1860s/1900s Collection of Cubiertas, approx. 60 Insured letter stamps, mix of used and mint, a variety of different issues and values, generally F-VF but some minor faults, an interesting group (no photo)

CV. 200

COLOMBIA and STATES COLLECTION. an exciting collector-+s collection housed in four albums, with several thousand stamps and postal history items accompanied by write-up from the classics onwards, including rare provisionals on cover, interesting multiples and many kinds of revenues. Some of the highlights are more than a dozen different 1859 Granada issues to the 1p rose used, followed by the 1860 5c lilac on wove paper mint, a wonderful showing of genuine New Grenada issues of 1861 including the 2-+c black unused and used, the 20c red x2 mint, one with RPS cert., and the 20c used signed, as well as the 1p pink unused. Then United States of Colombia inc. 1863 50c green mint, 1865 postage dues inc. 1p x2 mint, 1866 10p black on vermilion used, signed, followed by an excellent showing of the Cartagena provisionals on several pages, Tumaco postmaster provisionals not listed in either Scott, SG or Michel, with the $0.10 and $0.20 single usages on cover, then back to the regular Bogota issues with 1903 50p and 100p mint, 1910 10p claret mint NH and used, 1935 Baranquilla Olympics 5p mint NH, etc, thru private airposts and airline ovpts series of the 1950s, etc. Then the SCADTA section inc. first series complete mint NH (#C12/C16) and extensive consular overprints, as well as studies of the insured letter stamps, registration stamps, late fees, acknowledgment of receipts, the first officials with 5p and 10p mint NH, 19th century telegraphs, etc. The final volume has the States, including Antioquia with better laid paper types inc. 1882 10cts used and 1885 5cts green mint and used (#38a), 1896 to 5p, private express issues, Bolivar 1873s complete, -½no hay estampillas-+ inc. Cauca, Garzon signed, Magdalena provisional on cover, impressive revenues, Tolima 1870 5c on blue vertically laid paper sheet of ten signed (#6), thru to the insured letter stamps (#G2, G6, etc). A lifetime-+s collection, a highly recommended viewing.

CV. 5,000