Stamps of PANAMA
PANAMA
COLOMBIAN PERIOD
1821-1859
1821-1859
1835ca: Stampless cover from Panama to Popayan dated 1835 from contents with straight-line PANAMÁ marking and manuscript Debe and 4 (reales).
1839 Feb 4: Registered cover prepaid to Bogotá addressed to General Tomas Cipriano Mosquera with manuscript annotated edges denoting registration, struck with exceptional oval PANAMA / FRANCO handstamp in red. Manuscript endorsement of the Postmaster at top "Certificacion Panamá / sale hoi 4 de Feb 1839, Gonzales." On reverse with explanation of rate in manuscript 4 reales and 8 reales for registration, total 12 reales paid.
Note: The year was checked by a paleographist and concluded that 1839 was the year written on the cover.
Note: The year was checked by a paleographist and concluded that 1839 was the year written on the cover.
Via Panama 1822, October 24: Entire letter from Kingston (Jamaica) to Lima with '4' rate in manuscript, struck with straight-line PANAMÁ handstamp in red in transit. Interestting contents 'we have pleasure in forwarding you through the Isthmus a letter from England...'
1824-28ca: Adressed to Coronel T.C. Mosquera PANAMÁ red straightline handstamp on folded cover from Panama to Bogota, forwarded to Popayan, originally rated "4" reales but amended to "5" reales due to forwarding. T.C. Mosquera was Coronel only during 1824 to 1828.
1840: - Jan 27 to "Senor General Tomas Cipriano Mosquera Secretario de la gobernacion" with oval "PANAMA/DE OFICIO" to Bogota.
1849: - May 30 to "Senor General Tomas Cipriano Mosquera" from Valparaiso, Chile to Bogota privately forwarded to Panama with oval "PANAMA/DEBE" and handstruck "1 1/2" rating both in red. It was then re-addressed to Barranquilla.
1837: Sep 11, PANAMA straightline handstamp on folded letter datelined from Panama to Cartagena, then forwarded to Bogota, originally rated "2" reales but amended to "4" reales with additional "4" reales at left due for forwarding.
PANAMÁ
1838ca: Official cover directed to General Mosquera at Bogotá bearing red neat PANAMA / FRANCO and PANAMA / DE OFICIO oval handstamps. An extremely rare combination with both handstamps. Cert. Bortfeldt.