1859, 1p light rose on bluish, clear to large margins, unused without gum, only very few are believed to exist and probably not more than one sheet of 100 stamps was printed, a very difficult stamp which is completely undervalued in catalogues. (Image)

1874-75, three inland covers bearing single frankings with 1868 10c lilac tied by "Medell" in ms, two 1874 10c violet with red oval of Medellín (faint crease) and blue oval of Bogota, a very appealing and clean trio.

1868, 1p vermilion, type II, complete sheet of 100 unused without gum, hor. crease between stamps and colour slightly topicalized in places, a very fine and rare complete sheet for the highest denomination in the first post-classic issue. (Image)

1935, Barranquilla Olympic Games, complete set of 16 mint and used, some stamps affected by some faint toning, but not affecting the 5p and 10p mint, the 5p and 10p used with very slight crease, the latter signed Temprano. (Image)

1932, (April 1). Incoming "Sonntag" mail from Brazil to Cali, with Brazil 500r, 700r & 3,000r, in combination with Colombia 2c and Espresso "Tobón" 6c red, tied by corresponding Tobón oval ds from Cali, with via Condor-Zeppelin illustrated hs alongside.

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.

Departments - Boyaca. 1899, 5c green on wove paper, on June 1899 envelope from Boyacá, tied by Boyacá departmental belt illustrated cancel, with Túquerres national post ds on front and reverse, one of only about ten covers recorded bearing the first issue. (Image)

States - Antioquia. 1885, 10c grey-violet on pelure paper, type 8, diagonal half used to pay a single letter rate, tied to piece by "Zea" in ms, one of only two bisects recorded, this precious item being as close as one can come to an example of this very rare stamp to a postal document; cert. Bortfeldt (2009); ex Santa María. (Image)

States - Bolivar. 1863-66, 10c green, type 1, wide to mainly large margins, very fresh used with ms cancel of Cartagena, tiny hole caused by the ink, as usually found and not visible on front, scarce; cert. Bortfeldt (2009); ex Scott. (Image)

States - Cauca. 1883, 5c violet, second issue, four examples including 5c printed denomination in angles being an exceedingly scarce example used in ms, the other three without indication of the denomination including one with red frame line, other with ruled pencil lines, and the third apparently without lines, in three diff. shades of violet, a scarce group. (Image)

1890, 5c red, a well margined example tied to cover front to RIosucio by two strikes of large "REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA./DEPARTAMENTO DEL CAUCA/ADMON. PROVINCIAL DE HACIENDA/DE ATRATO." oval hs in violet, one of only about five covers recorded bearing this stamp (Image)

Tumaco. 1901, an exceptional group of nine covers travelled to Ecuador, France, Germany, Panama and USA, bearing four diff. frankings incl. rare vertical perf. 2 1/2c strip of four, very rarely offered. (Image)

States - Río Hacha. 1901, 5c on yellowish and 10c on greyish blue, type I, each in full sheet of 16 with the stamps signed by "Julio R. Pichón" for validation, showing the common setting, and cancelled by "AGENCIA POSTAL NACIONAL/RIO HACHA" handstamps, as well as four covers with single frankings incl. 10c in diff. shades and with validation signature, and 5c on yellowish without signature.