Colombia: Stamps

Are any members able to translate "Habilitacion" is some sensible reference to Colombian philately ?  I failed.

1871
Sc#68  2c
Suggest Forgery  (See ID hints in Scott under this stamp catalogue sequence)  see below




Department : Cundinamarca Revenue   : Cigarettes
Leprosy Aid benefit.

Hi Rodney

Re: 1870 2c brown, From Earee's Album Weeds:

Genuine

Lithographed on paper very similar to that of the 1 centavo just described.

There are two small scrolls in the top corners of the stamp, containing the motto; the left-hand scroll bears the word LIBERTAD, the right-hand one has ORDEN. These words are very distinct, and will be found a very easy test for the genuine. In each of the bottom corners there is a figure 2, with a dot before it, another after it, and a third beneath it (‘ * ‘). The spears bearing the flags are very distinct. Quite a third of the left-hand flag—the third nearest to the spear or flag-staff—is covered all over with little dark dots. The letters MB of COLOMBIA are only joined at the bottom, and the head- stroke of the 1 of that word is so very wide, that it might be mistaken for a T. The stop after NACIONALES is circular.


Forged

Lithographed, on thickish, white wove paper, rather harder than the genuine. The word LIBERTAD in the left-hand top corner is totally illegible, and the word ORDEN in the right-hand top corner seems to be “ORGIA.” There is no dot after the 2 in the left-hand bottom corner, and none either before or after the 2 in the right-hand bottom corner. The inscription reads EF . UU., instead of F.E. UU. Each flagstaff is formed by one single line, instead of two. The part of the left-hand flag nearest to the staff is quite white, instead of being dotted. The letters MB of COLOMBIA are joined both top and bottom, and the head-stroke of the I is not at all abnormally wide, so that it could not possibly be mistaken for a T. The stop after NACIONALES is oval and misshapen.


According to Earee's description the stamp you have, in my opinion, is real. It is probably from a worn lithograph stone.
Upper left corner Libertad, upper right Ordan
Lower left and right corners all 2's have dots before, below and after
Inscription is EE. UU.COLOMBIA
Spear characteristics hard to see on scan.
The stop after NACIONALES is circular

FYI: I wrote a thread, I thought, as to where to download a copy of Album Weeds. I cannot seem to find it.

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The triangular stamp is definitely a revenue. According to the Velázquez dictionary, Habilitacion translates to qualification (did not like Google's translation of competence). I did find these:
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/colombia-revenues-30c-triangular-292372804 
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/colombia-1904-revenue-triangular-135114421
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/colombia-1911-revenue-triangular-135118718

Therefore, using the translation of qualification makes sense.

I hope this helps somewhat.

Jerry B

I have been following this thread with some interest. I have been considering collecting Colombia off an on for years.

As to "habilitado" the base world is "habilitar" which means to enable. Postage and revenue stamps of Latin America were set to be used for a specific time period, after which the stamp could no longer be used by the public. In some cases, when stamps of a particular denomination were not available, old stamps which were left over were re-enabled, or habilitado for use again, usually (but not always) with a value change. To signify that these stamps were now legal again to be used for postage, the overprint of "habilitado" was placed on the stamps along with any possible rate changes.

Hope that helps.

An example:


El Salvador C36-40 & C41-45

Hi Rodney

In case you want to make a note:

Row 4, item 4
1p blue on green paper
perf 13.5
Right foot of 1 square
Barriga 142b

Jerry B

Hi Rodney

The big stamp:
1p blue on green paper
perf 13.5
Right foot of 1 ends in a point
Barriga 142

Not really.  There are only 2 that are noted in Barriga.  Note:  Pelure, or silk paper, in Spanish:  Papel de Seda

From the same issue as row 1, item 2.
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Ba = Alvaro Barriga catalog
Lithographed:  Demetrio Paredes
Perf 13.5





I wish

Jerry B

The reason for posting these three is their size - or rather lack of (but forgot to include a size indicator so apologies the picture lacks scale), and presumably qualify as bantams - date wise they're from the period 1948 - 1952.      Since I don't have the relevant catalogues, I've taken the Nos. from STAMPWORLD, for which my thanks and assume they're Scott Nos. 
From the left these are ...........   Small deep blue 5c. (No. 523) from 1948 showing the Post Office Building, printed by Waterlow & Sons ...........   this really is small - measures 19w. x 13.5h mm, compared to a S.A. bantam at 25 x 16 mm. 

                                                Slate blue 1c. (No. 619) from 1952 with image of Ezequiel Uriocoecha, and again printed by Waterlow - this is a bit bigger. 

                                  finally     An overprinted 1c. (No. 620) from 1952 - stamp is from an earlier issue I think and overprinted with CORREOS (post ?) -  again showing the Post Office Building - printed by American Bank Note Co.

No. idea if all issues were farmed out to ABCo, or whether Waterlow were still involved after the early 1950s.         Might the first bantam qualify as one of the smallest of recent decades, or are there yet smaller still examples?             

@beryllium Guy

Sorry,Chris.....I am not knowledgeable in this area either.......I was given the opportunity to buy a Colombian collection but my wife talked me out of it.....said I had enough collections !!!!
So for the sake of healthy Anglo-Ecuadorian relations ,I decided to pass on the offer................

Anglobob

Hi paul1

None of the stamps are rare, scarce maybe, but not rare.

Following is the information from both Alvaro Barriga 1983 and Scott 2023:
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Stamp 1
Engraved
Waterlow and Sons, London
Perf 12

Scott 601 Barriga 884
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Stamp 2
Doctors of Colombia
Engraved
Waterlow and Sons, London
Perf 11.5
Note: Sheet of 100 in blocks of 25 for each doctor

Scott Barriga
597   882 Dr. Osorio
598   883 Dr. Martinez
599   881 Dr. Uricoechea
600   880 Dr. Lombana
==============================================================
Stamp 3
Engraved
American Banknote Company
Perf 12
Note: Overprinted Postal Tax [Scott RA33] for Regular Postage

Scott 562 Barriga 755
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If you want Leo Temprano nunbers and/or Stanley Gibbons, just request via pm.

Jerry B

Hi paul1

You are welcome.

Jerry B

I found these two inexpensive eBay lots of Colombian airmail stamps from the time period I have been working on. Both should arrive later this week. The majority are not dupes for me.

1945-1953 Colombia Air Post Stamp Collection Used



1952-1957 Colombia Air Post Stamp Collection Used

I found this issue in a packet of Colombia stamps, suspecting it may be a private post, but have not been able to find it referenced. Can a member identify the stamp?

Not seen anywhere, in my references.
At this stage, I would have it as a "Phantasy" stamp

It is nowhere near the quality of most Cundinamarca issues.

Klasebouer shows some fairly poor provisionals of 1883
None similar to yours.
and adds  "A few other, extremely rare provisionals also exist"

All with text "provisiorios" or similar, and in mainly older extravagant font.

Literature
Alan D. Angon, 1883 – The Typeset Provisionals of Cundinamarca, 1972
Howard Frome, Manuscript Cancels of Cundinamarca, 1993
Dieter Bortfeldt, The workbook: notes on reprints and forgeries of Colombian stamps.
Part II, The sovereign states of Colombia, Antioquia, Bolivar, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Tolima and Panamá,
Colombian Philatelic Research Society, Bogota, 2007