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Lot# 6290 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 6290 British East Africa

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    Surcharged by De La Rue on GB 1890 (May 23): 1 a. on 2 d. green & carmine, a used block of four of good colour, cancelled by LAMU code A circular datestamps (June 26, 1890) in black. An exceptionally rare stamp in a used block of four: John Minns in "British East Africa" on page 5 records just this one block. Perhaps not the most beautiful multiple but believed unique and a great rarity Gi = £ 1'200+.rnrnProvenance: Heinrich Köhler, Wiesbaden, sale 224, 8 June 1978, lot 2570.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800.00 CHF