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Lot# 5267 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 5267 Niger Coast Protectorate

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    Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused horizontal pair, first stamp with Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in vermilion and right hand stamp with Type 9 surcharge in green, slightest trace of age on superb large part og. Just 60 stamps issued with the vermilion surcharge. An attractive and very rare multiple. Cert. RPSL (1960) Gi = £ 1'100++.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Aug 1997, lot 1243.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF