Sale 1213 — The Santiago Cruz Large Gold Medal Collection of Colombia SCADTA Air Post Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
Category — Consular Forerunners
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
580
COLOMBIA, 1921, 30c Rose, "Servicio Postal Aereo de Colombia, PANAMA" Oveprint (Sanabria 45). H.r., light but clear overprint, well-centered, bold color, pinpoint thinEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENTAVOS WITH THE PANAMA SCADTA OVERPRINT. AN IMMENSE CONSULAR OVERPRINT RARITY.
This overprint, known on the 30c and 50c, were one of the first experiments with consular overprints outside of New York. They were made available for use in the SCADTA office in Panama in 1921. Only four examples of this overprint have been recorded to date, the other three in used condition with no covers known. Only one unused example of the 50c value has also been recorded (ex Cole, Gebauer and Johnson). Unlisted in Scott and mentioned in Sanabria as unique.
Ex Cole and Atherton. Signed Sanabria and Kessler. With 1970 P.F. certificate
E. 4,000-5,000
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