Colombia Outgoing Mail 1800, Oct. 3. Folded cover with contents, repeatedly re-folded and reused to be sent to three different addressees, possessing three different fronts. Although the letter is datelined in Santoña (Spain), it was initially dispatched at Cartagena in Colombia and sent to Santa Fé de Bogotá, struck by red "Cartagena" & "Franca" straight-line handstamps and carried at "3" reales single rate; from Santa Fé de Bogotá, the...
Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America
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Spink Investphila Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America
The “Nuevo Mundo” Collection, Stampless maritime mail of Spanish Colonies in America, also including stamps and franked mail of Latin America
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Lot #28 - Colombia
Colombia Outgoing Mail 1810 circa. Cover (two back flaps lacking) from Cartagena to Havana, handstamped on dispatch by framed "Cartagena/De Indias./Debe." and Italic "Santa Fé" postmarks, the latter being deleted probably due to avoid confusion to identify the locality of dispatch which required the application of a due ("Debe") marking. Carried by the "Cazadón" brigantine, and the postage to be collected on receipt being 3 reales for 1½ oz....
Lot #29 - Colombia
Colombia Incoming Mail 1831, Aug. 23. Folded cover from Jamaica to Bogotá, carried by the war frigate "Primrose" as indicated at lower left, with fine strikes of "Yslas" (denoting mail coming from the Caribbean region) & "Deve" straight-line handstamps applied in transit at Cartagena de Indias. The finest of only five letters reported with the "Yslas" postmark; this also represents the latest usage recorded. Ex Santa María.
Lot #30 - Colombia
Colombia Transit Mail 1800 circa. Cover (slightly reduced at left) from Spain to Guatemala, carried via Corunna, showing "España." straight-line handstamp (Kouri type XII) of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). A very significant usage as the only recorded cover with a "España" marking applied in Colombia (just another letter is known, although this is not preserved in private hands and consequently unavailable). Ex Camino.
Lot #302 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1742-89, three entire letters sent from, or directed to tiny localities, including from Los Reyes to Vélez (scarce endorsement "su mano"), from Cardilo to Trapichito and from Santa Ana to San José de Pare. (No photo)
Lot #303 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1742-91. An extraordinary collection comprising 28 entire letters without postal markings during the colonial period, including a wide range of origins: Zapatoca, Vélez, Cali, San Miguel, Tunja, La Peña, "Convento de la Concepción", Puente Real, Barbosa, Barichará, San Cayetano (endorsed "en su mano"), Chiquinquirá, San Antonio, and other unidentifiable origins such as "Su casa loma alta" & "su casa" addressed to...
Lot #304 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1826-40. Group of 17 covers/entire letters including large ovals with Valle (unique), Cali, Santa Marta, Socorro, Neiva, Honda, Bogotá and Cartagena, of which two letters addressed to Generals Mosquera and Herrán; other postmarks include "Franca" straight-line (2, one on very rare entire originating from Pinchote), "Rio Negro" & "Franca" in red, (the previous examples being of Spanish origin); italic "Debe", red...
Lot #305 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1858, June 28. Registered cover from Bogotá to Santa Marta, paying the triple rate (¾ - 1 oz) with "40" centavos handstamp, the registration fee being separately paid in cash, "Bogotá/Franca." oval and "Certificacion á Bogotà/Salió en_de_" datestamp, "0" markings in angles and additional peripheral lines in manuscript. Scarce.
Lot #306 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1857-May 1859. Registered cover and entire letter from Bogotá to Medellín and Rionegro, both carried at 60 centavos quadruple rate between different provinces (the registration fee, 40 centavos, was paid separately), with matching "60" rate marking, "Bogotá/Franca." oval and, the registered item, additionally bearing the compulsory "0" in angles and "Certificacion á Bogotà/Salió en_de_" handstamps, all in blue. These...
Lot #307 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1859, June 29. Registered cover from Bogotá to Santander, with 40 centavos for the registration fee paid separately in cash, carried at double rate with "30" marking, showing strikes of "0" along edges as compulsory for registered mail, "Bogotá/Franca." oval, all in blue, and "Certificacion á Bogotà/Salió en_de_" datestamp in red. A rare mail carried by "correo extraordinario" (as per date) when regular mail was not...
Lot #308 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1859, July 27. Entire letter from Bogota to Rionegro, extraordinarily charged at 20 centavos rate on dispatch with matching "20" marking and "Bogotá/Franca." oval handstamp, both in blue. Instead of having applied the corresponding 1.9.1846 tariff, i.e. 15 centavos for the single weight, it was charged as per the new rate to be into force on 1st September with the first issue of postage stamps; therefore this usage...
Lot #309 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1863, Jan. 23. Entire letter from Naré to Bogotá, carried privately to Honda where it was dispatched, with greenish blue "Honda./Debe." oval handstamp, charged with "1" due marking in same colour, equivalent to 1 real, 10 centavos, to be paid by the recipient. After the first issue of postage stamps on 1.9.1859, only prepaid inland letters (not external mail) were accepted; however this entire was dispatched as postage...
Lot #310 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1863, June 21. Entire letter from Medellín to Colón, with blue "Medellin./Franca." oval, framed datestamp on departure and"10" centavos marking for the single rate to Colón, there being placed on board a USMSC steamship, struck on arrival with "Steamship/10" due marking (Dec. 1856 tariff). Outstandingly fine and unusual.
Lot #311 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1836-92. A very interesting group of 9 letters including an entire sent to General Mosquera as President of the Republic by his nephew Laureano stating his resignation ("Buga/De/Oficio" small oval in red), unusual cover from Bogotá to London, two entires from Popayán with contents about a slave, "Caly/Franca" large red oval, Republican "Coro/Franca" (Venezuela) with text mentioning the delay of the mails as a result of...
Lot #312 - Colombia
Colombia Stampless Mail 1845-65 ca. Assembly comprising 42 entire letters with small ovals, mainly from the Mamerto García archive, with usages from Chiquinquirá, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Rionegro, Antioquia, Bogotá, Buga, Cartagena, Cartago, Honda, Medellín, Mompós, Naré, Neiva, Pamplona, Popayán, Socorro, Santa Marta and Villeta, including a good variety of rates with their corresponding markings and mail addressed to General Mosquera and...
Lot #313 - Colombia
Colombia Panama 1859, Aug. 27. Entire letter from Bogotá to New York (Lanman & Kemp correspondence), with oval handstamp on dispatch denoting prepayment with application, prior to the period of validity, of 20 centavos single postage from Bogotá to Colón via Honda and Cartagena (this tariff being officially later into force from 1.9.1859), with "20" and "25" markings on front and reverse, the latter corresponding to the "sobreporte"...
Lot #314 - Colombia
Colombia Panama 1859, Sept. 23. Cover from Cartagena sent to General Mosquera at Popayán, privately carried to Buenaventura, initially with involvement of "Macía e Hijo" of Cartagena, sender and forwarding agent (without cachet), then in Panama transferred to "Hurtado y Hermanos" with red oval handstamp; and "A. de la Peña" blue oval of the third forwarding agent, entering the mails with red "Buenaventura/Franca" double oval. Very fine and...
Lot #315 - Colombia
Colombia Panama 1859, Nov. 28. Entire letter from Bogotá to New York,with involvement of three different forwarding agents, including the following markings: "Received & Forwarded by/Druce, Eckart & C°./Carthagena N.G.", "From/T.R. Cowan/Shipping & Commission Agent/Colon*New-Granada.", and "Forwarded by/C.J. Fox/Aspinwall & Co.". Very scarce.
Lot #316 - Colombia
Colombia Panama 1860, January 26. Entire letter from Bogotá to New York, bearing two markings of forwarding agents: blue "Encaminada por/Macia e Hijo/Cartajena N.G." octagon, and red "Forwarded by/C.J. Fox/Aspinwall N.G." oval. Very fine.
Lot #317 - Colombia
Colombia Panama 1862, May 21. Entire letter from Panama to José Manuel Restrepo at Bogotá, who was historian and former Minister of Simón Bolívar, rated with blue crayon at 10 centavos per 10 grams, with red "Administracion de Correos de Colon/Franca" circle at lower left. (No photo)
Lot #318 - Colombia
Colombia Classic Issues 1859, 10c. orange brown, stone A, a scarce shade with detailed impression, clear to predominantly huge margins, cancelled by very fine strike of "4" pre-adhesive period numeral handstamp possessing a certain shape which is characteristic of the type used at Cúcuta, used on cover from Cúcuta (manuscript docket inside) to Maracaibo (Venezuela, Swift correspondence), with "10 c." manuscript rate endorsement on dispatch as...
Lot #319 - Colombia
Colombia Classic Issues 1859, 20 c. ultramarine, stone A, in a remarkably radiant shade, complete to very large margins on three sides, covering the double weight letter rate not exceeding 15 grams for a distance between 150 and 450 km. on entire letter from Medellín, addressed to José Manuel Restrepo, former Minister of Simón Bolívar, at Bogotá, tied by "Medellin/Franca" oval handstamp with matching framed 28 May 1860 datestamp at bottom...
Lot #320 - Colombia
Colombia Classic Issues 1859, 20c. indigo, stone A, a remarkable example in this scarce, slightly greyish shade of the first printing, outstandingly fresh and well margined, tied to cover from Popayán to Bogotá by "Popayan/Franca." oval handstamp, which is recorded being applied in greenish blue in 1858-59, sent by the General Vicente Guevara Cajiao. The franking covered the single rate up to 10 grams corresponding to a distance between 450...
Lot #321 - Colombia
Colombia Classic Issues 1859, 5c. blue, stone A, together with 20c. blue, stone A, both being very fresh and largely margined, on envelope featuring embossed oval of the British Consulate at Cartagena on reverse, matching the endorsement in Spanish at lower left on front by the sender, addressed to Juan Antonio Calvo at Mompós, Governor and first President of the State of Bolívar, both stamps tied by "Cartagena/Franca" oval handstamp, with...
Lot #322 - Colombia
Colombia Classic Issues 1860, 5c. lilac grey, together with 10c. yellow buff, both from stone A, graced by a remarkable freshness and large balanced margins all around, cancelled by "Guamo" in manuscript, paying the single weight not exceeding 10 grams for a distance between 150 and 450 km., on cover from Guamo addressed to Baron Goury du Roslan, French Plenipotentiary Minister at Bogotá. As stipulated by postal regulations, cancellations...
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