1917: Lot seven complete Perkins Bacon Proof sheets of 100 values, each in the issued colours printed on ungummed wove paper, including 'Caldas' ½ c. bistre, 'Torres' 1 c. green, 'Narino' 2 c. carmine, 'Bolivar' 5 c.dull blue, 'Cordoba' 10 c. grey, 'Boyaca Monument' 20 c. red and 'Sucre' 1 p. sky-blue, of which ½ c. and 5 c. printed on watermarked "Special Paper London EC", 2 c., 10 c. and 20 c. with violet Administration handstamp. Despite some minor imperfections a very scarce offer. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 2163
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1920: Arms 3 c. red in a complete Perkins Bacon Proof Sheet of 100 values with sheet margins allround, printed on ungummed yellow-orange paper, some paper wrinkles and light diag. fold at lower left of sheet, nevertheless fine and scarce Gibbons 380. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 2164
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1923/29: Arms 1 ½ c. chocolate in a complete Perkins Bacon Proof Sheet of 100 values with wide sheet margins allround, printed on ungummed wove paper, showing double print of complete first vertical row at left, small ink spot between pos. 33/34, vertical and horizontal folds away from stamps, but nevertheless a fine and scarce multiple Gibbons 393. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 2165
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1937 (4. Jan): Barranquilla Industrial Exhibition, Waterlow Imperforate Proofs on gummed wove paper, complete set of three with 5 c. maroon, 15 c. light blue and 50 c. red-brown, each in marginal blocks of six, in addition 5 c. and 15 c. vertical pairs of left or right corner sheet. All fresh and fine SG 493/95. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 2166
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Cat No: Collection
1938 (July 27): IV Centenario Bogota, Waterlow Imperforate Proofs on gummed wove paper, complete set of seven values to 1 $, together with part set to 20 c. in blocks of four (some are sheet marginal). Scarce and most attractive group. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 2167
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1949 (Dec. 15): Commemorative issue 50th Death Anniversary of Francisco Javier Cisneros (1836-1898), Waterlow Imperforate Proofs on gummed wove paper, complete set of three of 50 c. each in the issued colours and in matching horizontal blocks of right of sheet. Fresh and fine SG 717/719. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 2169
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1917; Registration 10 c. deep blue (Tequendama Falls) large part of Perkins Bacon Proof sheet of 47 values on unwatermarked wove paper without gum of former sheeet of 50 with sheet margins allround, large brown spot on top of sheet margin and slight paper wrinkles, otherwise fine and scarce Gibbons R370. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 2170
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1917: Acknowledgment of Receipt Sabana Station 4 c. bistre-brown large part of of Perkins Bacon Proof sheet of 79 values on unwatermarked wove paper without gum of top of sheet, bearing receiving Colombian Administration handstamp in violet. Scarce Gibbons AR116. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 2171
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1865/72: Entire letters (6) to France or USA with British P.O. datestamps on reverse of CARTHAGENA, SANTA MARTHA, PANAMA and one with GUAYAQUIL cds., four struck with Accountancy marking 'GB / 1F 60c.' in black, the Guayaquil cover with 'GB / 2F 87½c.' in black in London; interesting variety of dêcime rates handstruck on arrival: 8, 10, 12, 16 and 24. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Lot No: 2172
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Correo Semanal del Dorado 1868/70: Collection on five sheets, well written up, incl. two covers, five blocks of four, a pair and two singles. The two covers of July and November 1870 were sent from the Laguna de Siecha in the Guasca district, both directed from Geo Crowther to Enrique Urdaneta in Bogota and each bearing a single private post adhesive of 1 real, tied by handwritten 'G', standing probably for Guasca. The blocks of four, three of them in tête-bêche configuration, and the other adhesives show the diversity of papers used for printing with thin bluish, white vertically laid and ordinary thick papers, as any available piece of paper was used. A rarely seen offer of this elusive issue including several items described in Bortfeld, Private Mail Carriers of Colombia on pages 59-68. There are only about ten covers known from this private mail carrier.rnNote: It was believed that in the Siecha Lake (in the Guasca municipality of the Cundinamarca Department), a difficult to access lagoon at an altitude of more than 3,000 metres, the Muisca people had hidden from the Spaniards the legendary El Dorado treasure. A Colombian citizen, Enrique Urdaneta partnered with the English engineer George Crowther and acquired in 1866 the shares that enabled them to drain the lake. As communication was difficult due to geographical reasons, a private carrier service was established in 1868. This first Colombian private carrier provided a weekly mail service of El Dorado, which transported mail from the Siecha lagoon to Bogota, which lasted to 1870. Adhesives were created, a clichê was cut, the value of postage stamps was set to 1 real (10 centavos de peso) and printed on various available papers. There are only about ten covers known. The November cover being part of this lot is thought to be the last one sent. Two days later Crowther and twelve coworkers died in a tunnel which brought the whole project to an end. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image)
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Lot No: 5594
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1852 (Dec 22): Entire letter from Cartagena to Schon Willink & Co. in St. Thomas, prepaid '4d.' in red manuscript, struck with superb "♚ / PAID / AT / CARTAGENA" in red. Reverse with double arc 'Cartagena' datestamp (Dec 26) in black. Minor aging, a superb strike on an attractive entire Gi = £ 1'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Lot No: 5595
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1865 (Sept 29): Great Britain 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 7, a used example tied to 1865 entire letter from Cartagena to New York by superb strike of the "C56" obliterator in black. Reverse with partial double arc 'Cartagena' datestamp and single ring COLON transit (Oct 4). Charged on arrival (docketed Oct 26) with circular '10' cents due for incoming Ship Letter. A fresh and fine entire. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Lot No: 5596
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1856 (March 5): Entire letter from Panama to Bogotá addressed to Tomas Mosquera, President of Colombia 1842-1845, carried privately from Panama to Colon where prepaid '4d.' in red crayon and struck with superb "♚ / PAID / AT / COLON" handstamp in red with equally superb double arc COLON datestamp displaying well on reverse (March 10) in red and rare thus. Transferred to the Colombian Post and struck with oval framed CARTAGENA / DEBE in red with corresponding '1½' charge marking adjacent. File folds as usual but a beautiful example of these rare markings Gi = £ 4'750. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 5597
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1865 (Sept 19): Entire letter from Santa Martha to New York struck with superb "♚ / PAID / AT / SANTA MARTHA" handstamp struck in red with manuscript prepayment '4' (pence) in red crayon alongside. Reverse with single ring 'Santa Martha' cds (Sept 19, code 'U' the 'C' inverted) and 'Colon' transit (Sept 24, code A) in black. Struck on arrival with circular 'Steamship / 10' charge marking in black. A choice entire in the foremost quality Gi = £ 1'900. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 5598
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1872 (June 15): Entire letter from Bucuramanga to New York, carried privately to Santa Martha where mailed with Great Britain 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 12, tied by "C62" obliterator in black. British P.O. single ring 'Santa Martha' cds (June 29) and 'Colon' cds (July 3) both in black alongside. 'N.Y. Steamship / 10' charge marking (July 17) also on obverse. File fold crosses adhesive not detracting from the appearance of a most attractive entire. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 5599
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1872 (Dec): Cover from Bogotá to Hartford, CT, USA franked initially by Colombia 1868 imperf. 10 c. lilac and 20 c. blue with 1870 5 c. orange-yellow (Scott 54, 55, 62), cancelled by 'BOGOTÃ' framed despatch handstamp in blue and by "F69" Savanilla obliterator in black, Great Britain 1865 4 d. vermilion applied for onwards transmission also tied by superb strike of the "F69" obliterator. SAVANILLA cds at left (Jan 1, year omitted) at left and single ring COLON transit cds (Jan 4, 1873) in black of transit. 'N.Y. Steamship / 10' charge marking of receipt (Jan 25) and manuscript "Due 10" in blue crayon. File fold away from adhesives but in this describer's opinion the finest of the very few Colombia / GB combination covers. Unique. Cert. BPA (1993).rnProvenance: Soler y Llach, Barcelona, 10 June 1993, lot 1057. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Lot No: 5600
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1853 (Aug 31): Entire letter from San Francisco, USA with superb blue sender's intaglio cachet on reverse, endorsed 'via Panama' to Valparaiso, Chile struck with PAID handstamp in black, with fine "♚ / PAID / AT / PANAMA" handstamp in red and manuscript '1/-' prepaid in red at left. Reverse with double arc PANAMA cds (Sept 21, code B) in black. A scarce and very fine entire Gi = £ 1'900. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
