TOLIMA (Colombia)

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1870 Inscription "EE. UU. DE C. E. S. DEL T. correos des Estado"

Reduced size

  5 c black
  10 c black

There are 20 types of the 5 c and 4 types of the 10 c. The 5 c exists on white, yellow and grey paper. The 10 c on white or blue paper.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

I've been told that the next stamps are 'official imitations':

And a 'reprint' of the two 5 c values, reduced size

Oswald Schroeder forgery of the 5 c value.

I've been told that this is a Raoul de Thuin forgery.

1871 Arms, condor on white background, different designs

  5 c brown
  10 c blue
  50 c green
  1 P red on red
  5 P yellow (bogus issue?)
  5 P red (bogus issue?)
  5 P brown (bogus issue?)

If anybody possesses a picture of a 5 P stamp (similar in design to the 5 c), please contact me!

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Reprints exist of the 10 c, 50 c and 1 P values (made in 1881) on bluish paper instead of white paper (information obtained from 'An illustrated catalog of all known reprints of officially issued postage stamps and postal stationery, 1840 to 1892' by Kalckhoff, Hilckes and Evans). Traces of the defacing lines can be seen in the design of these reprints. Other sources say that the 5 c was also reprinted. The reprinted 5 c have two '*', the originals have two circles. The lettering is also different for this 'reprint'; see for example 'CINCO CENTS'.

('Reprint' of the 5 c)

Even Sperati made forgeries of the bogus 5 P design:

Sperati forgery of the 5 P red stamp.

1878 Arms, various designs

  5 c brown
  5 c orange (1883)
  10 c blue
  10 c red (1883)
  50 c green
  1 P red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forgery, example:

(5 c green, wrong colour!)

1883 Arms

  20 c violet

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1884 Arms in circle

  1 c grey
  2 c red
  2 1/2 cbrown
  5 c brown
  10 c blue
  20 c yellow
  25 c black
  50 c green
  1 P red
  2 P lilac
  5 P yellow
  10 P red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1886 Arms in an ellipse, perforated

(reduced sizes)

  1 c lilac
  2 c lilac
  2 1/2 c red
  5 c brown
  10 c blue
  20 c yellow
  25 c black
  50 c green
  1 P red
  2 P violet
  5 P yellow
  10 P red

Two types exist, with bottom part of arms touching the circle below and not touching it.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Fournier forgery from a Fournier Album, I don't know the distinguishing characteristics.

1887 Arms in horseshoe, perforated

  1 c blue on red (1895)
  2 c green on green (1895)
  5 c red
  10 c green
  20 c blue on yellow (1895)
  50 c blue
  1 P brown

Usually these stamps are perforated, but imperforate stamp also exist.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

The value 1 P exists with overprint 'Correos Departa- mentales' in three lines surrounded by a rectangle (issued 1909):

1904 Arms, value in center below and in left and right upper part, perforated or imperforate

  4 c black on green
  10 c blue
  20 c orange
  50 c black on red
  50 c black on grey
  1 P brown
  2 P grey
  5 P red
  10 P black on green
  10 P black on bluish grey

These stamps exist perforated 12, but also imperforate.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Postal Stationery

Inscription 'CORREOS DEL ESTADO SOBERANO DEL TOLIMA CERTIFICACION CON CONTENIDO'

Probably genuine

Senf made forgeries of some postal stationery of Tolima (inscription 'CERTIFICACION CON CONTENIDO':

(Senf forgery)

At the bottom the inscription 'KUNST BEILAGE ZU SENF'S "ILLUSTRIRTEM BRIEFMARKEN-JOURNAL" No13. 1888'. Senf also made a forgery of the three-coloured 10 cents and 50 cents value postal stationery of Tolima (the forgeries have inscription 'FACSIMILE' twice in the 'Remite' section at the bottom.

Possibly some other Senf forgeries of registration labels which were issued in 1879 (10 c and 50 c):

An advertisement for these 'Facsimiles' from Senf, where a set of 10 facsimiles are offered for a price of 2 Mark. It includes the 25 c and 50 c 1865 issue, the 50 c 1867 issue, the 50 c 1870 issue for Colombia. Also the 5 c, 10 c and 50 c of the 1879 issue and the 5 c, 10 c, and 50 c of the 1886 issues of Tolima were included.

More registration labels were issued between 1883 slightly different from the above design (5 c, 10 c and 50 c). In 1886 another set followed in different colours (5 c, 10 c and 50 c).

Between 1888 and 1896 a new set was issued in the design as shown below. They exist with inscription '18', '188' or '189' (where the year is supposed to be entered):

Registration label of 1888, with inscription '188'.

With inscription '18' or '188' were issued: 5 c, 10 c and 50 c. With inscription '189' were issued the values 20 c, 30 c, 40 c, 50 c, 60 c, 70 c, 80 c, 90 c and 1 P.

Unlisted stamps:

(Cut from a postal stationery?)

Some other unlisted stamps, bogus issues or cuts from postal stationary?

Bogus issues

A 5 P in the design of the 5 c 1871 issue is a bogus stamp (the design is in negative with respect to the 5 c).

Some stamps with an 'A' in a star are also bogus, 5 different colours seem to exist.

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