Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the "

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". As with the other states, Cundinamarca once had the right to issue its own

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s, and it issued stamps with the state's coat of arms, starting in 1870 and ending in 1904. Many of these are still readily available. There is one rarity, the 2-real

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from 1883, although there is some doubt as to whether it was sold to the public, since no used copies are known to exist. Likewise, authentic uses of any Cundinamarca stamp on cover are not often seen.

Sources

* Stanley Gibbons Ltd, various catalogues * Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. ''The Stamp Atlas''. London: Macdonald, 1986. * ''XLCR Stamp Finder and Collector's Dictionary'', Thomas Cliffe Ltd, c.1960

External links

AskPhil – Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms

Colombia-Panama Philatelic Study Group
{{PostalhistoryAmericas Philately of Colombia Cundinamarca Department br:Timbroù Stadoù-Unanet Kolombia

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