371st Auction

RUSSIAN POST: 1899/1908, 3 k. rose and 7 k. blue, each in vertical pair, tied by Chefoo cds. to registered letter with combination franking German Kiautschou 30 pf., tied cds. "TSINGTAU 27/11 02", to Germany with arrival mark; vertical fold at bottom not affecting the franking; usual light transportation resp. age marks, still fine and extremely rare combination cover

1857, entire letter from Remdios (dated 9.2.) with Forwarded Agent "Lillie, Rasines & Co, New York" via "NEW YORK BR.PKT. MAR.4." and Liverpool with accountancy handstamp "GB 1 Fr.60 C." via Calais with transit mark "ANGL. AMB.CALAIS K 17.MARS.57" and tax mark "8" (Decimes) to Hasparren with arrival mark, fine

1917, Definitives 2 c. red, single die proof in block format on sunken paper

1920, Airmail 2 c. red, unused, tiny spot at top, otherwise fine, very rare stamp in unused condition, signed Champion and Kessler (Mi. 4.200,-)

1919, Airmail 2 c. red with surcharged error "P from Postal broken", unused without gum, fine, signed Brun with certificate (1956) (Mi. for unused 4.200,-)

1920, Multicolores: 10 c. "Woman and Boy watching Plane", unused without gum as issued, fine, certificate PF (1965) (Mi. 3.600,-)

10 c. "Clouds and small Biplane" tied by oval cachet "CCNA/CARTAGENA" to First Flight cover with 1 c. green and 2 c. red cancelled by double circle "CORREOS AEREO CARTAGENA-COLOMBIA 27.FEB.1920" to Barranqilla with arrival mark on front, cover slightly shortened at right, otherwise fine, signed Champion and Holcombe with certificate (1999) 

10 c. "Lighthouse", unused without gum as issued, fine, signed Sanabria, rare (Mi. 3.600,-)

10 c. "Condor on cliff", unused without gum as issued, small margin at top, otherwise fine, very rare (Mi. 7.000,-)

10 c. "Plane at rest, Pilot foreground", unused without gum as issued, fine, certificate PF (1965) (Mi. 4.200,-)

10 c. "Ocean Liner" with additional franking 3 c. red tied by oval cachet "CCNA/CARTAGENA" and bold datestamp "CORREO AEREO" to First Flight cover to Barranquilla with arrival mark, cover vertical and horizontal folded, stamp very fine, rare 

10 c. "Ocean Liner" with additional franking 3 c. red tied by oval cachet "CCNA/CARTAGENA" and bold datestamp "CORREO AEREO" to First Flight cover to Barranquilla with arrival mark, fine, very rare cover, signed Holcombe with certificate (1994)

Pilot waves to bypassing plane 10 c. green tied by oval "AERO Agence Barranqilla..." and four line "PRIMER CORREO AEREO..." to flight cover with 3 c. red to Medellin with arrival mark on front, cover slight toned, otherwise fine

Cliffs and Lighthouse 10 c. green tied by oval "Cia Colombiana da Nevegacion AEREA MEDDELIN" to flight cover to Medellin with additional frankinc 3 c. red cancelled with arrival mark "Medellin (Antiequia) 18.APRIL.22", cover with diagonal crease, otherwise fine

Cliffs and Lighthouse 10 c. green and 3 c. red tied by oval "CCNA CARTAGENA" to flight cover to Barranquilla with arrival mark, fine

Sea and Mountains and Cliffs and Lighthouse 10 c. brick-red as vertical tête-bêche strip of three, unused without gum as issued, fine, certificate BPA (1968)

10 c. brown-red as block of six from the lower left sheet corner with margin inscription and three pairs, unused without gum as issued, tiny creases and spots, otherwise fine

Sea and Mountain 10 c. brown-red tied by oval "Cia Columbiana de Nevegacion AEREA MEDELLIN" to flight cover with flight vignette and 3 c. red to Cartagena with arrival mark "CARTAGENA DEC.25.1920" on front, cover opened for display and shortened at left and at bottom and traces of adhesive in the area of flight stamp, despite the restrictions a decorative cover, signed Champion and Enzo Diena with certificate (1988)

30 cvs. on 10 c. green with sheet margin at right, unuesed without gum as issued, slightly grease spot at left, otherwise fine, certificate Rendon A.I.E.P. (1991) (Mi. 750,-)

1920, Landscape and Airplane 15 c. blue, two single stamps tied by violet handstamp "SERVICIO POSTAL AEREO SCADTA BOGOTA" to reverse to cover with horizontal pair Columbia 1920 5 c. blue to Bremen, Germany with date mark from 20.4.1922 and violet Scadta advertising cachet on reverse, stamps with gum spots, otherwise fine

1920, Landscape with Airplaine 30 c. black on rose and 50 c. green, booth with signatur "G. Mejia", unused, fine, signed H.R.Harmers (Mi. 640,-)

30 c. rose tied by green oval "SOCIEDAD COLOMBO ALEMANA CORREOS AEROS GIRADOT" to cover with uncanelled Columbia 1920 3 c. green to Barranquilla with arrival mark

30 c. rose tied by three line handstamp "SOCIEDAD COLOMBO ALEMMMMANA DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS" to cover with Columbia 1921 Provisional $ 0,003 on 4 c. violett to Barraquilla, cover with slight creases, otherwise fine

3 s. on 60 c. brown, two single stamps and registered stamp 20 c. grey in combination with ten stamps Ecuador 5 c. brown, tied by black dated cachet "SERVICO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS ECUADOR-COLUMBIA GUAYQUIL SCADTA 15.ENE.1929" to large registered cover via Barranquilla to Berlin with arrival mark, cover vertical fold, otherwise fine, scarce franking

50 c. green with surcharge in type III and overprint error "VAOLR instead of VALOR" and vertical stripe of three and single stamps Landscape and Airplaine 10 c. yellow, all tied by flight cancel "SERVICIO POSTAL AEREO SCADTA BOGOTA" to cover with additional franking horizontal pair Colombia 1920 3c. green to New York with date mark from 22.12.1921, cover and few stamps on reverse with creases, airmail stamp with surcharge error are fine, very rare 

1921, Second Issue Landscape and Airplane surcharged "VALOR 30 CENTAVOS", 50 c. green surcharge type II, two single stamps with diagonal pre-printing paper folds, tied by green oval "SOCIEDAD COLOMBO ALEMANA CORREOS AEROS GIRADOT" to registered cover with additional franking on both sides, all cancelled by violet handstamp "Republica de Colombia CORREOS NACIONALES NOV 25.1921 DESPACHO (Giradot) to Köln with arrival mark, few stamps and cover with small faults, otherwise fine, rare 

1921, 50 c. green surcharged type III "$ 0 3 0 c.", used with three line "SOCIEDAD COLOMBO ALEMANA DE TRANSPORTORES AEREOS", fine, rare, signed E. Diena (Mi. 1.700,-)

1923, Landscape and Buildings 1 p. grey tied by cds. "SERVICIO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS BOGOTA 22.1.1929" to postal order to Puerto Wilches with arrival mark and revenue stamp on reverse, fine

1928, Friendship Flight to New York 20 c. and Landscape and Building 10 c. green, tied by cds. "SERVICEO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS BOGOTA -11.II.1929" to Colombia postal stationery 4c. with additional franking to Kiel, creases, scarce

30c. tied by cds. "SERVICEO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS BOGOTA 4.III.1929" to Colombia postal stationery 4c. with additional franking to Kiel, fine and scarce

1930, Simón Bolivar issued 10-30 c. as uprated franking on cover from "CALI 17.XII.1930" via Cristobal and New York with Colombian and Canal Zone franking (one pair not cancelled) on both sides to Germany, fine

GENERAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES ISSUE: 1929, Numerals 5-15c. as uprating franking on Colombia 4 c. stationery envelope from Leningrad to Cali franked with five Russian adhesives, cancelled by large "Leningrad-Berlin Air Link" cachets to "Berlin 5.5.31 20-24" and Colombian national postage tied at "Barranquilla 25.V.1931" to "Cali 28.V.1931", bearing boxed "Buenaventura 26.MAY 1931" transit mark on revese., a fine flown combination cover

1929, Numerals 5 -15c. and registered stamp 20 c. red as uprated franking on Columbian 4 c. stationery envelope with additional franking Columbian 2 c. red and pair 1 c. green from "LAS PALMAS 9.MAR.31" via Madrid to Cali franked with horizontal pair Spain 40 c. blue and arrival mark "CALI 8.IV.31", fine, rare

30 c. blue in combination with Netherland 1/2 c. grey and pair 6 c. brown tied by cds. "ROTTERDAM 6.VIII.34" to cover via "BARRANQUILLA 23.VIII." to Meddelin, tiny stains spots, otherwise fine

ISSUES FPR ECUADOR: 1928, Provisional Overprint in red 75 c. red and additional franking Ecuador 1 c. blue and 5 c. brown tied by black dated cachet "SERVICO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS ECUADOR-COLUMBIA GUAYQUIL SCADTA 22.ENE.1929" to cover via Barranquilla to Berlin, fine, scarce 

1 s. on 20 c. grey and additional franking Ecuador 10 c. green on reverse tied by black dated cachet "SERVICO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS ECUADOR SCADTA MANTA 9.SET.28" to cover to Guayaquil with arrival mark and blue flight dated cachet on reverse, small part of flap missing, otherwise fine