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Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 2 |
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Colombia consisted of: Antioquia, Bolivar, Boyaca, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Santander, Tolima. Every province, except Cauca and Magdalena issued its own stamps. The city of Bogota issued stamps as well.
Bogus issue for Magdalena.
Go to Antioquia
I've been told that these four stamps are genuine
0.01 black on yellow, lilac, blue, red or orange 0.02 black on yellow, lilac, blue, red or orange 0.05 black on yellow, lilac, blue, red or orange 0.10 black on yellow, lilac, blue, red or orange 0.20 black on yellow, lilac, blue, red or orange 0.40 black on blue 0.50 black on yellow, lilac, blue, red or orange 0.60 black on red 1.00 black on yellow, lilac, blue, red or orange 1.10 black on red 1.20 black on yellow, lilac, blue, red or orange 5.00 black on yellow, lilac, blue, red or orange
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*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
All values | RR | RR |
These stamps are very rare, beware of forgeries! The next stamps are probably forgeries:
This stamp with inscription 'Gobierno Provisional, CORREOS E.U.
de Colombia, Ejercito Restaurador. Barbacoas' is probably bogus.
It only appeared on the market in 1907. The values 1 c black on
blue, 2 c black on yellow, 5 c black on red, 10 c black on green
and 20 c black on brown exist.
1/2 c black (2 types) 10 c black on pink (1910)
The 1/2 c is perforated 12. The 10 c is usually imperforate (also exist perforated: RR).
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1/2 c | c | * | Both types |
10 c | *** | *** |
5 c green
This stamp has perforation 13 1/2.
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 c | *** | ** |
(Reduced sizes)
10 c grey 10 c blue 10 c orange (1904) 20 c brown (eagle) 50 c green 50 c grey 1 P red 1 P brown 5 P black on red (Bolivar statue) 10 P black on brown (president Roquin)
Most of these stamps exist perforated 12 or imperforate (except the 10 c blue, which is imperforate).
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
10 c grey | * | * | |
10 c blue | R | R | |
10 c orange | ** | ** | |
20 c | * | * | |
50 c blue | *** | *** | Imperforate: RR |
50 c green | ** | ** | Imperforate: R |
1 P red | ** | ** | Imperforate: *** |
1 P brown | *** | *** | |
5 P | *** | ** | |
10 P | *** | *** | Exists tete-beche: RR |
Some errors seem to exist (printed on the wrong background colour) and a 5 P with the '5' omitted.
Examples:
Reduced sizes
In this design I have seen the values: 5 c black, 10 c brown, 50 c blue, 1 P green, 5 P orange and 20 P brown.
5 c black 10 c black 20 c black 50 c black 1 P black 'UN PESO' black
These stamps were printed in sheets of five (as shown above). There were four different printings (with wrong spelling 'hai' or correct spelling 'hay').
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
All values | RR | RR |
10 c black
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
10 c | RRR | RRR |
This stamp has a different text 'CTVS.' instead of 'CENTAVOS'.
5 c black
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 c | RRR | RRR |
Two letters with this Cauca stamp (both ex-Ferrary).
5 c violet (with numbers in corners) 5 c violet (without numbers)
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 c | RRR | RRR | With numbers |
5 c | RR | RR | Without numbers |
Made by Salmon Prosso (prefect of Atrato), the central design and the numbers in the corners were handstamped (each "5" individually). Later issues had the numbers in the corners removed. They exist with red lines (250 stamps) and also with pencil lines around the stamps (500 stamps). 750 stamps were issued in total.
What is this? 5 c black on violet. Offered on a Behr auction in
2008. The design is different from genuine stamps.
5 c red
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 c | RR | RR |
10 c black on red 20 c black on orange
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
10 c | *** | *** | Two types, second type: R |
20 c | *** | *** |
Bogus issue for Cauca:
Eagle, the inscription reads 'REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA CORREOS PROVINCIA DE CAUCA'. It seems to have been issued in 1892. I have seen: 5 c red and 10 c green. Pictures can also be found in 'The Fournier album of Philatelic Forgeries' by Ragatz, though in Fourniers1914 pricelist, Fournier does not mention these stamps.
Click here for stamps of Cundinamarca.
(Reduced size)
$0,01 black $0,01 black (with extra inscription 'Junio de 1894' UN PESO black
These stamps are printed on paper taken from school books.
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 c black | RR | RR | |
1 c black (Junio de 1894) | RR | R | |
1 P | RR | R |
What are these? Similar labels, but with different inscription.
0,01 on 2 c green
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
0,01 on 2 c | RR | RR |
Forged overprints exist (and seem not to be very rare).
Two different types of these stamps
1/2 c red
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1/2 c | * | * |
This private post was set up by Jorge Posado Cano and Cesar Lopez on 1 January 1909 and operated for about 6 months. In total 4800 stamps were issued. These stamps were printed in sheets of 32 stamps. There are three types. Type 1 appears sixteen times in a sheet, Type 2 twelve times and Type 3 four times. Furthermore some stamps have inscription "Urbanos" instead of "URBANOS". I've never seen a used stamp.
There are several types of these stamps.
2 1/2 c black on yellow 2 1/2 c red 5 c black on yellow 5 c red on yellow
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
2 1/2 c black on yellow | RR | RR | 2 types |
2 1/2 c red | R | R | 10 types |
5 c black on yellow | *** | *** | 6 types |
5 c red on yellow | *** | *** | 10 types |
2 1/2 c; may be a reprint.
Forgeries, all with a "COLUMBUS" cancel.
20 c red 20 c green (1909) 40 c violet
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
20 c red | * | * | |
20 c green | * | * | |
40 c | * | * |
20 c red (two types) 20 c orange (two types) 50 c lilac (two types) 1 P green
In Type I, the numbers are almost touching the word 'centavos'. In Type II, the numbers are quite far away from the word 'centavos'.
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
20 c | *** | *** | Two types, also exists in orange |
50 c | *** | *** | Two types |
1 P | R | R |
1/4 c blue 1/2 c green 1 c lilac 1 c brown 2 c red 50 c orange 50 c green
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1/4 c | c | * | |
1/2 c | * | * | |
1 c lilac | * | * | |
1 c brown | *** | *** | |
2 c | * | * | |
50 c orange | * | * | |
50 c green | * | * |
50 c brown, red, violet and yellow 1 $ green, red, violet and yellow
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
50 c | * | * | |
1 $ | * | * |
A 10 c stamp of Colombia was overprinted 'Habilitado Medellin AR' in 1903, see under Antioquia for more details:
5 c black on white or black on yellow 10 c black on white, grey or green
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 c | RRR | RR | |
10 c | RRR | RR |
Reprints exist made in 1902 (*), if I'm well informed the sizes of these reprints are larger.
For stamps of Tolima click here.
$ 0.01 black $ 0.02 black $ 0.02 1/2 black $ 0.05 black $ 0.10 black $ 0.20 black $ 0.50 black $ 1.00 black $ 5.00 black
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 c | R | R | |
2 c | R | R | |
2 1/2 c | RR | RR | |
5 c | R | R | |
10 c | R | R | |
20 c | RR | RR | |
50 c | RR | RR | |
1 P | RRR | RRR | |
5 P | RRR | RRR |
(0.05 c and 0.10 c printed together, reduced size)
Reduced size
5 c violet 10 c red
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 c | RRR | RRR | |
10 c | RRR | RRR |
This cancel with the concentric circles seems to be typical of
Tumaco
1 c black 2 c black on blue
Also exists with larger 'H' in 'HAY'.
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 c | R | R | |
2 c | R | R |
$ 0.01 black $ 0.02 black on lilac $ 0.05 black on blue
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 c | R | R | |
2 c | R | R | |
5 c | RR | RR |
10 c black
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
10 c | RR | RR |
1890 These stamps are bogus local stamps, eagle in an oval, they have the inscription "REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA ALMAGUER EL ADMOR"; 1 c black on blue, 5 c black on yellow. There also seems to exist a 2 c black on red value. Note that the two stamps have an elliptic cancel and on top of this a 'COLOMBIA' cancel in fancy letters forming almost a circle.
In the Philatelic Record of 1890 (page 173) one
can read:
Almaguer is not, as we imagined, the name of a State, but
that of a Postmaster, and a Philatelic Postmaster too. The stamps
bearing his name are declared to be frauds, and the only
consolation that we have is the news that their concocter is in
prison. We trust that this, at least, is true!
(Letter from Barrnaquilla, 'NO HAY ESTAMPILLAS PAGO 5 CENTAVOS'
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