Postage stamps and postal history of Colombia

This article deals exclusively with the postal history of Colombia. Is based on historical or political events, to the extent not necessary, not received. The history of the country can be found at Columbia.

Colombian State Post

At the time of the first stamp issues 1859 Colombia was a loose federation of nine largely independent sub- states under the name of Granada Confederation what. Brands at first by a Confed Granadina Estados Unidos de Nueva Granada as inscription is expressed. From 1861 to 1885 was the country name United States of Colombia. Some of the entities reported in the period following out its own brands, including Antioquia, Bolivar, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Santander and Tolima. Even Panama was until its independence in 1903 part of State of Colombia and issued its own stamps from 1878, on international voyages, however, had to be used brands of Colombia.

A special feature of the Colombian post was the use of large-format value letter insurance brands ( Cubiertas ) By 1865 until 1909. These about 13 × 6.5 cm measured postage stamps were provided for dispatching a value letter with indication of the insured value and glued on the flap of the letter to so as to seal it.

In Colombian territory several British consulate post offices were active.

During the civil war from 1899 to 1902 there have been various local issues. To prevent captured by insurgents Brand inventories were used, the State Post its trade mark in stocks with stars, wavy lines and locally with Einschreibestempeln (Cartagena) overprint. Also insurgents produced its own spending on areas under their control. From 1900 to 1902 held the insurgents town Cucuta occupied and organized a postal service. For this purpose, two stamps were issued locally produced series of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 centavos. The first series bears the inscription Gobierno PROVISORIO Correos, for the second series, the inscription in Gobierno Provisional Correos was ( both mean post the Provisional Government ) is used.

During and immediately after the Civil War, the postal service was unable to maintain the supply of stamps for more remote places. From this time many emergency issues that have been made ​​by local Postbediensten come. These consisted mostly of only one of value and the name of the relevant postal officials, in some cases, the value was also entered by hand.

In recent decades Colombia was one of the states that maintain an independent brand graphics. It is also due to the many issues to be rather expensive collection area.

The post was until 2006 the state, but economically very successful and has been privatized since then. The postal system was AdPostal and was renamed (72 ° W from 4 ° N ) after privatization in 472. Postal codes were introduced only recently.

Expenditure of the Department of Post

The following sub- states of the Confederacy Granada ( and from 1885 Department of Colombia ) gave out its own stamps for domestic traffic, which had until July 1906 in use. For shipments to other departments or abroad stamps of the United States Postal were used.

Antioquia

Antioquia was 1868-1904 own stamps out.

The part of Bolivar State began in 1863 to issue their own stamps. The first three brands are among the world's smallest stamps. On most stamps of the department of national hero Simón Bolívar is portrayed.

Boyacá

Although Boyacá already in the 1860s was like the other constituent states / departments the right to issue stamps, the first edition was not published until 1899.

Cundinamarca

Part of the state, later Departemento, with its own post office from 1870 to 1906. Cundinamarca was like the United States Postal some large- value letter insurance brands out whose declared value represented the insurance fee.

Santander

Own Stamp Issues existed from 1884 to 1903. Santander gave as the Colombian State Post Cubiertas from. From 1904 to 1906, the post of Departementos were special stamps out of the river in the eastern province of Cúcuta ( Norte de Santander today Departemento ).

Tolima

Part of the state, later Departemento, with its own post office from 1870 to 1906. Tolima was like the United States Postal out some large-format Cubiertas whose declared value represented the insurance fee for an insured letter.

Private postal services

From 1920 to 1932 there was an air postal network of the German - Colombian airline SCADTA that led from Barranquilla to Girardot, or to Buenaventura and thus multi-day transport shortened to river boats. The airmail surcharge for deliveries was raised with special brands that were sold by agents and Colombian consulates abroad. These outputs carry the watermark code letters by which you can see the country in which the brands were sold (eg A = Germany, H = Netherlands).

There were many private post offices in Colombia, including airmail companies ( CCNA, SCADTA, LANSA, Avianca ). The literature noted so far a total of 64 private post offices, which were apparently in some cases until the 1960s and later active.