Five different official seals, plus one Dead Letter Office seal, are recorded from Colombia.
Catalog: Drummond OS1
Date issued: Unknown, EKU February 20, 1920
Printing: Black
Perforation: Imperforate
Inscription: "Llegó con sobre despegado" ("Arrived with the envelope open") repeated in two lines
Control Number: None
Description: 1920 cover from Guamal, Colombia to Chicago received unsealed at the Colombian post office and closed along top edge with single post office seal of the earliest type.
Catalog: Drummond OS5t
Date issued: Unknown, EKU February 26, 1999
Printing: Blue, red, and yellow on transparent 1-7/8" wide tape (partial design shown)
Perforation: Imperforate
Inscription: "IQUE EL ESTADO DE ESTE PRECINTO / (S)EGURIDAD - EFICIENCIA / FIQUE EL ESTADO DE ESTE PRECINTO" (partial design)
Control Number: None
Description: 1999 airmail cover from the People's Republic of China to Cali, Colombia received damaged and repaired at top with latest design Colombian official seal tape. Tape tied by nearly unreadable boxed 3-line blue "Colombia ADPOSTAL" handstamp.
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Updated October 28, 2007