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  • Lot# : 6023 Mafeking

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    'Mafeking Besieged' Type 2 on Stamps of the Bechuanaland Protectorate 1900 (April 12): Surcharged 1 s. on 6 d. purple on rose-red, an unused example of excellent colour, fresh and fine, large part og. An exceptional stamp of great rarity unused, with no example present in the C. Emerson Huston, Maria de La Queillerie or Sir Maxwell Joseph collections, just 1'440 stamps issued. Signed Herbert Bloch. Cert. Brandon (1982), BPA (2019) Gi = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Collection 'Mafeking', Guido Craveri, Lugano, 18 Feb 1994, lot 1561
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF