Stamp: Arms, Flags and Soldiers Building Bridge (Colombia 1955)
Arms, Flags and Soldiers Building Bridge (Colombia 1955)
27 June (Colombia ) within release Colombian soldiers who served in Korea goes into circulation Stamp Arms, Flags and Soldiers Building Bridge face value 20 Colombian centavo
| Stamp Arms, Flags and Soldiers Building Bridge in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi: CO 737 |
| Leo Temprano: | Lt: CO HF11b |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Stamp from souvenir sheet MI BL11. Printed by THOMAS DE LA RUE & CO. LTD. The battalion "Colombia" was an infantry battalion of the Colombian Army that served with the United Nations Command in South Korea. It was the first Colombian military division to fight in Asia and served alongside the seventh and twenty-fifth divisions of the United States Army infantry during the Korean War. It served from 1951 to 1954. Of the 5,100 Colombian soldiers who participated in that conflict 163 lost their lives.Also in the issue Colombian soldiers who served in Korea:
- Stamp - Arms, Flags and Soldiers Building Bridge face value 20;
- Stamp - Arms, Flags and Soldiers Building Bridge face value 10;
Stamp Arms, Flags and Soldiers Building Bridge it reflects the thematic directions:
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