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The “Esmeralda” Collection Starting Price €
1593 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, position 35, good margins all around, cancelled by very fine strike of blue
“Honda/Franca” handstamp. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 18; Yv 14.
1594 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, position 17, beautiful pink shade, sharp impression, showing part of “Magangue”
manuscript cancel. Slight thinning at top. A scarce cancellation. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 18; Yv 14.
1595 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, position 31, very fresh in pinkish shade, wide to mostly large margins, with
complete manuscript cancel “Mompós”. Faint thinning at top otherwise very fine. A rare cancellation.
Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 18; Yv 14.
1596 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, very fresh in pink shade, large balanced margins on all four sides, showing almost
complete strike of very elusive “Moreno/Franca” double oval. Only three copies of this issue known with
this cancellation, this being the best example in existence. Very desirable. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 18; Yv 14.
1597 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, position 19, good margins on all four sides with two strikes of “Santamarta/
Franca” oval in blue. Showing upper part of “2” to the left of “UN”, being part of the figure of the 2
1/2 c. value which was not completely erased in the process of transfer. A desirable variety occurred
only once per sheet, displaying a scarce combination of colors. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 18; Yv 14.
1598 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, position 3, deep intense shade with mostly very good margins, cancelled by
neat strike of “Socorro/Franca” handstamp. This example originates from a complete reconstruction
that belonged to the Larsen and Hubbard collections, then erroneously identified as position 1. A rare
cancellation. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 18; Yv 14. Ex Caspary, Larsen, Hubbard and Londoño.
1599 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, position 10, especially dark shade, large to huge margins, showing complete
manuscript cancel “Sogamoso”. A scarce cancellation. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 18; Yv 14.
1600 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, position 25, delicate pink shade and extremely fresh impression, good margins
all around, displaying part of manuscript cancel with date “Villavieja/Mayo...”. A very scarce cancellation.
Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 18; Yv 14.
1601 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, position 4, wide to large margins for the most part, cancelled by “Ybagué/
Franca” two-lines handstamp in red. Tiny thin speck confined to right margin. A rare combination of
colors. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 18; Yv 14.
1602 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, positions 32+25+34, three rejoined copies originally used together, all possessing
good margins and same quality of impression, showing complete manuscript cancel
“Pamplona”. Jairo Londoño (who initially thought that the place of origin of the cancel was
Panama), acquired the three copies from different dealers and rejoined them in 1993. Positions
32 & 34 come from a complete reconstruction of 54 types which was first owned by Larsen and
then Hubbard, however position 34 was erroneously identified as position 37. This very significant
showpiece is the only prove extant of a contemporary usage of three 1 p. stamps on a single
postal document, making of this rejoined item a unique piece. Cert. Bortfeldt. Scott 18; Yv 14. Ex
Larsen & Hubbard (two examples), Londoño.
1603 � 1861, 1 p. rose lilac, a sensational marginal pair from the upper left corner of the sheet, huge margins
on the other sides, both stamps varying intensity of impression, decoratively cancelled in manuscript
“Mompós”. An exceptional exhibition item, unique thus, being the vastly superior example of only
four used pairs in existence, further enhanced by the very rare cancellation. Cert. Bortfeldt and Rendon.
Scott 18; Yv 14. Ex Consul Span and Wickersham.
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