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  • Lot# : 5222 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 horizontal pair with Gibbons Type 7 handstamped surcharge in vermilion, the right hand stamp with variety "Surcharge Inverted", fresh and extremely fine with merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on superb large part og. Just 180 stamps issued, a magnificent and extraordinarily rare multiple in perfect condition. Cert. BPA (1999) Gi = £ 12'400++.rnProvenance: Collection G.M. Rossi, Warwick & Warwick, 8 June 2005, lot 429.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,500 CHF