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  • Lot# : 5218 Niger Coast Protectorate

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    Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'Half / Penny' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused se-tenant horizontal pair with first stamp Gibbons Type 7 handstamped surcharge in violet, variety "Surcharge Diagonal Reading Down" and second stamp Gibbons Type 9 surcharge 'HALF / PENNY' in violet with slight nibbed perf. at base, of fine fresh colour, slight fold between the stamps on perfs., typical speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. A rare and most attractive pair. Cert. RPSL (1933) Gi = £ £ 8'000++.rnProvenance: Collection George H. Boucher (1933); Harmers, London, 14 Feb 1995, lot 1352.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF