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  • Lot# : 5227 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 9 handstamped surcharge in violet, second stamp Gibbons Type 3 surcharged in violet with variety "Surcharge Diagonal Reading Down", of fine fresh colour, typical speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. A very rare and most attractive pair. Cert. RPSL (1953) Gi = £ 7'500++.rnProvenance: Collection H.G. Porter; Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 588.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF