"Buga" and "Franca" straight-line handstamps, cleanly handstamped on August 24, 186 folded letter from Buga to Popayán. rated at 1½ reales for a single weight letter up to ½ ounce, a very fine and desirable colonial usage. (Image)

Est. $200-300

Framed "S.Pedro/Franca." red handstamp on April 4, 1828 folded letter from San Pedro to Rionegro at "1" real single rate, a very fine usage of a colonial postmark in the Republican period. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#7, 7a, 1859 1p Carmine and 1p Rose, three mint blocks of four, including one in rose and one of the two 1p Carmine being marginal, all with o.g., two with usual minor faults which plague these multiples, otherwise fine-very fine. (Image)

CV. $1,020.00

#13 1861, 2½c Black, a mostly huge margined Sperati forgery, neatly tied by ”Bogotá” pearl oval to piece, offered together with an original example showing large margins all around, with faint crease on reverse; after a meticulous study, this mint copy seems to be the example of the original sheet position used by Sperati, but very slightly retouched to reproduce the forgery, the genuine example shows all the characteristics of a Sperati reproduction, except for the tiny flaw in “O” of “Correos” in upper left corner, a very interesting piece of research, only two original examples of this stamp taken as a base for the Sperati reproductions are believed to exist, together with one of the few Sperati reproductions extant, this item being unique on piece; 2009 Bortfeldt certificate; ex-Frohlich. (Image)

Est. $500-750

#17, 1861 20c Red, vertical half in a very deep shade, coming from the top of the sheet with large balanced margins, used on part of cover front addressed to Medellín, cancelled "Nare" in manuscript, with manuscript "10c" notation alongside denoting the denomination of this bisected stamp, this being an extraordinary practice that required the endorsement to be stated, faint horizontal crease passes through the adhesive at base, not detracting, one of the only two examples recorded of a bisected usage in this issue; 2007 Bortfeldt certificate; ex-Frohlich.This bisected portion perfectly adjoins one right half which exhibited on large part of cover front, also addressed to Modesto Molina at Medellín, with the similar "10c" manuscript indication -it belonged to the Charles Jewell collection sold in 1960-. This piece shows a Medellín datestamp of April 17 1863. Bisects were not officially allowed although tolerated by postal authorities. The 10 centavos corresponded to the single rate of that time. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

#18, 1861 1p Pink, two examples, featuring different shades, positions 7 and 10, clear to huge margins, the former showing part of the sheet margin at top, mint with traces of o.g., one stamp showing a slight tone spot of no importance as it is caused by a major concentration of the original gum on reverse, being brownish, a very fine and difficult to find duo. (Image)

CV. $2,500.00

#18, 1861 1p Pink, position 19, featuring "Reso" instead of "Peso", the most prominent flaw for this value which results in a major variety, also showing traces of the "2", of the 2½r denomination at left of "Un", cancelled at Socorro in manuscript, very fine and most scarce; signed Rendon. (Image)

Est. $300-400

#20 1861-62, 20c Red, an extraordinary example from the bottom right margin of the sheet, clear to wide margins on other two sides, being enormous at base, cancelled by “Bogotá” oval handstamp, showing traces of a stamp appearing sideways in lower margin, which proves that the bottom row was printed in this way, no large multiples or complete sheets are in existence, therefore, this very important unique piece is the earliest proof in Colombian philately of a bottom row of the sheet printed sideways; 2008 Bortfeldt certificate, stated to be “a very important piece of Colombian classic philately”; ex-Frohlich. (Image)

Est. $500-750

#46 var., 1866 10c Lilac, stone A, double impression variety, a spectacular example from the right of the sheet, complete to mostly large margins, immense at right, few traces of original gum, negligible small soiling spot at top, only mentioned for accuracy, as well as tiny closed tear at top between frame ornaments, just touching the design, not detracting, together with the fifth issue 10c. block of nine showing double impression, this stamp possess the attribute of representing the other recorded item featuring double impression variety in the Colombian classic period; 2008 Bortfeldt certificate; ex-Frohlich. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

#421-436, 1935 2c to 10P, Barranquilla Olympic Games, cplt., very well centered for this issue, o.g., very lightly hinged, very fine and choice; signed Champion. (Image)

CV. $1,350.00

#C11 Footnote, 1920 10c Light brown red, without gum as issued, lower left corner margin block of six, with three of each different design, comprised of a se-tenant block of four with an additional se-tenant pair printed sideways beneath, and printer's imprint in the corner, very fine. (Image)

Est. $300-400

Colombia mint and used collection of few hundred in seven albums or small stockbooks and some loose pages, of which three containing duplicates of mainly low values, all in one box, with a small representation of classics, from the first issue to about 1980, including airmails and Colombian States, nothing particularly expensive to be noted, nevertheless the annotated catalogue value by the collector is about $15,000.00, some small faults to be expected chiefly in earlier issues, mostly fine to very fine; viewing essential.

Est. $500-750