Lot 2585
Panama, Colombia 1881, Registration, 10c red on orange, manuscript "973" registry number, used with Colombia 1883 10c orange yellow, tied by "Colon, Oct 2" duplex on special registration envelope to France, red "Panama, Lig. A. Paq. Fr. No 1, 2 Oct 84" octagon d.s., reverse with Bordeaux (10.25) arrival cds, Very Fine.Scott No. Colombia F8 + 119 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A REMARKABLE EARLY REGISTERED USE FROM COLON, PANAMA CARRIED BY FRENCH PACKET TO FRANCE.
Presumably the special registration envelopes and Colombia F7 were sent to Colon in 1881, but no Colon registered covers are recorded from 1881 and 1882. This is one of the earliest recorded registered covers from Colon, of which only a few are known from the 1880s.
Lot 2586
Panama, Colombia 1881, Registration, 10c red on orange, blue "182" handstamp, used with Colombia 1883, 10c orange with left selvage, tied by "Colon, 5 Feb 1887" duplex on cover with preprinted address to Northford, Conn., New York (2.15) transit backstamp; light central file fold and slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, an early Colon registered use with Colombian F8 registry stamp.Scott No. Colombia F8 + 119 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot 2587
Panama, Colombia 1892, Registration, 10c Dark Brown on Rose Buff, blue "1531" handstamp, small scuff, used with 20c black on lilac (12) tied by two strikes of purple "Colon, 31 Ago 1893" cds on cover to New York City, blue "15" crayon, reverse with Sep. 12th arrival cds, Very Fine.Scott No. Colombia F11 + Panama 12 Estimate $150 - 200.
By this date, the stock of Panama F1 registry stamps was used up in Colon. A shipment of Colombian registration stamps was received to replace it.
Realized: $150
Lot 2588
Panama, Colombia 1892, Registration, 10c Dark Brown on Rose Buff, "25" handstamp, used with Panama 10c orange (18) tied by two strikes of purple "Colon, 3 Ene 1894" cds on cover to New York City, endorsed "per 'Colombia' ", blue crayon "13", New York (1.11) arrival backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, quite attractive.Scott No. Colombia F11 + Panama 18 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot 2589
Panama, Colombia 1895, Registration, 10c deep brown on rose buff, purple "128" handstamp, used with Panama 1892-96, 10c orange, tied by purple "Colon, 14 Ene 1895" duplex on cover with preprinted addressed to New York, matching purple "Tarde" framed handstamp but no late fee assessed, purple New York (2.1) arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine, an early use of Colombia F11.Scott No. Colombia F11 + Panama 18 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 2590
Panama, Colombia 1895, Registration, 10c deep brown on rose buff, manuscript "2785" number, used with A.R. 5c vermilion, tied by "A.R. Colon" handstamp, and Panama 1887-88, 50c brown and 1892-96, 1c green, 2c rose pair, 5c blue, 10c orange, 20c violet, 1p lake, all tied by "Colon, 12 Nov 1897" cds on cover to Hamburg, Germany, New York (11.22) transit backstamp and New York registry exchange label affixed, Hamburg (12.1) arrival backstamp; some small stamp and edge flaws, F.-V.F.Scott No. Colombia F11 + H2, Panama 13, 15-19, 21 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $850
Lot 2591
Panama, Colombia 1895, Registration, 10c deep brown on rose buff, manuscript "2570", used with A.R. 5c vermilion tied by purple "A.R. Colon" handstamp, and Panama 1892-96, 1c green, three singles, 2c rose, and 5c blue, all tied by three strikes of purple "Colon, 5 Oct 1898" cds on cover to Chicago, Ill., purle New York (10.13) and Chicago (10.15) backstamps, original "P.C" flap seal; some stamp perf flaws, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. Colombia F11 + H2, Panama 15 [3], 16, 17 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 2592
Panama, Colombia 1892, Registration, 10c yellow brown on light buff, manuscript "5432", used with Colombia A.R. 5c vermilion, s.e. on two sides, and Panama 1892-96 10c orange, tied by purple "Colon, 9 Dic 1901" cds on cover to Budapest, Mo., New York (12.19) transit backstamp and New York registry label affixed (torn), Budapest (12.31), Very Fine.Scott No. Colombia F11 + H2, Panama 18 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 2593
Panama, Colombia 1892, Registration, 10c Yellow Brown on Light Buff, blue "4255" handstamp, used with Panama 1887-88, 20c black on lilac and 1892-96, 1c green, two pairs, 2c rose, pair and single, and 5c blue, paid, and 10c orange pair, all tied by "Panama, 26 Set 1894" duplexes on blue legal size Mallet correspondence cover to Surrey, England, forwarded to Kensington, Oct. 18th arrival backstamps; some edge wear and edge tears with one affecting 1c, F.-V.F., a remarkable franking for the 40c rate.Scott No. Colombia F12 + Panama 15, 16, 17 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot 2594 ()
Panama, Colombia 1892, Registration, 10c yellow brown on light buff, "2273" handstamp, used with Colombia A.R. 1894, 5c vermilion tied by "Colon" straightline and Panama 1894, 10c on 50c brown tied by "Colon, 9 Nov 1894" cds on cover front to Paris, France, F.-V.F.Scott No. Colombia F12 + H2, Panama 27 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $700