Lot# 5190 - Auction 298-307
Auction 298-307
-> The BESANÇON Collection (part II) – British West Africa
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Lot# : 5190 Lagos
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1884/86: 10 s. purple-brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused block of four of this famous stamp, of rich deep colour, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. A major rarity in a multiple and probably the finest now extant Gi = £ 6'400+.
Provenances: Collection L. du P. Chiappini, Collection Henry J. Duveen, Charles Phillips, New York, Nov 1922.
Starting bid : 3,000 CHFHammer price : 5,500 CHF -
