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Lot# 5265 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 5265 Niger Coast Protectorate

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    Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in blue on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example with Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in blue, centred to lower left with typical speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. Just 60 stamps issued. A fine example of this very scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 2'000.rnProvenance: Collection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 145.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF