Colombia stamps

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Colombia is in the north-western part of South America, and is the only country with a coast line both on the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.  The country can be divided into three land regions; the Coastal Lowlands contain farm lands, cities, plantations, and cattle ranches.  The Pacific Lowlands consist of swamps and dense forest, and the Andes Mountains cover about a third of the country.  The equator crosses the southern part of Colombia; there parts of the country have a chilly climate due to the high altitude.  Colombia was named after the explorer, Christopher Columbus.  Most of the people live in the Andes Mountains basins and valleys which is in the western part of the country. Colombia is a Spanish speaking country and they consider their Spanish purer than any other Latin-American countries. Colombia began printing their stamps in 1859, and then in 1938 they began printing stamps of Mary.

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Scott: #709-12P, #C351P, #C352P, #C353O, #C354P

Issued: 1.12.1959

Centenary of Colombian Stamps

#1 Inside #709, #711: Colombia #1O

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#2 Inside #710: Colombia #2O

 Inside #712, #C351: Colombia #4O

[Coat of Arms - Inscription:  Inside #C352: Colombia #6O

#7 Inside #C353: Colombia #7O

#3 Inside #C354: Colombia #3O

#C347-8

Scott: #C347-8P

Issued: 5.12.1959

40th Anniversary, Civil Aviation in Colombia

#C1 Inside #C347: Colombia #C1O

#C349

Scott: #C349O

#C350

Scott: #C350P

#C355

Scott: #C355O

Issued: 23.12.1959

Centenary of Colombian Stamps

#2a Inside #C355: Colombia #2aO

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Scott: #C355 varietyO

Lou Wrote: Here’s a stamp that I would almost guarantee that 99.99% of SOS collectors have never seen.

Back in 1970, when I first joined the then Stamp on Stamp-Centenary Unit of the ATA, I  corresponded with several of the founding members asking about this s/s that was mentioned in Scott and listed in specialized Colombia stamp catalogs and none had one or had any info about it. Two Colombia catalogs I saw listed and valued the variety: one at 2 x normal and a later catalog, at 5 x normal - both much higher than what I later paid for it.

Scott just notes that it exists with VALOR $5.10 instead of $5.00 but doesn't advise that it also reads EXTRA RAPIDO 10 CTVS below the tete-beche stamp on stamps (see detail scan). It appears the variety was numbered in the regular series - my s/s variety is No. 03569 and a normal s/s in my collection is No. 03653.

I also contacted the Colombia Panama Philatelic Society without any success. Two years ago, resuming my search for info, and hoping to find enough for an article for the Signal, I emailed them again. After some correspondence, I sent a scan as requested, so that it could illustrated in the Society periodical; it appears it is rare even to them.

Almost 20 years ago, I wrote to a dealer in Colombia to buy some covers he had advertised for sale, and also asked if he had any other stamp on stamp material. He sent me some very poor photocopies of a group of C355 varieties including 3 different shades (I took his word for these!), a proof without the printed control #, a mis-cut, and the 5.10 value! The whole package came out to about $15 each, which wasn’t much more than the normal s/s were selling for, so I bought them all!

All the varieties I’m sending are from an exhibit I put together many years back and showed at several New York City venues; it always had a good reception, as all collectors like to see missing color and perf errors, color and perf shifts and other oddities that I came across. Like I wrote, what’s the sense of having them, if you can’t show them off!

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

Scott: #784P

Issued: 20.11.1968

Centenary, Antioquan Stamps

sos colombia-antioquia 1 1868 Inside #784-5: Colombia-Antioqua #1O

(Thanks to Lou Guadagno for the scan)

Scott: #785P

Antioquia was one of the states in the original "United States of Colombia", and is now a department in the northwest of the Republic of Colombia. Prior to the constitution of 1886, Antioquia and the other states were sovereign governments in their own right, and even afterwards retained some rights, such as the management of finances.

#791-1

Scott: #791P

Issued: 24.9.1970

Philatelic Week

Inside #791:

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#784

#C495

#782

#774

Colombia TBI

Colombia #784P

Colombia #C495P

Colombia #782O

Colombia #774P

#755

#C468

#C486

#786

#C518

Colombia #755O

Colombia #C468P

Colombia #C486P

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Colombia #786P

Colombia #C518P

 

#780

#C460

#C448

#340

#733

Colombia #780P

Colombia #C460O

Colombia #C448O

Colombia #340P

Colombia #733P

#B1

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#C482

#341

Scan not available

Colombia #B1O

Colombia TBI

Colombia #C482O

Colombia #341P

Colombia TBI

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Colombia TBI

Colombia TBI

 

 

 

Scott: #C532P

Issued: 0.11.1970

EXFICA 70'

Inside #C532: Pseudo Stamp

#C598

Scott: #C598P

Issued: 9.9.1974

Centenary, UPU

Inside #C598: Colombia #C598

#c611-4

Scott: #C611-4P

Issued: 14.11.1974

Centenary, UPU

Inside #C611-4: Colombia #C611-4

http://www.bird-stamps.org/country/colomb.htm

%23855

Scott: #855O

Issued: 27.7.1977

Postal Museum

Inside #855 (In Margin):

#333

#C626

#324

#C495

Colombia #C505PP

Colombia #333P

Colombia #C626O

Colombia #324O

Colombia #C495P

#C579

#436

#C318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia #C579O

 

Colombia #436O

Colombia #C318O

#818

#C460

Colombia #818P

Colombia #332O

Colombia #C460O

Colombia #C616P

 

#791-1

#C528

 

#769

Colombia #791P

Colombia #C528O

Colombia #769O

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

#C656

Scott: #C656O

Issued: 3.12.1977

Surcharge #C612 with New Value

#C679 

Scott: #C679P

Issued: 23.10.1979

Death Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill

#1 KL Inside #C679: G.B. #1 [N-L]

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#1 Inside #C679: Colombia #1O

Colombia - 1981 - UPU

Scott: #C715P

Issued: 28.12.1981

UPU Membership Centenary

#103 Inside #C715: Colombia #103O

Colombia - 1981 - UPU $50

Scott: #C716P

 Inside #C716: Colombia #104O

[Coat of Arms - Inscription:  Inside #C716: Colombia #106O

#107 Inside #C716: Colombia #107O

[Coat of Arms - Inscription:  Inside #C716: Colombia #108O

#C828

Scott: #C828O

Issued: 6.5.1990

150th Anniversary, Penny Black

Inside #C828: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #1074O

Issued: 22.4.1993

Exfilbo '93

 Inside #1074: Colombia #H1O on Tab (changed color)

(Acknowledgement of Receipt)

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

#1105-6

Scott: #1105-6O

Issued: 18.10.1994

America Issue, Postal Transportation

Inside #1106: Pseudo Stamps

#C866

Scott: #C866P

Issued: 2.1.1995

75th Anniversary SCADTA

 Inside #C866: Colombia #C15O

#C869

Scott: #C869P

Issued: 30.3.1995

75th Anniversary CCNA Service

 Inside #C869: Colombia #C9O

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Scott: #1180O

Issued: 9.10.2001

Dialogue among Civilizations

Inside #1180: Pseudo Stamp on Envelope

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert

2009

Scott: #1318O

Issued: 25.08.2009

150th Anniversary of the Stamps of Colombia

Inside #1318a-f:

#1

#6

#3

#7

Colombia #1O

Colombia #6O

Colombia #4O

Colombia #3O

Colombia #7O

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

Scott: #????O

Issued: 24.08.2023

75th Anniversary of the Bogata Philatelic Club

  Inside #????b: Colombia #1443a

 Inside #????b: Colombia #1443f

 Inside #????b: Colombia #1443h

 Inside #????b: Colombia #1475f (partly)

 

Inside #????c: Stamps on envelopes

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

Best website related:

Collecting Colombia

http://www.freewebs.com/collectcolombia/

 

http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/findingguides/Colombia_Finding_Guide.pdf

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Colombia #3

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[Coat of Arms - Inscription:

Colombia #6 + Micronesia

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Colombia #7

#C1

Colombia #C1

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Colombia #103

Colombia #104

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Colombia #106

#107

Colombia #107

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Colombia #108

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Colombia #130 for Mexico

Colombia #C9

Colombia #C15

ecuador f--sos colombia-tolima C56 1929

Colombia #C56 for Ecuador

#324

Colombia #324

Colombia #332

#436

Colombia #436

#C318

Colombia #C318

#C349

Colombia #C349

#C355

Colombia #C355

#C448

Colombia #C448

#C460

Colombia #C460

#C482

Colombia #C482

#755

Colombia #755

#C528

Colombia #C528

#769

Colombia #769

#C579

Colombia #C579

#C626

Colombia #C626

%23855

Scott: #855

#C656

Scott: #C656

niger ss 1v in margin-- sos colombia 859 1977

Colombia #859 for Niger

#C828

Scott: #C828

Scott: #1074

#1105-6

Scott: #1105-6

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Scott: #1180

2009

Scott: #1318

3482 margin-sos cambodia 1399 1994

Colombia #1399 for St. Thomas & Prince

Colombia #1443a

Colombia #1443f

Colombia #1443h

Colombia #1475f

3482 margin-sos cambodia 1991 1999

Colombia #1991 for St. Thomas & Prince

3465c-sos cambodia 2112 2001

Colombia #2112 for St. Thomas & Prince

Colombia #???? (2023)

 

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Colombia #H1

 

 

Colombia-Antioqua

sos colombia-antioquia 1 1868

Colombia-Antioqua #1

Colombia-Cundinamarca State

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Colombia-Cundinamarca State #1 for Comoro IS.