Lot# 5229 - Auction 284 - 290
Auction 284 - 290
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Lot# : 5229 Niger Coast Protectorate
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Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in blue on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, a used horizontal strip of four, marginal from base of the pane with Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in blue, in combination with 1892/94 5 d. dull purple & blue on 1894 registered cover to Freetown, Sierra Leone tied by "Old Calabar River" circular datestamps in black (April 12) and by Freetown arrival cds (April 29). Minor edge wear to envelope of no great significance, rare and most appealing Gi = £ 3'200 off cover.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 26 June 1979, lot 1274.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 3,000 CHF -
