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Lot# 5270 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 5270 Niger Coast Protectorate

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    Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in blue on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused se-tenant horizontal strip of three, with first and third stamps Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in blue and central stamp surcharged Type 8 in vermilion, fresh vibrant colour and very fine, with merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. Just 120 stamps issued with the surcharge struck in blue. A magnificent and extremely rare multiple. Cert. RPSL (1968) Gi = £ 1'400++.rnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, London, 25-26 April 1979, lot 1484.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF