"Chagre./Franca" red oval handstamp, a magnificent strike in red bright color, harmoniously applied on November 21, 1844 folded letter from Chagres addressed to General Alcántara Herrán at Bogotá, paying a long-distance internal rate of 4 reales for a single weight in manuscript at top right, superb, one of only two covers recorded with this postmark, this being unique outside Panama, a major gem of Panamanian postal-history. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

"Administracion de Correos de Colon/Dabe" circular postmark struck in red on folded letter, datelined in New York on April 20 1858, addressed to General Mosquera at Bogotá, rated "15" centavos for a single weight in red pencil, superb, one of just five items recorded bearing the erroneous "Dabe" instead of "Debe" handstamp of Colon. (Image)

Est. $300-400

#210a, 1915 5c Blue and black, Center Inverted, rare mint example, excellent centering for this variety, o.g., minor thinned spot, very fine appearance; many of the examples recorded are faulty; only nineteen mint examples are known; 1991 Enzo Diena certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,500.00

#212a, 1915 20c Brown and black, Center Inverted, rich colors, centered to left, o.g., h.r., fine. (Image)

CV. $300.00