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Auction: SW1019 - The Collectors' Series incl. Colombia, Italian P.O.'s in China, Bulgaria, Rumania, Fiscals & Aeronautical Memorabilia
Lot: 1036

ColombiaSecond Issue1860, 5c. grey lilac, stone B, combined with 1859 10c. orange chestnut, stone B, both large margined, each showing "0" numeral handstamp and manuscript indistinct initial and "$" symbol. Two diagonal creases, one in margin, and minor soiling of no importance for this significant piece. Illustrated on page 63 of Dieter Bortfeldt's "Colombia - Philatelic Handbook and Catalogue 1859-1860". Mixed frankings featuring the first and second issues are of extreme scarcity, with, to our knowledge, six fragments (three are offered in this sale) and no covers recorded. Scott 4d, 10. Photo

Estimate
€200