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Northern Nigeria

Catalogue 287: British West Africa – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I)
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    1900 (April): First issue set of nine in unused vertical pairs, overprinted SPECIMEN in black, all of fresh vibrant colours and very fine, superb unmounted og. Scarce in multiples Gi = £ 450+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5294 Northern Nigeria

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    1900 (April): The unused set of nine, all fresh and very fine, superb large part og. Just 8'040 full sets issued, scarce Gi = £ 600.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5295 Northern Nigeria

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    1900 (April): 2 d. dull mauve & yellow, an unused block of twelve (6 x 2) from the top of the sheet with Plate Number 3 in margin, fresh colour and very fine, with stamps unmounted og. Robson Lowe rated blocks at six times the normal stamp (Encyclopaedia page 314) Gi = £ 190+.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 5296 Northern Nigeria

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    1900 (April): 2 s. 6 d. green & ultramarine, a fine used example tied to small piece by 'Northern Nigeria' cds (March 21, 1902) in black. Choice and very scarce Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 5297 Northern Nigeria

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    1902 (July 1): Definitive set of nine, wmk. Crown CA, in unused vertical pairs overprinted SPECIMEN in black, all of fresh colour and very fine, superb unmounted og. Scarce in multiples Gi = £ 340+.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5298 Northern Nigeria

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    1904 (April): De La Rue Imperforate Colour Trial for the famous £ 25 value, on watermarked Multiple Crown CA paper, in green & carmine, the issued colours. Assuming one does not have funds for the issued stamp (currently catalogued by SG at £ 60'000), this Trial is probably the best way of completing a Northern Nigeria collection. Fresh and fine, large part og.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5299 Northern Nigeria

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    1904 (April): De La Rue Imperforate Colour Trial for the famous £ 25 value, on watermarked Multiple Crown CA paper, printed in green & purple, fresh and fine, large part og.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5300 Northern Nigeria

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    1904 (April): £ 25 green & carmine, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example of beautiful fresh colour and centering, superb large part og. Issued for the prepayment of liquor licences, however inscribed 'Postage & Revenue' and therefore technically valid for same. Less than 10 examples are believed to exist, a truly wonderful example of one of the great British Colonial rarities. Signed Tommy Allen, Herbert Bloch Gi = £ 60'000.rnProvenance: W. Balasse / RL, London, 25 May 1978, lot 336.
    Starting bid : 25,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 40,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5301 Northern Nigeria

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    1905/07: Defintive set of eight values, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, all in matching blocks of four from the upper left corner of the sheet, each showing Plate Number '1' in margin, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. A delightful set Gi = £ 600+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 5302 Northern Nigeria

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    1910/11: Definitive set of thirteen complete to £ 1, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black or red, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 225.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF
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