Auction 191-195

1865: 50 c. green, large figures, fine example with four margins, used on large part 1865 registered cover to San José de Cúcuta tied by superb 'Certificacion à Bogotá / Salio en 3 de Junio de 1865' handstamp in red with date filled in manuscript. Slightly trimmed at left and thus with just four '0' marks denoting registration at edges, reverse with two Postmaster's red circular seal cachets. A delightful cover: one of only two, perhaps three covers recorded with the 50 centavos Large Figures. Cert. Moorhouse (2014).rnrnProvenance: Collection Jacobo Neuburger, Corinphila sale 69 (Oct 1982), lot 9112.rn                        Collection 'Gordon N. John' (Nov 1984), lot 250.191: COLOMBIA & SCADTA, incl. Dr. Hugo Goeggel Collection + Mexico