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Lot# 5234 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 5234 Niger Coast Protectorate

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    Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused se-tenant vertical pair, marginal from right of sheet with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in green, lower stamp surcharged Gibbons Type 9 in vermilion, of fresh rich colour and merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. Manuscript description in ink on margin but a most attractive and extremely rare multiple. Cert. RPSL (1930) Gi = £ 950++.rnProvenance: Collection George H. Boucher (1930); Collection A.J.P. Baumann, Harmers, London, 22 Sept 1977, lot 281.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF