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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 556

1859, 20 c. ultramarine, stone A, position 26, just touched at base, otherwise very good margins, cancelled by blue ´´0´´ numeral handstamp on entire letter originating from Panama on June 21, 1860, initially carried by Hurtado Hermanos forwarding agents of Panama with oval cachet at top right, being transferred to the Abello forwarding agents at Santa Marta with blue ´´Encaminada/Por/Abello e Hijos´´ at bottom left, this company being responsible to consign the letter to the Santa Marta P.O. which covered the long journey to Bogotá, following payment of 20 c. for the single rate for a distance between 450 and 1,350 km. Manuscript notation on reverse ´´Santamarta, June 26/860 Remitida hoy (dispatched today)´´ by ´´Abello e Hijos´´ confirming delivery of the consignment to the national postal administration. Bend on front slightly affecting the adhesive, of no importance for this gem. The only cover recorded carried by two forwarding agents, as well as the only cover known originating from Panama bearing the first Colombian issue. Cert. Bortfeldt. Sc 6; Yv 5. Starting Price US$ 3,000

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