Colombia, Catalogo Histórico Filatélico, Edition Especializado, 1984 by Leo Temprano,


I must admit, this catalogue is not the most recent one but so far, in my strong believe, the most complete and comprehensive Colombian Stamp catalogue.
The catalogue was published in this form already in 1984 and the more recent version do not contain the same complete information anymore. As per my knowledge, this was done as cost saving measures.

This catalogue contains following areas of the Colombian stamps and postal history:

• Confederation Grenadina, 1859-60,
• United States of New Granada, 1861-62
• United States of Colombia wit a very details section of the classic stamps
• First period of the Republic of Colombia
• CCNA (Compañía Colombiana de Navegación Aéreo
• SCADTA
• Acuse de Recibo (AR) stamps
• Express Mail stamps
• See Mail (Correo Maritimo)
• Official Stamps (Correo Oficial)
• Registration stamps (Recomendado)
• Ministry of Communications (Const. Min. Comunicationes)
• Late stamps (Retardo)
• Red Cross (Cruz Roja)
• Miniature sheets (Hojas Filatelicas)

Colombian states of:

• Anioquia
• Bolivar
• Boyaca
• Cauca
• Cudinamarca
• Panama
• Santander
• Tolima

Semi Official (Correo Semi Official) and Urban/City Post (Correo Urbanos)

• Correo Del Dorado
• Expreso Colombiano Ribon e Hijos
• Empresa de Autobuses
• Correo Rapido del Norte de Santander (COSADO)
• Compañía de transportes Terrtestres
• Correo Departamental de Caldas
• Correo Tobon Correo Diario
• Transportes Económicos Ingacio Rojas C. & Cia
• Cia. Urbana de transportes Pachuribe
• Transportadora Colombiana Correos Extrarrápidos
• Flota Santa Fe
• Correo Expresoi Trans-Ocampüo
• Correo Urbano de Bogota
• Correo Urbano Municipal de Palmira
• Correo Urbano Municipal de Medellin
• Correo Urbano Municipal de Manizales

In addition:

• Telegraph stamps (Estampillas telégrafos)
• Insured value stamps (Viñetas de valor Declarado
• Anti Tuberculosis (Estampillas de la Liga Antituberculosa)

For a good measure, an introduction of the Pre-International Airmail is included, along with copies and extracts of numerous laws and decrees related to the postal history of Colombia

All in all, a book absolutely essential for the collector of stamps and postal history of Colombia however, difficult to find these days.