CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1

Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): '5/-' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example with Gibbons Type 12 handstamped surcharge in violet, variety "Surcharge Diagonal Reading Down", of fine colour and appearance, horizontal crease not affecting the frontal appearance, tiny piece of paper hinge remnant and speckles from red blotting paper on large part og. An extremely rare stamp with very few examples recorded. Cert. BPA (2022) Gi = £ 40'000.rnProvenance: Collection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 160.