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Auction: SW1009B - The Collector's Series - Latin America
Lot: 1089

1920, Oct. 19/20, First SCADTA Flight, Barranquilla-Girardot. Commercial envelope to Bogotá, franked by 50c. pale green (defective in upper left corner), tied by very fine strike of "Colibrí" (humming bird) "Servicio Postal Aéreo/S.C.A. de T.A." oval handstamp illustrated with humming bird, additionally franked with National post 2c. pair, 1c. being overpaid according to the compulsory 3c. postage, tied by c.d.s. on dispatch. Backstamps of Bogotá dated 21 and 22 October. SCADTA initiated its services in this flight with involvement of Helmuth von Krohn and Wilhelm Schnurbusch piloting the Junkers F-13 "Colombia" seaplane, and completing a first stage from Barranquilla to Puerto Berrío on the 19th; the "Colombia" departed the day after to Girardot, althought it suffered an accident in one of its emergency landings in the water at a riverbank of the Magdalena near Girardot where, except the mechanic Schröder, the pilots saved their lives. The 50c. rate not exceeding 20 grams was only applied on this flight, and the "Colibrí" handstamp and the airmail oval type of Barranquilla were put into use, although only the former was only applied on mail of this flight. One of only seven covers recorded with this well known and fascinating cancellation, which was only used on this occasion, this example being undoubtedly one of the finest. Scott C16. Ex Jack C. Boonshaft.

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