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  • Lot# : 5251A Niger Coast Protectorate

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    Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): '20/-' in violet on Great Britain 1 s. dull green, an unused example with Gibbons Type 12 handstamped surcharge, of excellent fresh colour and appearance and superb large part original gum. One of the rarest stamps in the world of classic philately with just two examples recorded, the third example known is with the handstamped surcharge inverted. Magnificent in all respects and without doubt the finer of the two examples issued, the other (ex Henry Duveen and Arthur Hind, lot 618, now residing in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) having nibbed perforations at top. Unique in private hands, a philatelist's dream to be able to see, handle and describe, the rarest perforated stamp of British Colonial philately - the first time this stamp has been available for open auction sale in 100 years. Signed A. Diena, R. Mondolfo. Certs. A. Diena (1963) and BPA (1974) Gi = £ 140'000.rnProvenance: Collection Philippe Ferrary de la Renotière, Druout, Paris, sale 5, 15-17 Nov 1922, lot 127 (realised 16'000 French Francs); Collection Renato Mondolfo RDP.
    Starting bid : 60,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold