CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1

Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, a used example with Gibbons Type 6 handstamped surcharge in violet, lightly cancelled by circular datestamp in black. Some speckles from the red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on reverse. A scarce stamp with just 120 issued Gi = £ 500.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1994, ex lot 1470.