Airmails. 1919, 2c carmine rose, position 9, used on First Experimental Flight cover from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia, tied by departure and arrival cds's, very fine; signed Champion. (Image)

1919, 2c carmine rose, position 9, used on First Experimental Flight cover from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia, tied by dispatch cds with Puerto Colombia receiving cds adjacent, cover reduced at top and some staining removed, nevertheless rare; cert. Holcombe (1995); ex Goeggel. (Image)

1920, 10c "Woman and Boy Watching Plane", showing misplaced text imprint which exceptionally appears slanted and over the upper margin, being a most unusual variety, unused without gum with only 27 examples recorded (regardless of the variety), highly desirable; cert. Friedl (1957), signed Temprano. (Image)

1920, 10c "Woman and Boy Watching Plane", showing fingerprint of the printer's clerk when the text imprint was applied (according to Leo temprano), unused without gum with only 27 examples recorded, barely noticeable traces of toning, fine and appealing; cert. Temprano (1986), signed Bloch. (Image)

1920, 10c "Woman and Boy Watching Plane", used on small piece of postcard with National Post 3c tied on the return flight by "CORREOS AEREOS/MAR 4 1920/BARRANQUILLA" oval ds and dispatch cds, only 20 used examples off cover are recorded; ex Peinado and Johnson. (Image)

1920, 10c "Lighthouse", unused without gum, couple of faint tone spots hardly visible, 50 examples recorded; cert. Friedl (1957), signed Temprano. (Image)

1920, 10c "Plane on Airfield", unused without gum, with a total of 51 examples recorded, very fine; cert. Friedl (1957). (Image)

1923, "Vaolr 10 Centavos" on 50c. pale green, INVERTED SURCHARGE, tied to piece (together with National Post 3c) by "SOCIEDAD COLOMBO-ALEMANA/DE/TRANSPORTES AEREOS" & "NAVEGACION AEREA/NEIVA" hand stamps, a very scarce variety; (Cruz-Bortfeldt 4 var). (Image)

Interesting airmail collection, mainly featuring Consular overprints, starting with Valiente 10c green and red values in multiples, Third Scadta set in n.h. pairs, Consular overprints with very fine complete sets including Denmark, Peru, Germany, Bolivia, Spain, USA, Hungary, and a specialized group of France with also multiples with marginal imprints, some used with better Scadta cds's; a rare assembly, viewing required.

1920-40, over 100 stamps used/unused, with better sets, Scadta 30c large stationery envelope unused and issued to contain correspondence from Germany, better Scadta usages incl. El Banco, Santa Marta, Puerto Berrío, and Barranca Bermeja.