U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
April 12-13, 2016
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 | Lot #293 COLOMBIA Air Post 1919 2c carmine rose, "1" with serifs variety (position 5), used on first flight cover from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia, signed Herbert Bloch, cover creases away from the stamp, which is well centered and v.f. Only 20 copies of this variety were printed (catalogue value for used off cover)
Catalog #C1a Catalog Value $4,250 | Price Realized $2,800.00
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 | Lot #294 COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 Curtiss Aereo Plane & Motor Company advertising labels, a spectacular group of 19 different, each with marginal imprints, including eight which were converted into postage stamps (the other eleven were discarded because designs were not considered appropriate or not conveniently arranged for overprinting), without gum as issued. Many philatelists consider these labels as proofs or essays, v.f. (See note in Scott's, catalogue value for 18 publicity labels $4,000) (*)
| Price Realized $4,000.00
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