Colombia Postal History 1531 – 1859

This exhibit shows not only a complete pre-philatelic Postal History, but a documented history of Colombia, right from the conquest to the period when the first postal stamp was issued, in 1859. It proves that long before the issue of postage stamps, the written communication existed and functioned in the Kingdom of New Granada. Covers and documents are mainly letters with contents by people and personal lities who forged 350 years of Colombi’s history. Others minor items are presented to enhance and to make this story more understandable. Shown in chronological order in four Postal History periods.

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