1878, 50c buff, second printing plate, very thin wove paper, good margins all around, used with a bogus "Paid" cancel; despite the counterfeited usage, the stamp is genuine and extremely rare with less than 20 examples recorded; signed Darteyre and accompanied by an extensive report on this example by James B. Helme (1989), then stating only ten examples of this value to exist. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60884
Symbol: DFE
Cat No: 106, 107
1881, Colombia 5c blue and 10c violet, used on cover front to Pris, tied by pen cross with "Panamá/Des./Colombia./Jun 19 1882" blue cds below, overpaying the 10c single rate or insufficiently franked for the double rate, with "T/Panama" ornamental circle tax marking, this being the only example recorded of this postmark in this period. (Image)
