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Lot# 4249 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 4249 Mafeking

    'Mafeking Besieged' on Stamps of the British Bechuanaland 1900 (March 29): Surchaarged 1 s. on 4 d. green & purple-brown, a used block of four, Types I-II, of good strong colour, cancelled by MAFEKING / C.G.H. datestamps (May 10) in black. Merest hint of corner bend otherwise a very fine and scarce multiple, just 2'320 stamps issued Gi = £ 440+.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Goodyear', Robson Lowe, London, 8 June 1993, lot 42.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF