COLOMBIAN AIRMAILS - SCADTA 1923 CONSULAR AGENTS CACHETS NICARAGUA - ZELAYA Covers This cover was flown by

This cover was flown by the US Marine Corps on the resumption of the regular airmail service

5c dull orange and 10c blue 'Waterlow' postal stationery envelopes (H&G B7 & B8) unused but with light 'Target' cancels

Addressed locally and assessed as postage due with 'T won' manuscript marking on front and straight line 'DETENIDA FOR FALTA DE FRANQUEO' marking on reverse with '14 JAN 1930' datestamp and added 1925 1c green 'Portrait' issue with 'T' in circle handstamp applied on front to pay the postage due

Addressed to USA with blue 'Registration Seal' tied on reverse by oval CERTIFICADOS TAMPICO markings with various transit and arrival marks

Prepared for use but unissued by order of Fidel Castro due to his reluctance to have his image on a stamp

COLOMBIAN AIRMAILS - SCADTA 1923 CONSULAR AGENTS CACHETS NICARAGUA - ZELAYA Covers This cover was flown byCover franked with 1923 10c blue national issue and 1923 30c dull blue SCADTA issue (SG 398 & 41) tied by BOGOTA SCADTA cds's in red dated 22. II. 1923. Addressed to MANCHESTER, UK with fine strike of boxed 'Use the Colombian Airmail ! It saves you 10 Days ! Information and Stamps Langstaff, Ehrenberg & Pollak, Liverpool' British consular agents cachet in purple on reverse with BARRANQUILLA SCADTA transit cds.