Lot# 5260 - Auction 298-307
Auction 298-307
-> The BESANÇON Collection (part II) – British West Africa
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Lot# : 5260 Niger Coast Protectorate
Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'Half / Penny' in violet on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 7 handstamped surcharge in violet, minor bend of no significance, fresh and very fine with merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. A very rare stamp with just 9 examples printed, in the foremost quality. Cert. BPA (2022) Gi = £ 13'000.rnProvenance: Collection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 139.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 9,500 CHF