COLOMBIA 1870-1889

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1870 Various designs, inscription 'CORREOS NATIONALES' or 'CORREOS NALES'

  1 c green
  1 c red
  2 c brown
  5 c yellow
  10 c violet
  25 c black on blue
  25 c green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c green	*	*
1 c red	*	*	Issued in 1874
2 c	*	**
5 c	*	*
10 c	*	*
25 c black on green	***	***
25 c green	***	***	Issued in 1874

Typical cancel '8' on 10 c

Reprints exist (also with different colours).

Reprints in different colours

I've been told that this are two 'Michelsen' reprints with 'BOGOTO' cancel in an ellipse, I've also seen uncancelled Michelsen reprints

Forgeries:

(The above forgeries are Senf forgeries, easily recognized by the 'FACSIMILE' overprint, in the right image somebody has tried to remove this overprint and applied a forged cancel)

I've been told that the next stamps are forgeries as well:

Forgeries of the 1 c and 2 c values.

Probably the first forgeries of the 25 c described in Album Weeds. The paper is too blue. The design is different.

1876 Condor, imperforated

  5 c lilac

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 c	*	**

1876 Head of freedom

  1 c black on green (1881)
  2 c black on red (1881)
  5 c black on lilac (1881)
  10 c brown
  20 c blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	*	*	Issued 1881
2 c	*	*	Issued 1881
5 c	*	*	Issued 1881
10 c	*	*
20 c	*	*

Normally these stamps are imperforate, but perforated stamps exist

Nicely perforated 1 c and privately (badly) perforated 5 c values

Blue '8' cancel on 10 c value. I've also seen this cancel in black on a 5 c stamp of this set.

1881 Eagle, inscription 'UNION POSTAL UNIVERSAL E.U. DE COLOMBIA'

With '2' straight

  1 c green
  2 c red ('2' straight)
  2 c red ('2' oblique)
  5 c blue
  10 c lilac
  20 c black

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	*	*
2 c	*	*	'2' straight
2 c	*	*	'2' oblique, issued 1883
5 c	**	*
10 c	*	*
20 c	*	*

Fancy 'NEIVA' cancel on 5 c

1883 Eagle, inscription 'CORREOS NACIONALES DE LOS EE. UU. DE COLOMBIA', perforated

  1 c green on green
  2 c red on red
  5 c blue on blue
  10 c orange on yellow
  20 c violet on lilac
  50 c brown on yellow
  1 P red on grey
  5 P brown on yellow
  10 P black on red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	c	c
2 c	c	c
5 c	**	c
10 c	**	*
20 c	*	*
50 c	*	*
1 P	**	**
5 P	***	***
10 P	***	**

Imperforate stamps exist (see above). These stamps have been reprinted.

Typical cancel constisting of concentric circles

violet '2' cancel on a 2 c red on red stamp

1886 Eagles and various persons, inscription 'REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA'

  1 c green on green (eagle)
  2 c red (general Sucre)
  5 c blue on blue (Bolivar)
  10 c orange (president Nunez)
  20 c violet on blue (general Narino, wrong inscription 'Repulica')
  20 c violet on blue (general Narino, right inscription 'Republica')
  50 c brown on yellow (eagle)
  50 c violet on lilac (eagle, 1892)
  1 P red (eagle)
  5 P brown (eagle, erroneous colour)
  5 P black (eagle)
  5 P red on red (eagle, 1892)
  10 P black on red (eagle)
  10 P blue (eagle, 1892)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	c	c
2 c	*	*
5 c	c	c
10 c	*	*
20 c	*	*	'REPUBLICA'
20 c	*	*	'REPULICA'
50 c brown on yellow	*	*
50 c violet on lilac	*	*	Two types: '50 CENTAVOS' different
1 P	**	**
5 P brown	***	***
5 P black	**	**
5 P red on red	**	**
10 P black on red	***	**
10 P blue	**	**

A 5 c with a violet 'Flower cancel'.

In the 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries', some forgeries can be found of the 10 P black on red and 10 P blue (perforated and imperforate). In my opinion, the first 'S' of 'PESOS' is different.

Fournier forgeries from the Fournier Album (with 'FAUX' overprint), reduced sizes

Fournier forgery of the 10 P value with 'FAUX' overprint.