Sale No: 373
Lot No: 1226
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Stamps overprinted by the Governor in manuscript "GR Mafia JDM": 2r. green, exceptionally fresh color and good perforation, unused with full original gum, very fine, the only known specimen and one of the greatest rarities of British Occupation issues, certificate Scheller (2020)
Provenance: "Togo & Tanganjika - The Colonel J.R. Danson Collection" (Robson Lowe, 1971)
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 1227
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1915, Stamps overprinted with modified type 2 handstamp "GR POST 6 CENTS MAFIA" with wide spacing between "G" and "R", 6c. on 2½h. -3r., mostly fresh colors and good perforations, unused, the 1-3r. some small negligible imperfections of no importance considering this being the only known complete set of this rare and sought-after issue. Accompanied by a handwritten letter signed by Colonel Mackay, the Military Governor, who certifies the genuineness of the set of wide-spaced overprints, certificate Scheller (2020) (Gibbs no. 29-38)
Provenance: "Togo & Tanganjika - The Colonel J.R. Danson Collection" (Robson Lowe, 1971)
