1919 2c carmine rose, unused with full original gum, h.r., well centered with intact perforations, v.f. An unusually nice example of this air post rarity, signed Kessler, Sanabria and Roger Calves. Only 200 copies of this overprint were prepared for the experimental flight from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia. Approximately 160 were used on covers. Overprinting was done in horizontal strips of 10, which were severed by knife, causing most...
U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
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Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Our Summer Sale will take place live via CherrystoneLIVE on June 29-30, 2021. This 1,525 lot sale features United States and Worldwide countries, including the Mark Hegman collection and several other important properties from all over the world. We begin with United States, followed by Austria, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany & their respective Colonies, comprehensive Italian Area, Poland, Russia with rare numeral dot cancels and Offices in China. British Commonwealth is well represented with strength in Victoria and George V singles and sets. There is noteworthy Colombia with 1920 Scadta vignettes, other South and Central America, selections of Ethiopia, China, and the rest of the world. The auction concludes with close to 200 large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers
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Lot #317 - COLOMBIA Air Post
1920 10c "Woman and Boy Watching Plane", unused without gum as issued, large balanced margins all around, beautiful colors, fresh and v.f., signed Kessler, also Dr.Enzo Diena, with his 1985 certificate. Only 38 unused examples have been recorded (Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea was founded September 28, 1919. In February 1920, the C.C.N.A. obtained a franchise to fly between Cartagena and Barranquilla and was authorized to issue its...
Lot #318 - COLOMBIA Air Post
1920 10c Clouds and Small Biplane at Top, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, some even toning on back only, still a v.f. stamp, quite difficult to find in sound condition, only 27 unused examples have been recorded,
Cat. Val. $4,500
Estimate: $2500
Lot #319 - COLOMBIA Air Post
1920 10c Tilted Plane Viewed Close-Up from Above, unused without gum as issued, huge margins, bright and fresh colors, minute hinge thin, otherwise v.f., one of the most difficult stamps to find in the series, only 31 unused examples recorded,
Cat. Val. $4,500
Estimate: $2500
Lot #320 - COLOMBIA Air Post
1920 10c Condor on Cliff, unused without gum as issued, large margins, clear at left, with overprint significantly shifted to right, bright colors, minor corner crease at bottom right, v.f., signed Champion. A rare stamp, only 36 unused examples have been recorded (virtually all known copies are cut in at left) (our last recorded realization at Cherrystone was $13,500 plus buyer's commission in our January 2019 sale)
Cat. Val. $8,000...
Lot #321 - COLOMBIA Air Post
1920 10c Plane at Rest, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, typical plate crack and blue ink printed at lower left, v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks. A rare unused stamp, only 41 examples recorded,
Cat. Val. $4,500
Estimate: $2500
Lot #322 - COLOMBIA Air Post
1920 10c Ocean Liner, unused without gum as issued, large, even margins all around, overall toning, otherwise v.f., with 1990 Alex Rendon certificate. Most of the issued stamps have been used on covers, only 24 unused examples are known (last recorded sale at Cherrystone was $9,000, plus buyer's commission at our January 2019 sale)
Cat. Val. $6,000
Estimate: $3500
Lot #323 - COLOMBIA Air Post
1923-28 5c-5p complete, also Registration stamp, sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for hinged singles),
Cat. Val. $817
Estimate: $500
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