COLOMBIA. Banco de Caldas. 50 Centavos, 1 Pesos, 2 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 20 Pesos, 191_. P-S325p, S326p, S327p, S329p, S330p. Face and Back Proofs.10 pieces in lot. Like so many Colombia “banco” series, these were mostly unknown before the 1990 ABN sale where they appeared in lot 718. These high quality proofs have been off the market since. Missing for completeness is the 5 Pesos from this issue; it is a much rarer denomination proof from the archives with no individual examples in that lot 718 of the 1990 ABN Sale. There was only one proof pair in the archival record book sold in the 1990 ABN sale and subsequently in Eldorado Part 1. The face of each with Caldas portrait and paired with different color backs. All India paper proofs on wide margined cards. All are Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ or better, except the 2 Pesos face is Choice Uncirculated 64. This is a mostly pristine group.
