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COLOMBIA Insured letter stamps and Postal stationery

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Insured letter stamps

In 1865 the first insured letter stamps appeared in the values 25 c and 50 c both in the colours brown, yellow, blue and red.

This might be a forgery made by Senf of a 1865 issue, with inscription 'FACSIMILE.'

An advertisement for these 'Facsimiles' from Senf, where a set of 10 facsimiles are offered for a price of 2 Mark. It includes the 25 c and 50 c 1865 issue, the 50 c 1867 issue, the 50 c 1870 issue for Colombia. Also the 5 c, 10 c and 50 c of the 1879 issue and the 5 c, 10 c, and 50 c of the 1886 issues of Tolima were included.

Another value was issued in 1867: 50 c black, yellow, blue and red, followed by another one in 1870 (50 c black, red, blue and yellow; 2 types).

(1870 issue, 50 c black, red, blue and yellow, reduced size)

The following design with inscription 'Certificacion con contenido' appeared first in 1883; 50 c red. A slightly different design (inscription 'REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA' was issued in 1884: 50 c red. More values in the colour blue were issued in 1889: 10 c, 20 c, 30 c, 40 c, 50 c, 60 c, 70 c, 80 c, 90 c and 1 P.

1889 1 P blue

In 1890 a new set followed with inscription 'VALOR DECLARADO' at the right hand side. The following values were issued: 10 c black onred, 20 c black on yellow, 30 c black on orange, 40 c black on blue, 50 c black on green, 60 c yellow, 70 c blue, 80 c green, 90 c brown and 1 P red.

1890 1 P red issue

Other designs and values exist and were issued up to 1905.

Postal Stationary

Examples:

Inscription 'SERVICIO POSTAL FERREO', railway postal stationary

I've seen a similar card 5 c (identical design) on blue with inscription 'Servicio Postal Fluvial' with a picture of a boat next to the 'stamp'.

2 c black postal stationary with arms

Piece of an envelope with 'OFICIO' overprint, equivalent to a 'specimen' overprint

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