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Colombia
1577 � 1861, 20 c. red, complete to large margins, in combination with well margined copy of 5 c. yellow,
deep lemon shade, both tied to piece by bold strike of Bogotá oval pearl handstamp. A rare
franking. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 14, 17; Yv 11, 13.
1578 � 1861, 20 c. red, large margins in nearly all places, used on piece in combination with 5 c. yellow
buff, touched on two sides, otherwise wide to huge margins, each value cancelled by intense red
“0” numeral handstamp. A delightful and very rare color combination. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 14a,
17; Yv 11, 13.
1579 � 1861, 20 c. red, pair possessing clear to mostly huge margins, used on piece in combination with
two mostly large margined copies of 5 c. buff, one adhesive touched in one place at base, all
cancelled in complete manuscript “Ambalema a/24 de Mayo 1862”. An extremely difficult combination
franking, of which only three are recorded, regarded as one of the significant frankings
of this issue. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 17, 14a; Yv 13, 11. Ex Sánchez Vega.
1580 � 1861, 20 c. red, complete to large margins, together with vertical half of 1863 sixth issue 10 c.,
both attractively tied to piece by blue “Cartagena/Franca” oval handstamp, covering a 25 c. rate.
This item in the Newbury collection showed a further un-bisected 1863 10 c. stamp which did not
belong to this piece, which has been severed in order to only leave the genuine franking. A very
late usage of this 20 c. value in an extremely rare combination franking being, to our knowledge,
unique. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 17, 31; Yv 13, 24. Ex Newbury.
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