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lot # 5201 - deutsche kolonien kamerun ganzsachen
1897: Imperial Eagle 20 pf. ultramarine, overprinted "Kamerun" in black, diagonally bisected, for the steamer Valdivia, used on a postcard to Mannheim, Germany, dated 3 October 1898, tied by a circular datestamp "KAMERUN" in black, with arrival "MANNHEIM" bridge type circular. Small corner fault lower right and hinge remains to back. Nonetheless an extremely rare usage Mi = €20'000. Cert. BPA (1986).
Provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe, Zurich, 16 April 1985, lot 496.
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