Stamps and Covers of the World - Day 1

COLOMBIA. 1840 (May 6). Entire letter-interesting contents as ´Bogota Diary-this day General Santander died and description of his funeral on the 13th,the Pacification of Pasto-it seems little more than a truce obtained by Orlando... as apostle of General Sucre. Renewed disturbances´ and endorsed to LONDON per British Packet. The entire was sent via JAMAICA with manuscript ´Fwd´d 22 June 1840´ with outstanding KINGSTON cds on reverse (June 27) and LONDON arrival on reverse (Aug 9). On arrival in FALMOUTH a superb strike of the CARTHAGENA Fleuron handstamp in red applied on front and rated 4 s. 1 d. Truly delightful and historic cover.