Sale 1213 — The Santiago Cruz Large Gold Medal Collection of Colombia SCADTA Air Post Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
Category — 1921 30-Cent Rose (C15)
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COLOMBIA, 1921, 30c Rose, -2/3 Vertical Bisect as 20c (C15 var). Left -2/3 bisect, used with normal 30c and National 3c pair, Air Post stamps tied by violet "Servicio Postal Aereo SCADTA, Bogota" cancels on legal-sized cover to New York, Barranquilla Jan. 1922 datestamp ties National stamp and bisect across cut, cover reduced at left and opened on three sides, some toning affecting stampsFINE APPEARANCE. ONLY THREE BISECT COVERS ARE KNOWN USING THE 30-CENTAVOS SCADTA SECOND ISSUE, ESPECIALLY RARE TO NEW YORK.
The -2/3 bisect and normal stamp correctly pay the double letter rate to New York. While bisects were not officially allowed, they were tolerated by SCADTA officials. With 2010 Colomphil certificate
E. 1,500-2,000
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