Grenadine Confederation 1859

Description

• Issue Date : 1859
• Designed by :
• Printed by : C. Martinez Printing Ltd, Bogota.
• Print Process : Lithography
• Perforations : none
• Catalogue N°s Michel 1-5, Yvert 1-6, Scott 1-8
• Small size: 17x21 mm
• Lowest Run: 16,500 (1 P)

Labelled CONFED. GRANADINA * CORREOS NACIONALES, the first issue of Colombia and Panama. Coat of arms. Background wavy lines (not to confuse with the 1860 issue).

Used stamps

File:Grenadine Confederation 1859 a.jpg 2² c green	File:Grenadine Confederation 1859 b.jpg 5 c blue
10 c buff Blue oval BOG(OTÁ) FRA(NCA). Mi3a	10 c Blue oval BOGOT(Á) FRANC(A). Mi3a
10 c Sc4	10 c red numeral 0, Sc4a	File:Grenadine Confederation 1859 c.jpg 10 c orange-red Mi3b

File:Grenadine Confederation 1859 d.jpg 20 c

20 c blue, Blue oval BOGOTÁ.

20 c, red oval at COLON now Panama.

Blue oval MEDELLIN FRANCA on a letter to France in 1859.

File:Grenadine Confederation 1859 eu.jpg 1 Peso

Multiples

Fragment with 5c & 10 c at Colon (PA) now Panama.

3 values at CIPAQUIRA.

Unused

File:Grenadine Confederation 1859 ea.jpg 1 P carmine, Sc7

1 P rose

1 P rose on bluish paper, Sc8(*)

Pairs and Tête-bêche

2² green 6, oval SANTAMARTA FRANCA. Sold 900 SF in 1998.	From a strip of 6, red 0 cancel.
Tête-bêche of 5C blue, Mi2K rare	Tête-bêche in a block of 4, Mi2K rare	Tête-bêche of 5C violet, Mi2K rare
20 c pair, plume cancel at Guaduas (CO). Auction image.	1 P carmine, oval at CALI (Debe crossed out). Sold 2,600 SF in 1998.

Covers

From a cover to La Mesa with 10 cent., orange-red, issue 1859, blue oval BOGOTA FRANCA. Sold 32,000 SF in 1993. Scott 4.

Cover with 5 -10- 20 c from BOGOTA to Ambalema.

Oval SANTAMARTA FRANCA on a 10 c buff pair. Sold 21,000 SF in 1993.

Red oval SANTAMARTA FRANCA on 5 c & 20 c blue. Sold 24,000 SF in 1993.