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Worldwide Stamps and Postal History continued...

Colombia, Antioquia from Santiago Cruz Collection (Continued...) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2508 c ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1893, 1c Blue Second Bogota Eagle Coat of Arms Issue, Diagonal Bisect Usage (93 var). An exceptional franking consisting of four One Centavos singles, a horizontal strip of four and a single diagonally bisected, all used on an orange colored registered cover to Medellin, each stamp with small manuscript Tamesis” originating town cancels, stamps combined to pay single letter rate of 5 centavos, plus 2.50 centavos for registration (registration reference not noted on cover but manuscript Received” confirms usage), cover opened slightly irregularly at bottom, Fine, not only is this one of less than five covers reported with a One Centavo bisect, this is also the largest multiple franking known bearing this stamp (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2509 c ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1893, 1c Blue Second Bogota Eagle Coat of Arms Issue, Diagonal Bisect Usage (93 var). Top right corner margin horizontal strip of three with the third stamp diagonally bisected, paying the 2.50 centavos rate, tied on a petite cover to Medellin by light strikes of blue oval Titiribi” postmarks, cover quite clean and fresh, minor cover edge tear at bottom, Very Fine, less than five covers reported with a One Centavo bisect (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $550.00
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2510 c ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1893, 5c Vermilion Second Bogota Eagle Coat of Arms Issue (95). Impressive franking of two singles and a horizontal pair, tied on very scarce registered cover (with original contents) to Manizales by two strikes of red oval Medellin” postmarks, the stamps paying the correct rate (four times 5 centavos for a tripe letter rate and 10 centavos for registration), one stamp affixed slightly over the edge of the cover, some insect damage at left well away from the stamps and postmarks and not all that distracting, Fine, this is the largest multiple franking of this stamp on cover (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
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2511 c ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1893, 5c Vermilion Second Bogota Eagle Coat of Arms Issue (95). Single example tied on the reverse of an Inter Departmental cover from Fredonia to Bogota, stamp with petite manuscript Fredonia” town cancel, and fancy Correos Nacionales/Jun 3 1895/Medellin” duplex transit handstamp on the front of the cover, oval Bogota/Jun 17 1895” arrival handstamp next to stamp, Very Fine, a cover with great eye appeal, sent from Fredonia to Medellin by the Departmental Postal Service and from there by National Postal Service to Bogota, the correct way of handling mail to another department, the only Inter Department cover known of this issue (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
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2512 c ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1893, 5c Vermilion Second Bogota Eagle Coat of Arms Issue (95). Well-centered single paying the 5c single national rate inside the department, tied on small cover to Medellin by violet double oval Correo Departamental, Jerico” postmark, cover with small piece at top missing from irregular opening, Fine, a very scarce cover, ex Dr. Scott, with 2008 Bortfeldt certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
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2513 c ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1893, 5c Vermilion Second Bogota Eagle Coat of Arms Issue, Diagonal Bisect Usage (95 var). Top left half of 5c used to pay correct 2-1/2 centavos single letter rate, tied on an immaculate buff colored cover to Medellin by violet Santa Rosa” in segmented circle postmark, Very Fine and quite choice, one of only five covers reported with a Five Centavos bisect (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $350.00
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2514 c ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1893, 5c Vermilion Second Bogota Eagle Coat of Arms Issue, Diagonal Bisect Usage (95 var). Bottom left half of 5c used to pay correct 2-1/2 centavos single letter rate, tied on a clean small cover to Medellin by light strike of blue double oval Yamural” postmark, small cover tear at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, one of only five covers reported with a Five Centavos bisect (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

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2515 c ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1893, 10c Pale Brown Second Bogota Eagle Coat of Arms Issue, Diagonal Bisect Usage (96 var). Top left half of 10c used to pay correct 5c single letter rate, tied on a cover to Manizales by blue double oval Santo Domingo” postmark, cover with small tear at top right just above the bisect, light central file fold, Fine, a very scarce correct bisect usage (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

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2516 c ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1893, 10c Pale Brown Second Bogota Eagle Coat of Arms Issue, Diagonal Bisect Usage (96 var). Top left half of 10c used to pay correct 5c single letter rate, tied on cover to Medellin by light strike of large violet Manizales” oval postmark, cover reduced somewhat at right, Fine, another very scarce correct bisect usage (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

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2517 Pbl ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1896, 2c-5p Eagle Coat of Arms Issue, Imperforate Proofs on White Wove Paper (97P/116P). Blocks of four (all but one marginal), 18 values in all, each in the issued colors except the two 5p high values are in unissued colors (Blue and Black, Lilac Brown and Black), all wonderfully well margined, bright and fresh, a couple of lower denomination blocks with minor stray printer's ink marks, Very Fine, an exceedingly handsome and scarce set of proofs, only 200 of the centavos values were printed, while only 50 of the Peso values were produced, as blocks these are the largest recorded multiples, Scans of the entire collection (1.0mb) can be found at http://www.siegelauctions.com/2014/1086/pdf/2517.pdf (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $550.00
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2518 c ImageCOLOMBIA, Antioquia, 1896, 2c Gray Eagle Coat of Arms, Diagonal Bisect Usage (97 var). Top left half of 2c used to pay the correct printed matter rate, tied on a business corner card cover to Zaragoza by violet serrated oval Correo Departamental/Medellin” postmark, well tied over the bisect, quite clean, faint central file fold well away from the stamp and postmark, Very Fine, an important cover, as this is the sole Two Centavos cover reported of the issue (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

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