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10 c. multicoloured imperforate vignette "Clouds and small Biplane" with additional franking 3c. red tied by "CCNA / Barranquilla" oval cachet and bold "CORREO AEREO" datestamp to First Flight cover to Baranquilla, horizontal fold not affecting adhesive, slightly shortened and openend out for display, a very rare cover with only 12 known, signed Kessler, certificate RPSL (1996)

10 c. multicoloured imperforate vignette "Pilot in plane watching Biplane" tied by "CCNA / Barranquilla" oval cachet to reverse of First Flight cover with additional franking 1c. green and 2c. red to Baranquilla, vignette with slight corner crease at upper left, cover slightly shortend and openend out for display, a very rare cover with only 9 known, signed Kessler, certificate RPSL (1996)

10 c. multicoloured imperforate vignette "Fuselage and tail of Biplane" tied by "CCNA / Barranquilla" oval cachet and oval "CORREO AEREO" datestamp to Second Flight cover to Cartagena with Barranquilla datestamp on reverse, overfranked with additional franking as most of the covers of the Banfi correspondence, slight surface abrasion on bottom of vignette, vertical fold affecting two stamps only, slightly soiled, very scarce with only 7 covers recorded bearing this vignette from this flight  

10 c. multicoloured imperforate vignette "Condor on cliff" tied by "CCNA / Barranquilla" oval cachet to small piece, small wrinkles, otherwise fine and rare, certificate RPSL (1996)

10 c. multicoloured imperforate vignette "Plane at rest, Pilot foreground" tied by "CCNA / Barranquilla" oval cachet to reverse of part of First Flight cover to Barranquilla, franked additionally with Colombia 1908 1c. green and 2c. red tied by bold "CORREO AEREO" datestamp in violet, cover reduced at one side, opened out for display, an very rare franking with just 5 covers recorded, certificate holcombe (1996)

10 c. multicoloured imperforate vignette "Ocean Liner" used with "CCNA / Barranquilla" oval cachet,  few wrinkles, otherwise fine, certificate PF (1969)

10 c. multicoloured imperforate vignette "Ocean Liner" with additional franking 3c. red tied by "CCNA / Barranquilla" oval cachet and bold "CORREO AEREO" datestamp to First Flight cover to Baranquilla, vertical fold well away from adhesive, tiny part of lower right corner missing, otherwise fine, a very rare cover with only 5 known, signed Champion, certificate PF (1996)

1920, Pilot waves to bypassing plane 10c. green as complete sheet of 72, cleary showing the clichee grouping to make up the full sheet, unused without gum as issues with some insignificant wrinkels etc. in the margins, a very attractive item

10 c. green tied by "CCNA / Cartagena" oval cachet in violet with additional franking of vertical pair ½c. yellow-ochre and 2c. red to flight cover to Barranquilla, folded twice without affecting the adhesives, otherwise exceptional and rare commercial usage, signed D. Forester

10 c. green, two singles with oval "CCNA / Cartagena" cachet in violet and tied by cds. "CORREO AERO CARTAGENA 21 JUL 1920" on return Flight cover of the "Santa Marta" to Barranquilla, front with additional franking 3c. as pair, one stamp cut along frame and few wrinkles, small tear at left of cover, otherwise a very rare and attractive commercial usage

1920, Sea and Mountains and Cliffs and Lighthouse 10c. blue-green as se-tenant pane of 16, positions 14-17, 20-23, 26-29, 32-35, position 23 with plate flaw "broken mountain", unused without gum, few wrinkles, a very fine and appealing multiple, signed

Cliffs and Lighthouse 10c. brick-red in combination with Colombia 3c. red tied by oval "Cia. Colombiana da Nevegacion Aerea Medellin" to small piece, Colombia 3c oxydized, otherwise fine, scarce, opinion holcombe (1996)

 Sea and Mountains and Cliffs and Lighthouse 10c. brown-red as vertical tête-bêche strip of four, unused without gum, slightly brownish edges, otherwise a fine and rare multiple, certificate Holcombe (1996)

 Sea and Mountains and Cliffs and Lighthouse 10c. brown-red as block of six from the lower left sheet corner with marginal inscription and two "tête-bêche", unused without gum, vertical fold not affecting stamps, slightly unfresh, otherwise fine, certificate PF (1996)

Cliffs and Lighthouse 10c. brown red in combination with Colombia 3c. red tied by oval "Cia. Colombiana da Nevegacion Aerea Medellin" to small piece, slightly stained, scarce, opinion Holcombe (1996)

 Cliffs and Lighthouse 10c. brown-red in combination with Colombia 3c. red tied by duplex cancel and oval "Cia Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea Medellin" cachet to trimmed down envelope to Cartagena, stamp with small margins and trivial gum setting, scarce

1920, Handstamped Provisional: Cliffs and Lighthouse, proof in black on brownish paper with "-30 cvs." handstamp in violet, few coloured spots on reverse, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate PF (1995)

1920, Handstamped Provisional: Cliffs and Lighthouse and Sea and Mountains 10c. green, brick- and brown-red, 6 different stamps only missing Sea and Mountains in brown-red but including se-tenant 10c. green, all with clear handstamp "-30 cvs. -", unused without gum, se-tenant with vertical fold, otherwise fine, a rare assembly

1920 (December), Typewritten surcharges for Medellin-Cartagena flight: Cliffs and Lighthouse and Sea and Mountains 10c. brown-red with typewritten "0-20" and Cliffs and Lighthouse 10c. brown-red with typewritten "0-30", unused without gum, scarce, signed Champion a.o., certificate PF (1996)

1920/21, Landscape with Airplane 10c. pale-yellow as right half of the sheet showing printers inscription above position 5, unused with some minor staining at lower left sheet margin, otherwise a fresh and scarce multiple

1920, First Issue, Landscape and Airplane 15c. blue in combination with 1920 Colombia 3c. green and tied by circular "SERVICIO POSTAL AERO SCADTA CARTAGENA" and boxed "BARRANQUILLA" transit mark to cover to Barranquilla, reverse of cover with large advertisement "The Home of Ford Motor Cars", 15c. stamp affixed slightly over the edge, otherwise a fine cover used on the this day of issue of this adhesive, which was introduced especially to pay for this new Scadta "Port to Port" route

30c. black on rose tied by violet cds. "BOGOTA SEP 15 1921" to Colombia postal stationery 3c. with additional 4c. as horizontal pair, from the first regular Scadta flight via Barranquilla to Lausanne and there redirected to Parios, folded once and little unfresh, scarce cover

30c. black on rose, horizontal pair with signature "G. Mejia", unused with original gum, a very fresh and fine pair, signed Holcombe

30 c. flesh-pink tied by oval green cachet with additional franking Colombia 3c. red to mourning cover to New York, fine

30 c. black on rose applied in transit and tied by red cachet  "SERVICIO POSTAL AEREO SCADTA BARRANQUILLA" to registered cover in combination with German Empire franking with dispatch mark "BERLIN-GRÜNEWALD 23.11.22", adhesive mark on top of cover, otherwise a fine and very rare combination cover, signed Infla/Kurze

1921, Second Issue Landscape and Airplane surcharged "VALOR 10 CENTAVOS", 50 c. green with surcharge in type I tied by oval "SOCIEDAD COLOMBO ALEMANA CORREOS AEROS GIRADOT" to cover to Neiva, used in combination with Colombia 1917 ½ c. yellow-bistre as pair and single 2c. red tied by two-line "NAVEGACION AEREA NEIVA" and Neiva duplex, a rare and fine cover, certificate PF (1996)  

50 c. green with surcharge in type III and overprint error "VAOLR instead of VALOR" used in Combination with Colombia 1917 1c. green and 2c. red on cover to Bogota, a rare usage of the variety on cover; certificate PF (1996)

1921, Second Issue Landscape and Airplane surcharged "VALOR 10 CENTAVOS", 50 c. green with inverted surcharge in type II, unused with original gum, a very fine and rare stamp, signed Holcombe

Provisionals blue Typewriter Surcharge: November 1920, "VALOR $0.10" in blue on 50c. pale green tied by two-line cancel "NAVEGACION AEREA NEIVA" and slightly faded oval cachet to cover to Bogota, used in combination with Colombia 1917 two singles ½c. yellow-ochre and single 2c. red, vertical fold affecting one stamp, otherwise a fine and appealing cover

Provisionals red Typewriter Surcharge: November 1920, "VALOR $0.10" in red on 50c. pale green with two-line cancel "NAVEGACION AEREA NEIVA" and tight by oval cachet to cover to Bogota, used in combination with Colombia 1917 ½c. yellow-ochre as strip of four and pair, a rare and appealing cover, certificate PF (1996)

Girardot Provisional: October 1921, "VALOR 30 Ctvos / S.C.A.T.A." surcharge in black on 50 c. pale green, used with red oval and boxed blue cachet, fine, certificate PF (1996)

Girardot Provisional: October 1921, "VALOR 30 Ctvos / S.C.A.T.A." surcharge in black on 50 c. pale green as vertical pair from left sheet margin tied by straight-line datestamp "14 NOV 1921" and violet "time clock" to reverse of cover to Bogota, additionally franked with 1920 Colombia 3c. green as vertical pair, cover with tear at upper left and some minor faults, a very rare commercial usage

1921, Second Issue Landscape and Airplane surcharged "VALOR 30 CENTAVOS", 50 c. green with surcharge type I from the upper right sheet corner, used, very fine; certificate PF (1996)

1921, Second Issue Landscape and Airplane surcharged "VALOR 30 CENTAVOS", 50 c. green from the bottom sheet margin with surcharge type I, unused with original gum, few minor wrinkles, a scarce stamp, signed Holcombe (as type II), opinion Holcombe (1999)

1921, Second Issue Landscape and Airplane surcharged "VALOR 30 CENTAVOS", 50 c. green from the right sheet margin with surcharge type I, used with neat red cds. "SERVICIO POSTAL AEREO BARRANQUILLA 25.I.1923", some imperfections but a rare and very attractive stamp

1921, Second Issue Landscape and Airplane surcharged "VALOR 30 CENTAVOS", 50 c. green surcharge type II, two unused singles with violet and black overprint, the first one with interesting pre-printing paper folds, the first one few thin spots, otherwise fine, signed Holcombe, opinion Holcombe (1999)