Lot# 5213 - Auction 284 - 290
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Lot# : 5213 Niger Coast Protectorate
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Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused se-tenant horizontal pair with Gibbons Type 6 handstamped surcharge in vermilion on first stamp with variety "Surcharge Vertical Reading Down", right hand stamp with Gibbons Type 7 handstamped surcharge 'Half / Penny' in vermilion, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. An exceptionally rare multiple in the foremost quality. Signed Saatchi. Cert. RPSL (1995) Gi = £ 13'400++.rnProvenance: Collection David Springbett SG, London, 21 March 1997, lot 467; Collection G.M. Rossi, Warwick & Warwick, 8 June 2005, lot 425.rnrnrnrn1 / 1Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 10,500 CHF -
