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Lot# 5278 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 5278 Niger Coast Protectorate

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    Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'One / Shilling' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused horizontal pair with Gibbons Type 11 handstamped surcharge Type A, the first stamp with variety "Surcharge Diagonal Reading Up" and the right hand stamp with variety "Surcharge Vertical Reading Down", of fresh colour and very fine, superb large part og. Exceedingly rare multiple for the connoisseur. Cert. BPA (1956) Gi = £ 16'000+.rnProvenance: Collection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 155.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000 CHF