Panama, Colombia 1881, Registration, 10c red on orange, with manuscript "138" and "3 grams", used with Colombia 5c blue, four large margins, tied by "Panama, Colon, Abr 17 1883" cds on salmon buff "Telegram" imprint cover to Cartagena, "1883. abril 27" receipt docketing on face, Very Fine. Scott No. F8 + 114  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF THE COLOMBIAN F8 REGISTRY LABEL FROM PANAMA. In 1883, Colombia issued a new registration stamp that was used in Panama until 1888. Domestic registration was not widely used and very few non-philatelic usages have survived. Less than 2,000 registry letters were mailed at Panama during 1883, and manuscript numbers were used. $0 (Image)

Panama, Colombia 1881, Registration, 10c red on orange, with manuscript "245" and "10 grams", used with Colombia 1c green, 2c rose (2), mostly four margins, tied by two strikes of "Panama" oval postmark on circa late May 1883 cover to Cali, Colombia, forwarded to Cartago, receipt docketing on face, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. F8 + 104 (2), 112  Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. A RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL FRANKING PREPAYING THE 5C LETTER RATE PLUS 10C REGISTRY FEE. Only 2,000 registry letters were mailed at Panama during 1883, and manuscript numbers were used. The approximate mailing date can be derived from the number recorded for the Apr. 17th 1883 cover. $0 (Image)

Panama, Colombia 1881, Registration, 10c red on orange, manuscript "1521", on cover with "Agencia Postal Nacional, Panama, 25 Mar 1885" duplex to Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Andes Chile (4.21) transit cds, reverse with May 2nd receiver; prepaid 10c registry fee plus foreign letter rate paid in cash; some light edge toning, F.-V.F. and unique. Scott No. F8  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. THE ONLY RECORDED COLUMBIA F8 REGISTRY LABEL USAGE DURING THE 1885 SHORTAGE OF STAMPS DUE TO CIVIL WAR. The supply of stamps in Panama was used up in the spring of 1885 and could not be replenished due to civil unrest in Columbia. The Panama postmaster notified all UPU members that covers bearing the Panama cancel should be accepted as paid. There are only 18 covers recorded from this stampless period, this being the only one bearing a registration label prepaying the 10c registry fee. $0 (Image)

Panama, Colombia 1881, Registration, 10c red on orange, manuscript "6114", used with Colombia 1883, 20c violet, tied by "Agencia Postal Nacional, Panama, 24 Set 1885" duplex on large size French Canal Co. imprint cover to Karlsruhe, Germany, endorsed "per. W.I. Royal Mail S.S." at top, blue crayon registry markings, Karlsruhe (10.20) arrival backstamp, minor adherence on reverse, Very Fine. Scott No. Colombia F8 + 120  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Panama, Colombia 1881, Registration, 10c red on orange, with handstamped "7403", used with Colombia 1886, 10c orange tied by "Agencia Postal Nacional Panama, 10 Ago 1887" duplex on French Canal Co. imprint cover to Turin, Italy, blue crayon "100", red London Registered (9.3), Sep. 5th arrival backstamps, Very Fine. Scott No. F8 + 131  Estimate $750 - 1,000. On Aug. 1st 1886, Columbia adopted a new constitution that changed the form of Government from a Union of States to a unitary Republic. The former states were named departments after the French model. Panama became one of the nine departments in the new Republic. No new registration stamps were issued until 1889. $0 (Image)

Panama, Colombia 1881, Registration, 10c red on orange, manuscript "973" registry number, used with Colombia 1883 10c orange yellow, tied by "Colon, Oct 2" duplex on special registration envelope to France, red "Panama, Lig. A. Paq. Fr. No 1, 2 Oct 84" octagon d.s., reverse with Bordeaux (10.25) arrival cds, Very Fine. Scott No. Colombia F8 + 119  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. A REMARKABLE EARLY REGISTERED USE FROM COLON, PANAMA CARRIED BY FRENCH PACKET TO FRANCE. Presumably the special registration envelopes and Colombia F7 were sent to Colon in 1881, but no Colon registered covers are recorded from 1881 and 1882. This is one of the earliest recorded registered covers from Colon, of which only a few are known from the 1880s. $0 (Image)