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Lot# 5201 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 5201 Niger Coast Protectorate

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    Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused se-tenant horizontal strip of three, with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in green on first and third stamps, central stamp surcharged Gibbons Type 9 in vermilion, of fresh rich colour and merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. A delightful and most attractive multiple of great scarcity. Cert. BPA (1987) Gi = £ 1'250++.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF