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Catalogue 287: British West Africa – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I)
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    1914/29: Definitive issue, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, the set of twelve values overprinted SPECIMEN in black or red, with additional values of the 3 d. (2), 4 d. (2), 1 s., 5 s. (2) and 10 s. (2), fresh and very fine colours, large part og. (22 stamps) Gi = £ 325++.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 5351 Nigeria

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    1914/29: 4 d. black on deep yellow (yellow back), wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example overprinted SPECIMEN in red (Samuel Type D12), variety "Broken M" (row 7, stamp 5), fresh and fine, large part og. Very rare - just 7 examples possible.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 5352 Nigeria

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    1917: Die I, £ 1 deep purple and black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, unused examples (2), each marginal from top of sheet, with Plate number '5' and '8' respectively in top margin, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 380+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5353 Nigeria

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    1917: Die I, £ 1 purple and black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused block of four, corner marginal from lower right of sheet with Plate number '23' in margin, fresh and fine but for diagonal bend in sheet margin only, large part og. with lower stamps unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 900+.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 5354 Nigeria

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    1921/32: Definitive set of 14 values unused, overprinted SPECIMEN in black or red (1½ d. orange and 3 d. blue perf. SPECIMEN), fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. A very scarce set Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 5355 Nigeria

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    1928: Die II, 2 d. chocolate, an unused example on part of card from the De La Rue archives, handstamped SPECIMEN in blue, endorsed at top "Feb 1928" in manuscript. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5146. Unique.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5356 Nigeria

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    1936: Pictorial issue, the set of twelve values complete, all perforated by hooded SPECIMEN, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce set Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 5357 Nigeria

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    1936: De La Rue engraver's Die Proof of the £ 1 value, the 'Canoe Pulling' vignette only, printed in black on medium wove paper (38 x 24 mm.). A similar example is illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5150. Rare and fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 5358 Nigeria

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    1938/51: Pictorial 2 s. 6 d. black & blue, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf. 14, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet with requisition number '122' in margin, variety "Watermark Inverted", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Extremely rare. Cert. Brandon (2010) Gi = £ 13'000+.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF
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