Colombia STAMPS FOR SALE
COLOMBIA 1921-59 COVERS SELECTION A group of mostly Airmail covers with multiple frankings, incl. 1921 cover to USA with 2c bisect and US postage dues applied, 1934 cover to Switzerland with “Via Pan-American Airways” & “Correo Aereo Mancomun” cachets, 1941 censored cover to USA, 1949 cover to Finland & 1950 to Germany with “Correo Aereo Transoceanico” cachets, 1951 Avianca “A” ovpts on cover to USA with Red Cross label, 1959 “Seiberling” tyres advert cover to USA. Interesting group, mixed condition (9 covers).
COLOMBIA AVIANCA & LANCA AIR POST 1950 “L” and “A” overprints sets, 1951 “L” overprints set and 1951-54 “A” overprints set (Scott C175/85, C186/98, C200/07 & C208/16, SG 10/28 & 1/22), superb mint, fresh. (41 stamps)
COLOMBIA 1945 Air six different IMPERF PAIRS vals to 60c, NHM, exp Kessler
COLOMBIA 1935 3rd National Olympiad complete set, SG 461/76 (Scott 421/36), never hinged mint (the 15c hinged), attractive & very scarce (16 stamps)
COLOMBIA SCADTA 1923 10c green “EU” opt, Scott CLEU51, nhm block of 15.
COLOMBIA SCADTA 1923-27 stamps overprinted “EU” (for use in the USA) 1p to 5p top values (SG 33F/36F, Mi LA 595/98), very fine never hinged mint. (4 stamps)
COLOMBIA SCADTA 1920-21 30c rose Hydroplane with DOUBLE PERFORATION at bottom right variety (Scott C15, SG 14), fine mint, light creases, scarce.
COLOMBIA 1859 – 1970s accumulation in stockbook and on stock pages. Mainly used with some duplication. Includes 1859 2½c unused; Air Post issues including “L” & “A” overprints; Postal Tax; a few States; and much else. An odd imperfection but mainly good to fine. (Approx 2,600 stamps)
COLOMBIA 1881-83 5c blue redrawn PRINTED BOTH SIDES, SG 110, Scott 114b, vfu
COLOMBIA 1865 1p vermilion with period after PESO (Scott 42b, SG 38 var), fine used BLOCK of 4 cancelled by oval “Bogota” postmarks. An attractive & scarce multiple. (4 stamps)
COLOMBIA 1946 5c fawn Observatory PAIR IMPERF BETWEEN, Scott 538var, NHM (2)
COLOMBIA 1959 Miss Universe complete set, SG 952/54, VFU. (3)
COLOMBIA 1959 Miss Universe complete set, SG 952/54, NHM. (3)
COLOMBIA SCADTA 1923-27 15c optd “A”, SG 28A, block of 8 VFU on piece.
COLOMBIA SCADTA 1923-27 5p olive-sepia overprinted “EU”, SG 36F, VFU.
COLOMBIA 1935 10c orange, American Bank Note Co at foot, SG 460, NHM.
COLOMBIA 1976 Bicentennial se-tenant SHEETLET of 12, Scott 846, SG1405/7, NHM
COLOMBIA SCADTA 1923 EU opt’d blks of 6 x 10c, 20c & 60c, 27f/29f/32f. NHM
COLOMBIA SCADTA 1923 20c grey “EU” opt’d, SG 29F, part pane of 10 (NHM)
COLOMBIA 1891 CONSULAR MAIL A printed Official “Ministerio…Consul de Colombia en…” address label on small piece, addressed to Bavaria, then redirected to Switzerland, bearing 1890-91 2c pair tied by “Bogota” cds cancel. Interesting and unusual item.
COLOMBIA CCNA 1920 10c green Air SE-TENANT PAIR, SG 11/2, Mi 11/2, unused (2)
We sell Colombia stamps, collections, complete sets, errors and varieties
Colombia Stamps – The first Colombia stamps were issued in August 1859 for the Grenadine Confederation, 5 different values with two colours of the 5c give stamp collectors a basic set of 6 stamps, They were issued with gum, collectors of used stamps can find examples cancelled by the oval “Bogota” and other postmarks plus a wide range of pen cancels. 1860 saw 3 slightly different stamp designs. The following year in 1861 saw stamps issued by anti-clerical ‘Democrats’ who captured Bogota and proclaimed the United States of New Grenada and in 1862 another imperforate set for the entire United States of Colombia was issued then thankfully stamp-issuing policy settled down somewhat!
Unusually Colombia stamps remained imperf 1883 and inscriptions changed when the country was renamed the Republic of Colombia in 1886. Upheaval once again in 1899 with a vicious civil war, provisional local stamps for Barranquilla, Bogota, Cartagena, Cucuta and Tumaco were created with National issues only recommencing in 1904.
The first Air Post Columbia stamps were issued for an experimental first flight on 18 June 1919, specialised philatelists recognised 10 different settings of this overprint. The most famous Air stamps, perhaps in the entirety of world aero philately are the incredible 1920 multi-coloured Curtis advertising labels overprinted and surcharged for use as stamps. Another popular area is the SCADTA stamps, a private air company with a monopoly for carrying mail within Colombia they issued stamps overprinted for sale at Colombian Consulates across the world to attract foreign mail.
