Losnr. 5285 - 298.-307. Auktion
298.-307. Auktion
-> The BESANÇON Collection (part II) – British West Africa
-> Britische Kolonien
-> Niger Coast Protectorate
-
Losnr. : 5285 Niger Coast Protectorate
Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): '5/-' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example with Gibbons Type 12 handstamped surcharge, variety "Surcharge Vertical Reading Down", of fine colour and appearance, large part og. An immensely rare stamp with just 4 stamps recorded, one housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III. One of the most elusive of all British Colonial stamps. Cert. BPA (1954) Gi = £ 45'000.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel J.R. Danson, RL, London, 10 March 1971, lot 1746; Collection Rossi, Warwick & Warwick, Coventry, 8 June 2005, lot 477.Ausruf : 20.000 CHFZuschlag : 40.000 CHF