reverse. A scarce stamp.
$175.00
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Top half of a sheet (Perf. 10.5). Scott has this on blueish paper, Temprano lists a yellow paper - I'd call this more of an off white.
$1,200.00
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Nine ABNC Index Copy cards with sunken die proofs and printer's notations. The set doesn't include the 30c carmine rose but does includes the 15c carmine rose in its place. This stamp was originally released in 1941 but reconsidered for the 1952 set, although never adopted.
$2,700.00
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Eighteen ABNC Index Copy cards with sunken die proofs and printer's notations. Includes the full set of thirteen values plus five progressive die proofs with blank value tablets.
$1,200.00
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ABNC Archive File Index cards for the 1916 series of documentary revenues, up to 20 Pesos. Includes the Coat of Arms intermediate die proof with blank value tablets plus the 50c unissued stamp in blue.
$165.00
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Arango redrawn printing. Sheet is divided in two. Three stamps damaged. Age related marks and a small amount of perf separation.
$175.00
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Arango printing. Minor age related marks.
$100.00
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Two near complete sheets from different printings (two shades) plus collector's original plating notes from 1932. The lighter colour green is from the first printing. Ex Robson Lowe sale from 1958.
$90.00
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Plated stamps on four album pages plus photographic image of a complete sheet (minor staining). An opportunity to continue the challenge.
$150.00
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Sunken die proof vignette in black of the Pier at Puerto registration stamp.
$250.00
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Die proof on watermarked India paper of the Pier at Puerto registration stamp. Initialled by the designer (believed to be A.S. Claridge) with the chosen colours handwritten in pencil underneath. Small stain to top right not affecting, partial separation in the crease above the colour description.
$175.00
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1902 5c Servicio Postal Fluvial illustrated stationery envelope, additionally franked with 1892-99 1c red on yellow, 1902 2c black on rose and 4c red on green. Attractive cover addressed to the philatelic publisher Walter Morley, with various transit and arrival markings. Part of the back of the envelope has been removed.
$70.00
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Correos Departamentales overprint, inverted on the lower pair. Single hinge remainder.
$160.00
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Produced as UPU specimens and also used in delegate folders for the Pan-America Postal Conference in Mexico, 1926. These will have been directly stuck down so unlikely that gummed examples exist.
$50.00
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Only 22,000 printed. An uncommon stamp.
$175.00
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Perkins Bacon die proof on India paper
$145.00
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$95.00
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$145.00
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$75.00
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MNG as printed. Never hinged.
$60.00
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MNG as printed. Never hinged.
$90.00
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MNG as printed. Never hinged.
$75.00
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ABNC cigarette tax proof, mounted to card with paper adhesions. An attractive revenue and ship thematic.
$190.00
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Large format Sucre die proof. ABNC 'F' number penciled to reverse. Light indentations on the vignette guide marks.
$240.00
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ABNC Archive File Index card for the 1946 airmail issue with instructions to adapt the die for the regular stamp (Scott 539-541). Die proof on India affixed to card with associated typed notes. Unique.
$440.00
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ABNC Archive File Index card for the 1940-43 1p black top value plus the later change of color in 1947 to purple (although Scott lists as violet). Die proofs on India affixed to card with associated handwritten and typed notes. Unique.
$150.00
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ABNC die proof depicting the clock tower at Cartegena. On India paper, sunk on to card and mounted to cream stock.
$290.00
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An obligatory surtax applied to aid in the construction of the new Post & Telegraphs building. ABNC die proofs in the issued colors, on India paper, mounted to cream stock card.
$190.00
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ABNC die proof of General Santander, issued in 1943. India paper die sunk on to cream stock card. Small tear to left-hand edge of card, not affecting the proof.
$290.00
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ABNC die proof depicting Antonio Narino. Printed in the issued color as part of the Independence Centenary series. On India paper mounted to cream stock card. Scalpel scores surrounding the image as shown.$85.00
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A fresh strip of four proofs with security punch. An early Seebeck. Printed on ungummed paper with no previous hinging.$70.00
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Listed variety printed in green instead of the issued red. An early Seebeck. Ungummed as printed with no previous hinging.
$60.00
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First Flight Colombia-Europe via Ascension and Africa airmail cover with Correo Aero and Transoceanico handstamps, coupled with large Primer Vuelo Intercontinental 'map' cachet to reverse. Open at sides.
$130.00
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Entire folded letter to Facatativa, stamped with 10c lilac Type I, Scott 54, with purple oval cancellation.
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$175.00
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Folded letter with very good strike of blue oval forwarder's cachet 'ENCAMINADA POR ABELLO E HIJOS', applied en route at Santa Marta (Rowe rarity 4), then under cover to New York, also docketed by forwarder on reverse. Very good condition with no tears.$40.00
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Greenish blue paper from the 1897 printing$690.00
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Very undercatalogued in Scott, about right in SG, the Costa Rica SCADTA stamps were handstamped in very low numbers (ignore the image in Scott which shows a false machine cancel - the Costa Rica overprints were all handstamped, except the 30c which was also machine stamped in Berlin). There were only 50 overprints of the 2, 3 and 5 peso high values.$525.00
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Very undercatalogued in Scott, about right in SG, the Costa Rica SCADTA stamps were handstamped in very low numbers (ignore the image in Scott which shows a false machine cancel - the Costa Rica overprints were all handstamped, except the 30c which was also machine stamped in Berlin). There were only 75 overprints of the 60c and just 50 examples of the 1 peso. Two shades of the 30c value are included in this short set.
$890.00
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Granadine Confederation 5c lilac (Scott 10a) with four margins, paying the single rate for a short distance, on entire letter from the sub-post office of Jiron to Floridablanca. Stamp tied by a fine strike of red 'Jiron./Franca.' oval handstamp. An elusive cancellation, probably unique used on a stamped cover. Minor edge splitting and some toning. A rare single franking with only two covers recorded. Colomphil Certificate 2006, signed Dieter Bortfeldt. Ex. Frolich.
$190.00
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Sunken die proof of the Arms of Colombia in the issued colour. Small corner crease on outer edge.$95.00
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An unmounted mint multiple of the 1888 Arms issue. Minor gum crease on the two top right stamps.$95.00
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A large unmounted multiple of the 1888 Arms issue.
$490.00
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A near complete Perkins Bacon proof sheet on ungummed paper. Originally a sheet of 100, this is the largest known multiple, with Plate 3 indicator to upper right. A few small tears to the left-hand selvedge not affecting the proofs.
$490.00
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Perkins Bacon proof sheet on ungummed paper. Originally a sheet of 100, this is the largest known multiple.$40.00
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Great looking inverted overprint variety with upside-down portraits of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin.$35.00
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A very high value useage of the SCADTA 1923-28 issue, totalling 13 pesos 20 centavos, cancelled with vermilion 1924 dated CDS. Envelope crease on the two far left stamps. The 5 peso stamp on the right with faults.$40.00
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Fine, four margin used example. Small hinge remnant.$45.00
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Just touching on the left-hand margin. Small hinge remnant and a couple of tiny thins visible when held to the light. NB: examples where the M and B of COLOMBIA are not touching are forgeries.
