COLOMBIA Air Post - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 487 - COLOMBIA Air Post - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1921 "VALOR $0.10", red typewritten surcharge on marginal 50c pale green, used on Behr-Heyder envelope to Bogota, tied at Neiva and Girardot by Scadta Agency cancels, and postage paid with 1/2c pair and 2c cancelled by receiving postmark dated 16 November. Only nine covers recorded (Colomphil 5) Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal HistoryCOLOMBIA Air Post |
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 Lot 417 - COLOMBIA Air Post - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1920 10c Tilted plane viewed close-up from above, unused without gum as issued, h.r., large margins and bright colors and fresh, minute thin spot as often, still v.f. Only 31 unused examples recorded, Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal HistoryCOLOMBIA Air Post |
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 Lot 418 - COLOMBIA Air Post - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1920 10c Lighthouse, unused without gum as issued, h.r., large margins all around, rich colors, tiny toned speck on back of left margin, fresh and v.f. stamp. Only 50 unused examples have been recorded, Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal HistoryCOLOMBIA Air Post |
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 Lot 419 - COLOMBIA Air Post - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1920 10c Ocean Liner, used in combination with 3c National stamp on small cover from Cartagena (22 February 1920) to Barranquilla, v.f., with arrival pmk on back, signed Kessler, Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal HistoryCOLOMBIA Air Post |
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 Lot 316 - COLOMBIA Air Post - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1919 2c carmine rose, unused with full original gum, h.r., well centered with intact perforations, v.f. An unusually nice example of this air post rarity, signed Kessler, Sanabria and Roger Calves. Only 200 copies of this overprint were prepared for the experimental flight from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia. Approximately 160 were used on covers. Overprinting was done in horizontal strips of 10, which were severed by knife, causing most of the stamps to be defective (catalogue value for a faulty copy) Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal HistoryCOLOMBIA Air Post |
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 Lot 322 - COLOMBIA Air Post - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1920 10c Ocean Liner, unused without gum as issued, large, even margins all around, overall toning, otherwise v.f., with 1990 Alex Rendon certificate. Most of the issued stamps have been used on covers, only 24 unused examples are known (last recorded sale at Cherrystone was $9,000, plus buyer's commission at our January 2019 sale) Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal HistoryCOLOMBIA Air Post |
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 Lot 317 - COLOMBIA Air Post - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1920 10c "Woman and Boy Watching Plane", unused without gum as issued, large balanced margins all around, beautiful colors, fresh and v.f., signed Kessler, also Dr.Enzo Diena, with his 1985 certificate. Only 38 unused examples have been recorded (Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea was founded September 28, 1919. In February 1920, the C.C.N.A. obtained a franchise to fly between Cartagena and Barranquilla and was authorized to issue its own stamps. This was facilitated by overprinting Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea Porte Aereo and surcharging $0.10 on the Curtiss Aereo Plane & Motor Co. advertising labels. Less than 100 of each of the nine types were produced. These stamps were used on two first flights on February 22, 1920 from Cartagena and returning March 4 from Barranquilla. In July 1920, the air mail concession was passed to SCADTA. The C.C.N.A. ceased to operate in April, 1922) Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal HistoryCOLOMBIA Air Post |
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 Lot 323 - COLOMBIA Air Post - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1923-28 5c-5p complete, also Registration stamp, sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for hinged singles), Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal HistoryCOLOMBIA Air Post |
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 Lot 318 - COLOMBIA Air Post - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1920 10c Clouds and Small Biplane at Top, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, some even toning on back only, still a v.f. stamp, quite difficult to find in sound condition, only 27 unused examples have been recorded, Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal HistoryCOLOMBIA Air Post |
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 Lot 319 - COLOMBIA Air Post - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History1920 10c Tilted Plane Viewed Close-Up from Above, unused without gum as issued, huge margins, bright and fresh colors, minute hinge thin, otherwise v.f., one of the most difficult stamps to find in the series, only 31 unused examples recorded, Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal HistoryCOLOMBIA Air Post |
