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| Keywords: Colombia Revenues 1904 Cundinamarca.jpg en Colombia 1904 revenue stamps for Cundinamarca related to Colombian Leper Colonies In this context in 1904 the Department of Cundinamarca issued a set of cigarette tax revenue stamps They are inscribed Renta de San Lazaro San Lazaro income and Salvemonos de la Lepra protection against leprosy clearly indicating the proceeds of the tax would be used to combat leprosy The first stamp in the set is the only Colombian revenue known to the author to be denominated in milesimos de peso oro that is thousandths of a gold currency peso or tenths of a centavo The following is a listing of the issue 1904 Litho Imprint LIT J L ARANGO - MEDELLIN COL perf 12 39x15 mm 8m lilac a purple b purple/pelure 3c red 5c blue 10c orange-brown 20c green shades a imperf horizontally 50c bistre a left 50 as 5C 1P black In the following year the lowest value still in milesimos was reissued in an altered design without Salvemonos de la Lepra 1905 Litho No imprint perf 12 38x15 mm 8m lilac a purple This stamp exists in two types One has a plate scratch running from the left hand 8 to the O of DEPARTAMENTO whilst the other is without the scratch The scratched plate seems to be commoner As far as the author is aware these Cundinamarca revenue stamps are the only Colombian ones specifically devoted to raising funds to combat leprosy <ref> cite book Alan D Anyon Cundinamarca Leprosy Tax Stamps 2009 March Copacarta 26-3 19 </ref> Scan of original Government of Colombia 1904 PD-Old Sources reflist 1904 stamps Revenue stamps of Colombia Leprosy | ||||
