Auction: SW1009B - The Collector's Series - Latin America
Lot: 1088
1920, Oct. 18, Barranquilla-Girardot First Flight. 50c. pale green, together with "Correos Nacionales" 1c. and 2c., used on piece, showing complete and fine strike of "Correos Aéreos/Barranquilla" oval handstamp with inserted date of October 18 denoting this flight, with Rendon certificate; also a single example (small surface rubbing in upper right corner) cancelled by this handstamp on the same flight. For this flight, the 50c. rate was applied, although one month later it was reduced to 30c. Four covers and two fragments are known with this cancel on this flight, this being even scarcer than the famous "Colibrí" type which was also used in this flight. Scott C16.
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$750