Stamps of Colombia, 1859-1900

English: Stamps of Colombia issued from 1859 to 1900.

Français : Timbres de Colombie émis de 1859 à 1900, incluant les oblitérations de Panama.

Nederlands: Postzegels van Colombia uitgegeven van 1859 tot 1900.

Sorted according to Scott catalogue numbering.

See http://www.stampsoftheworld.co.uk/wiki/Category:Colombia_Postmarks for locations sorted stamps.

Grenadine Confederation - Confed. Granadina

Coat of arms of the Granadine Confederation (1858-1861)

The stamps issued by the Grenadine Confederation.

1859 (first issue)

Coat of arms. Lithography printing by C. Martinez Printing Ltd, Bogota. Marked Confed. Granadina * Correos Nacionales. Small size: 17x21 mm. Background wavy lines.

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  2½c Olive Green. Positions 51-55, horizontal strip of five (No. 1b)
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  2² cent strip of 6, red 0 cancel, Sc1 Mi1. Sold 5,200 SF in 1998.
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  2² cent. pair, oval SANTAMARTA FRANCA. Scott 1. Sold 900 SF in 1998.
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  10c bistre brown, used (No. 4)
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  10c ochre, used (No. 4)
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  10 c yellow-brown. Oval blue BOG(OTA) FRAN(CA). Michel N°3a.
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  10c buff, used (No. 4a)
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  20 cent., blue oval at BOGOTA. Lot Corinphila in 2001. Michel N°4
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  20 c, red oval at COLON (Panama). (N° 6)
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  20 cent. pair, pen cancelled at Guaduas. Sold 800 SF in 1998. Scott 6, Michel 4.
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  1p carmine, unused (No. 7)
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  1 Peso rose. Unused, very thin paper. Michel N°5.
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  1 Peso pair. Oval CALI (Debe crossed out). Scott 7. Michel 5. Lot 4065 sold 2,600 SF in 1998.
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  1 Peso, unused. Crown Point Collection.

Tête-bêche

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  5 cent. blue tête-bêche, Sc2a. Sold 7,500 SF in 1993.
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  5 cent. blue, block, Sc2a. Sold 10,000 SF in 1998.
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  20c Blue, Tete-Beche. Stone A, Positions 1-4, 12-15, block of eight (No. 6b-6c)

Mixed franking

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  10&5c red DC Administracion de Correos de Colon - FRANCA (Panama). Corinphila.Scott 3&4.

Covers

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  5 & 20 c, red oval cancelled SANTAMARTA. Scott 2&6, Michel 2F&4. Sold 24,000 SF in 1993.
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  Cover to La Mesa with 10 cent., orange-red, blue oval BOGOTA FRANCA. Sold 32,000 SF in 1993. Scott 4.
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  10 c buff pair, to Medellin with oval SANTAMARTA FRANCA, sold 21,000 SF in 1993. Scott 4a, Michel 3a.
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  20 cent. on a letter to France, blue oval MEDELLIN FRANCA. Lot sold 21,000 SF in 1993.

1860 Confed. Granadina

Coat of arms. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota. Marked Confed. Granadina + Correos Nacionales. Background in strait lines.

Unused

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  5 cent., Sc10, grey-lilac, Corinphila 2001.
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  10c yellow orange, (No. 11)
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  20 cent., blue, unused. Sc12 Mi8. Sold 240 SF in 2002.
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  20 cent., Sc12. Corinphila 2001.

Used

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  5 cent., red 5 cancel. Sc10 Mi6. Sold 580 SF in 1993.
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  5 cent. grey-lilac, blue oval prephilatelic cancelled QUIQUINQUIRA FRANCA. Scott 10 (wove paper).
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  Oval Bogota, Sc9&11 Mi6&7.
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  2² pair (1859) &10 cent. (1860), Red linear YBAGUE FRANCA, Sc11&1 Mi7&1. Sold 3,200 SF in 1998.
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  10 & 5 cent. Confed. Granadina issue 1860, oval cancelled LA PLATA FRANCA. Scott 11 & 10.
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  20 cent. blue pair, oval cancelled at Bogota. Scott 12. Sold 1,600 SF in 1993.

Covers

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  10 c & 5 c, blue oval MEDELLIN FRANCA and frame RECIBIDA ...with date, to Ambalema. Sold 20,000 SF in 1993. Scott 10 & 11.

1861 Estados Unidos de Nueva Granada

Coat of arms. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota. Marked Estados Unidos de Nueva Granada (not Granadina). 5 values.

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  2 1/2 centavos black, unused. Scott 13.
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  5 c yellow-buff, unused with sheet margin. Scott 14.
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  5 c buff pair unused.
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  5 c buff. Used with red 0.
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  5 c yellow, linear cancel Guadas. Scott14, Michel 10b.
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  5c yellow pair, ornamented oval at Bogota, Sc14 Mi10b. Lot 4099 sold 750 SF in 1998 by Corinphila.
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  5c buff, oval Bogota, Sc14a, Mi10c. Sold 170 SF in 1998.
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  5c buff, oval Barranquilla Franca. Sc14a.
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  5 cent buff pair, pen cancel at Ambalema. Sc14a Mi10a. Lot with 2 pairs, not-sold 3,000 SF in 1998 by Corinphila.
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  10c blue, numeral blue cancel 0. Scott16.
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  10&5c, oval Bogota. Sc16&14, Mi11&10b. Not-sold 1,000 SF in 1998 in 107th Corinphila.
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  10c&5c, Sc16&14. Oval at Bogota.
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  20 c, blue oval cancelled at Honda.
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  20 c, used red 0. Sold 140 SF in 2002 by Corinphila. Scott 17.
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  20 c,unused. Lot by Corinphila. Scott 17.
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  1 Peso, oval red COLON (Panama). Scott 18.
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  1P&5cOval Bogota, Sc18&14, Mi13&10b. Sold 1,000 SF in 1998.

United States of Colombia

Coat of arms of the United States of Colombia (1861-1886)

The stamps issued by the United States of Colombia (1862-1886).

1862

First issue of the United States of Colombia, E.U. DE COLOMBIA * CORREOS NACIONALES. Litho.

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  20 cent. pair, black ornamented oval of BOGOTA. Sold 6,500 SF in 1998 by Corinphila. Scott 20, Michel 15.
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  20 cent., black ornamented oval of BOGOTA. Sold 460 SF in 2002 by Corinphila.
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  50c, red oval COLON (Panam), Scott 21.
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  50 c block cancelled at TUNJA. Corinphila. Scott 21.
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  1 Peso, oval CALI FRANCA. Sold 520 SF in 1998 by Corinphila. Michel N°17.

1863

Background is white.

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  10 cent, blue oval MEDELLIN FRANCA. Michel N°19.
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  10 cent. Red 0 cancelled. Scott 25.
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  50 cent green
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  50 cent colour error (in a 20 c sheet). Not-sold 4,000 SF in 1998 by Corinphila. Scott 26b.

1864

Same design but with ornamented corners.

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  10 cent, cover from BOGOTA to France via Southampton. Lot in Corinphila 131st in 2001.

1865

Coat of arms. Intended for use as a carrier stamp (Money transfer). Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota. Marked E.(stados) U.(nidos) de Colombia / Correos Nacionales.

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  2½c black on lilac, unused. (No. 36)
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  2½c black on lilac, used by manuscript. (No. 36)

Condor above CoA

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  1c unused. Michel N°27x (white paper).
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  5c orange, unused (No. 37a)
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  5c pen used in 1867. Michel N°28.
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  10c violet, used '(BOGO)TA' (No. 38)
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  10c violet, light oval cancel. Michel N°29.
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  20c blue, used 'SOATA FRANCA' (No. 39)
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  20c deep blue, linear cancel YBAGUE FRANC(A). Michel N°30.)
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  50c green, used manuscript cancel '(Med)ellin', type with small value figures (No. 41)
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  50c green, blue cancel. Michel N°31I (type with large 50).
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  1P vermillion, used 'MED(ELLIN) FRA(NCA)' (No. 42)
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  1P rose red, used 'BOGO(TA)', Period after 'PESO' variety (No. 42)
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  1P dark shade of rose red, used 'BOG(OTA)' (No. 42a)
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  1P vermillion block of four, used 'MEDELLIN FRANCA' (No. 42)

1865 Registration stamps

'R' (Registrado) and 'A' (Anotacion). Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota. Marked E.(stados) U.(nidos) de Colombia / Correos Nacionales.

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  5c black R, blue oval MEDELLIN FRANCA. Corinphila 131th (No. F1).
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  5c black R, blue oval 'MED(ELLIN) FRA(NCA)' (No. F1).
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  5c black A, red oval '(MED)ELLIN (FRANCA)' (No. F2).
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  5c black A, crayon cancelled (No. F2).

1865 postage due

September 1865. Additional postage due SOBREPORTE for mail to countries without postal agreement with Colombia.

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  25c-1p set unused.
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  50c on yellow paper. Unused, Michel N°37.

Forged 1865 stamps

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  5c yellow, mute (lines) cancel
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  10c mute (circular) cancel
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  5c black forgery, used (No. F1)
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  25c on blue paper.

1866

Coat of arms. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota. Marked EE.(stados) UU.(nidos) de Colombia / Correos Nales.

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  5c yellow orange, used by blue-green '(BARB)ACOAS, (FRA)NCA' (No. 45)
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  10c lilac, pen cancel (No. 46)
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  10c grey lilac shade, used (No. 46)
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  10 Cs, pen cancelled at PASTO. Michel N°40.
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  50c green, oval cancel (No. 48)
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  1p rose red, used '(B)OGO(TA)' (No. 49)

1868

Coat of arms. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota. 5c and 1p marked EE.(stados) UU.(nidos) de Colombia / Correos Nales, 10c and 20c marked Estados Unidos de Colombia / Correos Nales and 50c marked Estados Unidos de Colombia / Correos Nacionales.

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  5c yellow orange, used '(SANTA) MARTA, FRANCA' (No. 53)
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  10 c violet, used, Michel N°47.
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  10c lilac, used 'CARTA(GENA)', type II (No. 54)
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  20c blue, used (No. 55)
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  20c blue, used 'MEDEL(LIN)' (No. 55)
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  50c green, used 'BOGOTA' (No. 56)
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  50c green block of six, used by large purple boxed 'BOGOTA' (No. 56)
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  1 peso rose red, used "MEDELLIN', type I (No. 57b)
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  1 peso vermillion, used 'BOG(OTA)', type II (No. 57)

Forged 1868 stamps

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  Forged 50c green on green paper, cancel 'BOGO(TA)'
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  Forged 50c deep emerald green on green paper, cancel '(B)OGOTA'
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  Forged 1 peso red on green paper, cancel '(BOG)OTA'

1870

Coat of arms. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota. 5c marked EE.(stados) UU.(nidos) de Colombia / Correos Nales, 5p and 10p marked EE.(stados) UU.(nidos) de Colombia / Correos Nacionales.

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  5c orange, used by red 'MEDELLIN' (No. 62)
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  5 c yellow, pen cancelled at Cali. Michel N°59
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  5 c, early blue DC in 1877. Michel N°59.
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  5 pesos black on green, used 'BOGOTA' (No. 64)
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  10 pesos vermillion, used 'BOGOTA' (No. 65)

1870 Registration stamps

'A' (Anotacion) or 'R' (Rejistro) on 5 centavos, black. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota. Marked EE.(stados) UU.(nidos) de Colombia / Correos Nales. White or blue paper; background vertical ('A') or horizontal ('R') lines.

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  Anotacion, unused (No. F3)
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  Anotacion, unused block of four (No. F3)
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  Anotacion violet oval cancel, white paper (No. F3, Michel No.54x)
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  Rejistro, horizontal lines on white paper. Pen cancel. (No. F4, Michel No.55x)

1871-1874

Coat of arms. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota. Marked EE.(stados) UU.(nidos) de Colombia / Correos Nacionales.

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  1 centavo green, unused. Michel N°56
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  1873, 1c rose, used '(V)éle(z)' (No. 67)
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  1871, 2c red brown (No. 68a)
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  1871, 2c brown block of four with plate error (No. 68)
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  1871, 2c brown plate error detail (No. 68)
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  1874, 10c violet, type II (No. 69b)
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  10 centavos sub-issue 1874, pen cancelled at Cucuta. Michel N°60

1876

Andean Condor. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota. Marked Estados Unidos de Colombia / Correos Nacionales. Further issues 1877-1881 in different papers.

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  5c horizontally laid paper, used '(HO)NDA' (No. 80)
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  5 centavos, 4 violet circles cancelled. Michel N°62y (to be confirmed).
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  10 centavos, issue 1876 (laid paper). Pen cancelled at Manizales. Michel N°63y.
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  10 c, normal white paper, blue DC cancelled on 11 June 187... Michel N°63xa.
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  20 centavos, issue 1876 (laid paper). Pen cancelled at Cali. Michel N°64y.
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  20 c, normal white paper, blue DC cancelled on 30 September 1876. Michel N°64xa.

1877-1881

Andean Condor, liberty head and coat of arms. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota.

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  5c purple, used mute ring cancel (No. 73)
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  5c lilac, used '(B)OGOTA' (No. 73a)
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  5 Cs issue 1877 (white paper), oval cancelled (P)ASTO (F)RANCA. Michel N°62x.
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  10c brown, used oval '(BUCURAM)ANGA (FRAN)CA' (No. 74)
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  10c light brown, used oval 'CARTA(GENA)' (No. 74)
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  10c light brown, used blue circular 'HONDA' (No. 74)
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  10 c, deep brown, usual issue on white paper, oval violet cancel (BOG)OTA. Michel N°63ax.
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  10c brown, blue wove paper, sub-issue 1881, used by oval '(T)uluá' (No. 94)
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  20 c, blue, usual issue on white paper, unused. Michel N°64ax.
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  20c dark blue, used '(BOG)OTA' (No. 75)

Pesos values

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  10 pesos rose, used blue 'BOGOTA' (No. 77)
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  10 pesos rose, used 'BOGOTA' (No. 77)
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  Redrawn 5 pesos green, used 'BOGOTA' (No. 78)
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  Redrawn 10 pesos rose, used 'BOGOTA' (No. 79)

Forged 1877 stamps

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  Forged 10c brown, cancel 'BOG(OTA)'
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  Forged 20c blue on blue paper, cancel '(BOG)OTA'

1879

Coat of arms. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Ltd, Bogota.

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  1 peso horizontally laid paper, pale red, used 'MEDE(LLIN)' (No. 84)
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  25c green, unused (No. 89)

1881 Liberty head

Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Printing Ltd, Bogota.

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  1c black on light green, used (No. 109)
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  2c black on lilac rose, used by purple s/l '(CART)AGE(NA)' (No. 110)
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  5 c, pen cancelled Mani(zale)s. Michel N°69.

Forged 1881 Liberty head

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  Forged 5c black, purple '(BO)GOTA'
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  Forged 5c black, purple 'MEDE(LLIN)'

1881 Union Postal Universal

Litho, imperforated. Values between 1 c and 20 c. First UPU issue in Colombia.

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  1 centavo. Circle cancelled in 1882. Michel N°71.
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  5 C, oval cancelled at BOGOTA. Michel N°73.
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  5 C blue, oval cancelled at PANAMA. Michel N°73.
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  10 C deep violet, oval cancelled (blurred). Michel N°74.
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  10 c. Plume cancelled Popayan. Michel N°74.
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  10 c Oval cancelled RIOHACHA FRANCA. Michel N°74
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  20 c, plume cancel plus another (unclear). Michel N°75

1881 Registration stamps

Coat of arms in a large format oval. Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Printing Ltd, Bogota. Marked RECOMENDADA 10Cs. / EE. UU. de COLOMBIA.

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  10c violet, unused (No. F7)
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  10c violet, unused (No. F7)
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  10c violet, used by black oval 'BOGOTA' (No. F7)
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  10c violet, used by black oval 'PANA(MA)' (No. F7)
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  10c violet, used by black manuscript 'Pasto' (No. F7)
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  10c violet, used by black manuscript '109 & No. 75.' (No. F7)

1883

National coat of arms. Lithography printing by D. Paredes Printing Ltd, Bogota, or Leon F. Villaveces.

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  1c green, unused (No. 116)
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  1c green, purple oval '(B)OGOTA' (No. 116)
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  1c green, blue boxed 'CALI' (No. 116)
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  2c red on rose, mute cancel (No. 117)
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  5c blue on bluish paper, pen cancel (No. 118)
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  5c purple cancel 'POPAYAN' (No. 118)
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  5c pen cancel 'Barb(acoas)' (No. 118)
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  10c orange on yellow, used by purple 'BOG(OTA)' (No. 119)
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  10c purple cancel 'Popay(an)' (No. 119)
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  10c antiqua in oval cancel '(P)ANAMA' (No. 119)
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  1p claret on bluish, unused (No. 123)
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  1p on grey paper, unused (No. 123)
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  5p orange brown, used, redrawn type of 1877 (No. 125)
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  5p orange brown imperforated pair, unused, redrawn type of 1877 (No. 125)
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  10p black on grey, unused, redrawn type of 1877 (No. 126)

1883 Registration stamps

R (Registrado). Lithography printing by Ayala Medrano Printing Ltd, Bogota.

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  10c red on orange, used (No. F8)

1886

National coat of arms. Lithography printing by D. Paredes Printing Ltd, Bogota. Last issue of the United States.

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  5 pesos brown, used purple circular 'BOGOTA 21 1886' (No. 127)
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  10 pesos black on lilac paper, light used, Mi88

Republic of Colombia

Coat of arms of the Republic of Colombia (1886-1924)

Rafael Núñez, ca.1886

Antonio José de Sucre

The stamps issued by the Republic of Colombia, marked Republica de Colombia.

1886-1887

National coat of arms and famous men. Correos de la Republica de Colombia (1 c) or Republica de Colombia. 6 values.

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  1886, 1c green on greenish (No. 129)
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  1887, 2c orange red on rose, depicting general Antonio José de Sucre (No. 133)
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  2 c on rose paper, pen cancel. Michel N°90a.
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  1886, 10c orange, depicting the first president of Colombia Rafael Núñez (No. 131)
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  20c purple, violet cancel '(ZIPA)QUIRÁ'. First issue of the Republic of Colombia. Michel No.93b.

1886 Late fee stamps

National coat of arms. RETARDO (late).

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  2½c black on grey-lilac (No. I1, Michel No. 95)
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  2½c black on grey-lilac, used (No. I1, Michel No. 95)

1888

National coat of arms. Correos de la Republica de Colombia.

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  50c brown, used (No. 135)
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  1 Peso rose, used 'BOG(OTA)' (No. 137)
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  1 Peso rose, overprinted 'MUEST(RA)', specimen
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  1 Peso. Used. Michel N°96.
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  10 pesos, unused (No. 140)

1889, 1892 and 1895 Registration stamps

R (Registrado) at left. Place to note the registration number.

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  1889, 10c red on greyish, pen used 37 (No. F9)
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  1892, 10c yellow brown on buff, pen used 1774 (No. F12)
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  1892, 10c yellow brown on buff, 1804 by handstamp (No. F12)
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  1892, 10c deep brown on rose buff, unused strip of 5 (No. F12)
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  Issue 1895 on yellow paper, pen used 4405. Michel N°119b.

1891-1899

National coat of arms. Litho by D. Paredes on coloured paper.

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  1c 1892, red on yellow. Violet oval cancel 'COLO(MBIA)'. Michel No.107.
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  10c 1892, brown on rose. Round flower cancel. Michel No. 111.
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  5c 1895, brown on buff. Deep violet flower cancel next to a DC. Michel No.120a.
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  5c 1895, '(B)ARRANQUILLA' cancel of July 1896. Michel No.120a
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  5c red brown on salmon, 'BARRANQUILLA (COLO)MBIA .8. AGO. 189x' (No. 152a)

1899

National coat of arms. Correos Republica de Colombia, Correos in colour.

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  1c red on yellow, violet cancel 'CARTAG(ENA)' (No. 162, Michel No. 122)
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  1c red on yellow, used block of 4, Bogotá postmark (No. 162)

Civil war

Postal map of Colombia 1890

During 1899-1903 Colombia was in a civil war, the so-called 'War of 1000 Days'. It caused the creation of provisional issues in Barranquilla, Bogotá, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Medellín and Tumaco. Normal national stamps reappeared 1904.

1899 Cartagena issues

National coat of arms. Correos Republica de Colombia. Lithographed in Cartagena by Eugene Delgado.

First issue, blue overprint, November

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  5c red on buff, used (No. 167)
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  10c ultra on buff, used (No. 168)

Second issue, purple overprint, December 8

Overprinted with 7 parallel wavy lines, a control mark to identify stamps as national provisional issue.

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  5c maroon on greenish blue, used (No. 172)
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  10c red on salmon, used (No. 173)

Fourth issue, purple overprint, December

Re-lithographed 5c of the second issue, crude sewing machine perforation. The third issue was a 1c Bolivar stamp (Sc. 55) overprinted with 7 wavy lines.

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  1c brown on buff, used (No. 170)
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  2c black on buff, used (No. 171)

1900 Fifth Cartagena issue

Fifth and final issue of a single 5c stamp. Purple overprint with 7 parallel wavy lines.

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  5c red, unused (No. 174)