Colombia - Investphila
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<strong>Colombia</strong><br />
AIRMAIL<br />
1885 « 1919, 2 c. carmine rose, position 1, good centering and perforation. An outstanding quality example<br />
of this extremely rare stamp, being of great desirability. Only 260 were issued (according<br />
to the research by Carlos Valenzuela Acosta, and not 200 as it has been usually thought), with at<br />
most 49 mint copies in existence. Cert. Bortfeldt, signed Kessler. Scott C1 = $ 2,750 for faulty<br />
copies; Yv 1 = € 5,000.<br />
1886 � 1919, 2 c. carmine rose, position 5, numerals “1” with serifs variety, very well centered, severed<br />
by scissors at base as usual, good centering and perforation, used on cover from Barranquilla to<br />
Puerto <strong>Colombia</strong>, tied by Barranquilla and arrival cds’s. Only 26 examples of this variety were<br />
printed (according to the research by Carlos Valenzuela Acosta), with about 10 covers recorded.<br />
Signed on reverse by R. Dalwick. Cert. Philatelic Foundation and A. Diena. Scott C1a; Yv 1a =<br />
€ 7,500 (off cover). Ex Jewell.<br />
167<br />
Starting Price €<br />
800<br />
2’000
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