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lot # 5274 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused horizontal se-tenant pair with first stamp Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in violet (9 printed), second stamp with italic Gibbons Type 7 handstamped surcharge in violet (22 examples printed), fresh and very fine, superb large part og. Believed unique. Signed Tommy Allen, Peter Holcombe, William H. Peckitt. Cert. Holcombe (1985) Gi = £ 19'000++.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Jan 1998, lot 1578.
Catalogue 301: The BESANÇON Collection (part II) – British West Africa
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