CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1

Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in blue on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example with Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in blue, centred to lower left with typical speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. Just 60 stamps issued. A fine example of this very scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 2'000.rnProvenance: Collection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 145.