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Lot# 5234 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 5234 Niger Coast Protectorate

    Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused horizontal pair with Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in green, of fine fresh colour and merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on superb large part og. Just 120 stamps issued, a splendid and scarce multiple Gi = £ 900+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF