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Auction: SW1009B - The Collector's Series - Latin America
Lot: 1092

1921, Sept. 15, Experimental Flight. Large envelope sent to New York, bearing one-third of 30c. black on rose and 50c. pale green (one other 50c. stamp is missing) to make-up the northbound quintuple rate, and compulsory 15c. national postage (business mail) with three 5c., all tied by "Despacho Correspondencia Interior" c.d.s. of Bogotá, handstamped on back with three-lines "Sociedad Colombo-Alemana/De/Transportes Aéreos" handstamp. Flown in the "Magdalena" from Girardot to Puerto Berrío on September 16, staying overnight in Puerto Berrío and arriving at Barranquilla the following day. Illustrated on page 24 of Kessler's "The Air Posts of Colombia", as well as on page 48 of Eugenio Gebauer's "The Air Post of Colombia", where this item, together with other three covers -to the same addressee and destination city-, are illustrated, and all four are described by the famous author and editor of the book as "THE GREATEST FIND IN SCADTA STAMPS" with the following text: "A discovery in the early thirties among old office correspondence of the 'American Woolen Products Co.' brought to light a number of envelopes mailed by their Colombian representative in 1921. The four covers illustrated are the oustanding pieces among this correspondence showing the legitimate usage of the varieties catalogued. (...). All four covers illustrated were regularly used on business correspondence and are unique in the opinion of the Editor". A unique trisect usage of this stamp; its desirability is further enhanced by the fact that it was used on commercial correspondence. One of the great rarities of Colombian aerophilately. Cert. Rendon. Scott C14, C16. Ex Philip G. Cole and Eugenio Gebauer.

Estimate
$5,000