Less than 100 of each of the nine types were produced. This was facilitated by overprinting Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea Porte Aereo and surcharging $0.10 on the Curtiss Aereo Plane & Motor Co. obtained a franchise to fly between Cartagena and Barranquilla and was authorized to issue its own stamps.

Only 38 unused examples have been recorded (Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea was founded September 28, 1919. To bid in this auction, please login or create a new account.ġ920 10c 'Woman and Boy Watching Plane', unused without gum as issued, margins all around, beautiful colors, fresh, v.f., with 1965 Philatelic Foundation certificate. A splendid holding of the first Issue Albanian Eagles, many ex-Lef Nosi, signed and mostly with certificates (many just issued in 2022 by Sorani), (Mi.€150,000+) Also included are a number of tete-beche (one inverted) pairs, overprints in red, blue and violet, inverted overprints, 1913 Telegraph cover from Tirane to Durres, Kruja to Durres, Lushe to Fier (each with Holcombe certificate), unused stationery entires, Elbasan, Qukes and Shijak markings (signed Dr.Peters), plus some modern issues, Air Post set (Mi.210-16, n.h., signed Prindushi, etc.). Another major rarity from Albania is the 50pi orange brown, tied on small piece by neat Elbasan 24 June 1913 cds, well centered with neat perforations, certainly one of the finest (if not the finest) of the 16 issued, signed Muller Mark, Diena, etc., with 1939 Dr.Paul Wolf, Hekker's and 1957 Alberto Diena certificates (Mi.B11). Only 35 issued of this value, including a few inverted overprints. 1913 Double Eagle handstamps, complete collection of 100+ different, all values represented, including 25pi 'Russian green', black handstamp inverted, used on small piece, well centered with excellent perforations, faint toning at left, ex-Lef Nosi, with Rudolf Nosi provenance statement, 2008 Otto Graf and 2022 Sorani certificates.

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