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  • Lot# : 6011 Mafeking

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    'Mafeking Besieged' on Stamps of the Bechuanaland Protectorate 1900 (March 28): Surcharged 1 d. on ½ d. vermilion, a used horizontal pair, variety "Surcharge Inverted", tied to small piece by MAFEKING / C.G.H. datestamp (March 31, 1900) in black. The top perforations close to the edge of piece, of great scarcity, especially so in a multiple of which there are but three vertical 'tête-bêche' pairs and a single 'tête-bêche' block of four recorded - this being the sole known pair with both stamps showing the variety. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 16'000.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, May 1984, lot 15.rn                   Robson Lowe, London, 19-20 Sept 1996, lot 30.rnrnNote: It is believed 24 stamps would have been printed with this variety (four rows of six) with cancellation dates of March 31 and April 9. Of the surviving examples, 22 are currently recorded, at least four of which are damaged. One is housed in the Mosely collection in the British Museum, another example is in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 13,000 CHF