War of Independence, military mail, two military entire letters dated August and September 1820, sent from Turbaco to Arjona, endorsed "Servicio de la Rpca." & "Del Comandte. Genl. interno", and "Servicio" & Del Comte. en Jefe", one signed by the General Commander-in-Chief Montilla, a scarce military correspondence from the republican forces few months prior to the declaration of independence, ex-Bortfeldt. (Image)

Est. $150-200

1857 stampless cover to France dated February 25, paying the single internal rate with "15" due marking, applied in blue as the dispatch "Bogotá/Franca." oval handstamp, alongside with single-rate accountancy marking for Great Britain-France, Calais entry c.d.s. and "16" due marking, reverse with "Carthagena" double-arc datestamp of the British P.O. in Colombia and notations on reverse denoting fees credited to France, a delightful cover in superb condition; ex-Santa María. (Image)

Est. $150-250

1859 stampless entire carried at quadruple rate, dated May 27, rated at "60" centavos, "Franca" in manuscript and oval "Bogotá./Franca." handstamp, both struck, very fine, one of just two stampless covers recorded paying this rate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#1b, 1859 2½c Olive green, infrequently large margins all around, showing pre-adhesive "Chi-/Qquira/Franca" oval handstamp in blue originating from Chiquinquirá, very slight diagonal crease in upper right corner which barely touches the design, a very rare cancellation used on this value, very scarce. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#1b, 1859 2½c Olive green, a fine pair with clear to large margins, used by hand at Rionegro with "24 de..." date, this being an unusual feature in manuscript usages, very fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300

#1, 1859 2½c Green, a comprehensive group of one plate proof in brown and 30 stamps featuring most of the shades extant, of which 11 unused, the rest used including scarce strip of three with manuscript usage of Manizales, two examples on piece used at Honda, better cancellations from Ibagué, in red, Medellín framed datestamp, manuscript Bucaramanga, etc., few examples with usual blemishes, still though above average condition. (Image)

Est. $500-750

#2, 3, 1859 5c Blue and 5c Violet, stones A & B, assembly comprising 54 stamps, used for the most part, mainly violet shades, all singles except for one pair in grey used, virtually all with good margins, better usages including rare "2" in blue, "Buenaventura/Franca" in red, "Barbacoas/Franca", "Bucaramanga/Franca", Villeta, Purificación and Marinilla in manuscript, few with small faults, interesting and scarce. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

#4, 1859 10c Red brown, stone B, an outstanding marginal block of five from the top of the sheet, positions 8-9/18-20, margins ranging from ample to enormous, showing a vertically misplaced alignment of transfer at top right, unused with o.g., faint diagonal crease at right which is not visible, in the stone B, multiples being larger than a block of four, are extremely rare, and this is probably the second largest recorded, -as a matter of fact, in the Goeggel collection the largest units were two blocks of four-, highly desirable and fresh. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

#4, 1859 10c Red brown, stone B, good margins, cancelled by "2" numeral handstamp, this being a very scarce usage on this value, very fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

#4b, 1859 10c Bister brown, stone B, two very fresh, well margined examples, contemporarily used slightly overlapping and cancelled by "5" numeral type in red, one stamp showing colorless dash below shield, numeral cancellations in red, not including the "0", are outstandingly scarce. (Image)

Est. $200-300

#4c, 1859 10c Orange yellow, stone A, a remarkable block of four from the lower right corner of the sheet, positions 48-49/59-60, bright shade, large to huge even margins, unused without gum, some wrinkles which are not visible on front, a very rare and appealing block as originating from this key position of the sheet. (Image)

Est. $200-300

#4, 4a, 4e, 1859 10c in three different shades, three examples showing clear to predominantly ample margins, with "Franca" oval handstamps including Tunja, San José de Cúcuta and very scarce Moreno, one stamp showing colored spot at upper left of the shield, a very fine trio. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#4, 1859 10c, stones A & B, assembly comprising one plate proof in green and 48 stamps, all except one used, with better handstamps including Guaduas, Buenaventura, Tunja, Buga, framed "Amortizado" of Medellín, manuscript usages include Cali, Buenaventura, Neiva, Purificación, Buga, Mesa, Ibagué with date, some stamps with faint faults, generally of very fine appearance and scarce. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

#6, 1859 20c Deep blue, stone A, a spectacular block of four from the upper right corner of the sheet, positions 10-11/20-21, with original gum, some minor wrinkles only mentioned for accuracy, very fine, mint multiples of stone A are notable scarcer than those from stone B. (Image)

Est. $200-300

#6, 1859 20c Blue, stone B, block of 18 from the upper right corner of the sheet of 60, positions 6-11/17-22/28-33, sheet margins on two sides, original gum, exceptionally possessing two dry embossed seals, one in position 33 and the other partly exhibited in the right sheet margin, this being a unique characteristic in the paper used to print Colombian classic stamps, couple of vertical creases and thin spot just barely impinging on one adhesive, fine and scarce; signed Brun. (Image)

Est. $500-750

#6, 1859 20c Blue, stone B, pair in dark ultramarine shade, excellent margins, decoratively cancelled "Guáduas" in manuscript within frame made up of six ink strokes, very fresh, with couple of small thin spots which do not detract from its beauty and scarcity. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#6, 1859 20c Blue, stone A, two examples, complete to large margins, each used on piece, tied by "Medellin./Franca." and "Bogotá" oval handstamps, the latter being a type very scarcely applied in blue, a very fine duo. (Image)

Est. $200-300

#6, 1859 20c Blue, stone A, a very fresh example in a pleasant pastel shade, margins ranging from complete to huge, used on registered cover front to San José de Cúcuta, tied by "Bogotá/Franca" oval handstamp in blue, showing red "Certificación á Bogotá/Salió en 12 de Nvbre de 1859" handstamp with date inserted by hand, compulsory blue "0" handstamps struck in angles following the norm to denote the registration, annotated as received on reverse with "Recibí Nvbre 23/59" and signature, as stipulated for registered mail by postal rules -usually registered mail in Colombia is represented in cover fronts, as postal clerks frequently only kept the cover front with the signed docket of receipt as a proof of delivery-, several creases not affecting the franking, a most remarkable piece, the earliest registered franked mail of Colombian philately, with only an additional example of registered mail recorded in the first issue, -the other item known was offered at auction in June 2008 with an estimation of $75,000-100,000-, registered mail in the early Colombian issues is a great rarity, as only the previously mentioned two registered items are found in the three earliest issues, with just one additional example in the fourth issue; this gem of Colombian philately is being offered for the first time at auction in this sale, and has been unknown to most dealers and collectors before the present occasion, ex-Santa María and Padre Posada. (Image)

Est. $7,500-10,000

#6, 1859 20c Blue, stone A, a quite comprehensive lot comprising 68 stamps in a wide range of shades, of which 18 unused, including one block of four, interesting usages including the following remarkable examples: two interesting handstamps in Panama with "Colon" and "Panama/Franco", very rare "Espinal/Franca", framed datestamp of Medellín -being very rare in red, "Ybagué/Franca" in red-, "Pamplona/Franca", following manuscript usages of Mesa -very scarce on this denomination-, Honda and Manizales, usual faults encountered in some stamps, a remarkable lot containing a high number of this denomination. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

#7, 7a, 1859 1p Carmine and Rose, group made up of 52 stamps, of which 22 used, the rest being unused including two blocks of four, marginal examples, one pair with the rare position 69 featuring prominent constant flaw between "S" and "O" of "Peso", and one 1p on bluish paper, usages in manuscript include Ambalema and pen strokes, in the handstamps outstand the very rare "Bogotá/Encomiendas", mainly fine and some with the usually found faults. (Image)

Est. $500-750

#10, 1860 5c Grey lilac, stone B, an attractive group of 25 stamps, including mint block of four and marginal pair, usages include very rare "5" and "Moreno/Franca" handstamp, and presumably Girón, the manuscript examples are represented in Ambalema and Rionegro, slight faults are to be encountered in very few examples. (Image)

Est. $350-450

#10a, 1860 5c Rose lilac, stone A, two examples displaying clear to huge margins, one showing the scarce variety featuring large smear at left of the design, cancelled at Bogotá, the other bearing rare "Ibague/Franca" two-line handstamp in red, very fine. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#10a, 1860 5c Rose lilac, stone A, group of 16 stamps including one in combination with 1860 10c used on piece, seven mint with two showing the major "large smear at left of the design" and "fingerprint" varieties, better handstamp of Socorro, manuscript usages of Manizales and Túquerres; in addition three #9 5c on laid paper, two mint and one used, very few with faint faults. (Image)

Est. $350-450

#11, 1860 10c Yellow buff, three examples, two being outstandingly margined exceedingly fine, displaying handstamps of "Purificación/Franca" in blue and numeral "5" in red, the third, with slight faults, was cancelled by the very rare "Panamá./Franc." postmark in red from the pre-philatelic period, a very rare trio. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#11, 10c Yellow buff, two pages containing 48 stamps, of which 22 mint with also pairs and one strip of three, unusual 10c on piece in combination with 5c, better usages include handstamps of Piedras, Honda, Ambalema, manuscript Manizales, Neiva, Jirón and Guaduas, as usual, very few with faint blemishes. (Image)

Est. $400-500