Worldwide Stamps and Covers South America Colombia-Cundinamarca
Sale No: 166
Lot No:425
Symbol:o
Cat No:1
#1, 1870 5c Blue, horizontal block of 12, touched at upper right and lower left, otherwise good margins, cancelled with "...otá, quince de set./ochocientos setenta..." in manuscript, denoting the origin to be Bogotá and the incomplete date of September 15 in the 1870's, faint creasing not apparent on front and slight soiling not detracting, the largest multiple known in used condition, an important item due to the scarcity of used examples and lack of covers recorded in this issue. (Image)