Bolivar

Bolivar is a department of Colombia located in the northern part of the country.

Postage

 * In 1863-66, very small stamps wer issued, an outer frame with E.U. DE COLOMBIA / CORREOS DEL ESTADO with ESTADO S. DE BOLIVAR inside it.
 * In 1873, new designs were issued inscribed CORREOS DEL ESTADO and ESTADO SOBERANO / BOLIVAR.
 * In 1874-76, three values were issued inscribed CORREOS BOLIVAR.
 * In 1879, Simon Bolivar in profile designs were issued, "1879" at the top, on both white wove and bluish laid papers.
 * In 1880, the design was reissued except "1880" at top, again on two different papers.
 * In 1882, a new portrait design was issued with value repeated at top and bottom. A tiny "1882" is below the portrait.
 * Also in 1882, two bicolor engraved Bolivar portrait designs were issued.

 File:Bolivar 1873 5c.webp|1873 5c value File:Bolivar 1873 20c.webp|1873 20c value File:Bolivar 1873 80c.webp|1873 80c value File:Bolivar 1882 5p.png|1882 5p Bolivar 

 File:Bolivar profile 5c A.webp|1880 5c value File:Bolivar 1891 10c.webp|1891 10c value File:Bolivar 1903 5p.webp|1903 5p value File:Bolivar 1903 10p.webp|1903 10p value 
 * In 1891 the 1882 design was used again except without a year date.
 * In 1903, four different designs on colored paper and borders of dotted lines were issued. They were inscribed "DEPARTAMENTO DE BOLIVAR". These were imperf with some values with sewing machine perfs.
 * In 1904, portrait designs were issued, with sewing machine perf.
 * Also in 1904 three numeral designs were issued, inscribed "CORREOS BOLIVAR" and ""REPUBLIC DE COLOMBIA".

Acknowledgment of receipt
 File:Colombia Bolivar AR A.webp|1903 20c value on yellow paper 
 * In 1903, small stamps with a large "AR" were issued on colored paper with dotted lines in borders, imperf and with sewing machine perfs.
 * In 1904, a 2c red stamp was issued inscribed REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA / CORREOS DE BOLIVAR.

Late fee
 File:Bolivar 1903 car rose Late.webp|20c carmine rose 
 * In 1903, two stamps with RETARDO were issued on colored paper with dotted lines in the borders. They were imperf and with sewing machine perfs.

Registration
 File:Bolivar 1879 certif.webp|1879 File:Bolivar 1903 20c reg.webp|1903 20c value 
 * In 1879, Simon Bolivar designs like the definitives were issued with the additional inscription CERTIFICADO and on two different papers.
 * In 1880, the previous design was issued except with date now "1880".
 * In 1882-85, a 40c brown value was issued in each year with dating, perf 16x12. Perf 12 stamps were never used.
 * In 1903, a small registration label design on colored paper was issued, headed DEPARTAMENTO DE BOLIVAR. It exists imperf and with sewing machine perf.
 * In 1904 a black registration label design was issued, with "BOLIVAR" at left.