Colombia - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 628 - Overseas Colombia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3'Ruta Principal: Cartagena - Santa Fé - Popayan - Quito - Piura- Trujillo - Lima' 1782 (July 2): Colonial entire letter sent prepaid from Bogotá to Popayan, struck with straight line italic "SANTA FÈ" despatch handstamp in red (Tizón fig. 2 = RR) and fine "FRANCA" below in red (Tizón fig. 6 = RRR) with manuscript "2" reales prepaid. A fine and rare entire. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Overseas Colombia |
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 Lot 644 - Overseas Colombia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Issued Stamps 1859: 20 c. blue, two used examples, each with four margins, each cancelled by "0" weight markings in black. Very fine. Signed Pfenninger Scott = $ 180. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Overseas Colombia |
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 Lot 623 - Overseas Colombia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 31569 (26 July): Letter from Popayan to Nueva Segovia de San Sebastian de Caloto, nowadays Caloto. An extremely scarce cover from 16th century Latin America. Cert. Bortfeldt Colomphil (2009).rnNote: Two page cover, signed among others by Sebastian de Belalcázar (1490-1551) was a Spanish conquistador. Belalcázar, also is known as the founder of important early colonial cities in the northwestern part of South America; Quito in 1534 and Cali, Pasto and Popayán in 1537. Belalcázar led expeditions in present-day Ecuador and Colombia and died of natural causes after being sentenced to death in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia in 1551.rnProvenance: Collection Juan Santa Maria. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Overseas Colombia |
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 Lot 639 - Overseas Colombia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 31821/22c.: Cover to Tomas C. de Mosquera at Iscuande, prepaid with manuscript '3' on front and exceptional strike of wreathed "F / NOVITA" handstamp in black (Tizón fig. 3 = EXT). Probably in the Republican period and not a Colonial strike, nevertheless sublime and of great rarity. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Overseas Colombia |
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 Lot 634 - Overseas Colombia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 31807 (March 16): Colonial entire letter from Cartago, province of Antioquia to Rionegro, prepaid and struck with framed "CARTAGO" in red (Tizón fig. 1 = EXT) with similarly fine strike of unframed "FRANCA." in red below (fig. 2 = EXT). An interesting and scarce entire: believed unique with both markings. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Overseas Colombia |
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 Lot 629 - Overseas Colombia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 31783 (Oct 5): Colonial entire letter from Caloto to Cartago, a consignee's / registered letter endorsed at lower left "Caloto con 12 dob. de a cuatro" (doubloons, each approximately 6.7 grams of gold, thus 80 grams of gold were with the letter), struck with straight line "FRANCA" in brown (Tizón fig. 3 = RRR) with manuscript "Calotto" below and manuscript rate "7½" reales. Rare - one of just a handful of Money letters recorded in this period.rnProvenance: Collection Juan Santa Maria, Investphila, Lugano, Sept 2009, lot 266. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Overseas Colombia |
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 Lot 624 - Overseas Colombia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 31620 (20 Feb): Cover from Vélez to Tunja, showing large parts of the content. An exceedingly rare cover from 17th century Latin America. Cert. Martinez (2021).rnNote: In this period, it is estimated that only between 3'000 and 4''000 Spaniards were in the territory of nowadays Colombia.rnProvenance: Collection Jorge Enrique Arbelaez. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Overseas Colombia |
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 Lot 640 - Overseas Colombia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 31867: Registered cover front to the 'Director Pral de Correos' in Honda, with surround struck with twelve "0" weight markings in red denoting registration, struck with oval framed "BOGOTÁ / DE OFICIO" at left and two line manuscript dated "Certificacion à Bogota / Salio en 5 de Abril 1867" also in red. Closed tear at right but of delightful appearance and very scarce. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Overseas Colombia |
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 Lot 635 - Overseas Colombia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 31807 (Oct 30): 2 Reales Papel Sellado sheet with notations from Cali inside, struck at top with fine straight line "FRANCA" handstamp in red (Tizón fig. 4 = RRR). Scarce and most unusual. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Overseas Colombia |
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 Lot 630 - Overseas Colombia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3'Ruta Principal: Cartagena - Santa Fé - Popayan - Quito - Piura- Trujillo - Lima' 1788/1809c.: Colonial cover front of unpaid letter from Cartagena to Rio Negro rated "38½" reales due in manuscript, struck with abbreviated "CARTAGN" handstamp in red (Tizón fig. 2 = RR) and straight line "DEVE" above (Tizón fig. 3 = RRR). Rare. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3Overseas Colombia |
