Colombia - Investphila

Colombia
1860 Second Issue
1462 « 1860, 5 c. greyish lilac on laid paper, stone A, a large margined example, detailed and lovely
impression with intense color. Scarce. Scott 9; Yv 7a. Ex Sánchez Vega.
1463 «/(«) 1860, 5 c. greyish lilac on laid paper, stone A, group of five unused copies, of which four without
gum. Few minor faults. Rare. Scott 9; Yv 7a.
1464 � 1860, 5 c. lilac on laid paper, stone A, a very fresh example in rich color, large even margins all
around, cancelled by foreign cds on receipt. Used copies on laid paper are much scarcer than
unused. Very rare. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 9; Yv 7a.
1465 � 1860, 5 c. greyish lilac on laid paper, stone A, complete to mostly large margins, showing spectacular
variety featuring fingerprint over the design, occurred in an unidentified position of the
stone during transfer, cancelled in manuscript “Ambalema”. A most desirable used variety on laid
paper, as far as we can say, unique thus. Scott 9; Yv 7a. Ex Sander.
1466 � 1860, 5 c. lilac on laid paper, stone A, sharp impression and rich color, graced by mostly huge
margins, showing variety featuring a large smear in the right tablet at bottom covering part of the
lettering “Nacionales”. Cancelled by “Bogotá” eyeglass handstamp. Very rare and superb. Scott
9; Yv 7a. Ex Newbury.
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1467 � 1860, 5 c. dark lilac on laid paper, stone A, and 10 c. yellow buff, both with outstandingly large
margins, tied together to piece by superb strike of “Bogotá” oval. A very rare combination franking
on laid paper. Scott 9, 11; Yv 7a, 8. Cert. Bortfeldt. Ex Sander.
1468 « 1860, 5 c. greyish lilac, stone A, a very fresh and large margined copy, showing large smear in
the right tablet at bottom covering part of the lettering “Nacionales”. Few tiny tone spots hardly
visible on front. Scarce. Scott 10; Yv 7.
1469 «/(«) 1860, 5 c. greyish lilac/lilac, stone A, a selection of seven large margined unused copies, three of
them without gum and only one thinned. A very fine group. Scott 10, 10a; Yv 7. (No photo)
1470 � 1860, 5 c. reddish purple, stone A, handsome color, generally complete to large margins, delicately
cancelled by “Guaduas” pre-philatelic straight line. An exceedingly rare and most desirable
cancellation in delightful quality. Scott 10; Yv 7.
1471 � 1860, 5 c. greyish lilac, purple and claret, stone A, a selection of three used copies in different
shades, including “Ybagué/Franca” handstamp in red. One copy with just one corner fault, otherwise
a very fine group. Scott 10; Yv 7.
1472 � 1860, 5 c. greyish lilac, stone A, a well margined example showing spectacular variety featuring
fingerprint over the design, occurred in an unidentified position of the stone during transfer,
cancelled by “Bogotá” eyeglasses oval. Scott 10; Yv 7.
1473 � 1860, 5 c. greyish lilac, stone A, a very fresh example on piece, together with 10 c. yellow buff,
both with mostly huge margins, just the 10 c. copy slightly cut into at top, tied by “Bogotá” eyeglass
oval handstamp. Scarce. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 10, 11; Yv 7, 8.
1474 « 1860, 5 c. grey-lilac, stone B, a well margined unused pair, just a bit closer at left. Small thin at
left. Scott 10; Yv 7. Ex Londoño.
1475 « 1860, 5 c. grey-lilac, stone B, a magnificent marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, positions
23-24 / 34-35, large even margins on other three sides. A very fine and impressive marginal
multiple. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 10; Yv 7. Ex Larsen, Jewell and Londoño.
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