Sale No: 284
Lot No:5187
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Oil Rivers Protectorate 1892 (July 20): Great Britain values overprinted by De La Rue, the complete set of six values in unused matching horizontal pairs from top right corner of the sheet, all overprinted "CANCELLED" in black (Type GB 14), fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. A rare and most attractive set.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel J.R. Danson, RL, London, 10 March 1971, lot 1621. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:5191
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Oil Rivers Protectorate 1892 (July 20): Great Britain 1881 1 d. lilac overprinted by De La Rue, an unused example with variety "Overprint Transposed, OIL RIVERS at top", fresh and very fine, large part og. An exceedingly rare stamp with just 8 examples recorded, one of which is housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Cert. RPSL (1959) Gi = £ 9'000.rnProvenance: Collection C.G. Alterskye; Collection Colonel J.R. Danson, RL, London, 10 March 1971, lot 1623; Collection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 114. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Sept 3): ½+½ d. on Great Britain 1 d. lilac, a used 'block of four' of unsevered pairs marginal from top of sheet, the upper stamps surcharged in violet, the lower ½+½ d. on 1 d. lilac surcharged in red, lightly cancelled by "Old Calabar River" datestamps in black. Just four half sheets were surcharged in violet at Old Calabar and thus just 24 ½ d. stamps can exist from the top rows only whilst the remaining 936 stamps were surcharged in red. A magnificent multiple, a great rarity with just four, possibly five pairs known; in the foremost quality for the connoisseur. Certs. RPSL (1926, signed by Edward Denny Bacon) and BPA (1994) Gi = £ 16'450+.rnProvenance: Christies, London, 9 March 1994, lot 2749. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, a used example with handstamped surcharge, Gibbons Type 3 in violet, with characteristic defective 'F' in HALF, lightly cancelled by "Old Calabar River" cds in black. Scarce, just 120 stamps issued. Cert. BPA (1948) Gi = £ 375.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1994, lot 1458. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:5198
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Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example with handstamped surcharge, Gibbons Type 3 in violet, with characteristic defective 'F' in HALF, variety "Surcharge Diagonal Reading Up", fresh and very fine, the large part og. with typical speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the adhesives. Just 120 of the normal stamp issued. Extremely rare. Cert. BPA (1961) Gi = £ 7'000.rnCollection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 119. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:5199
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Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with handstamped surcharge, Gibbons Type 3 in vermilion, with characteristic defective 'F' in HALF, fresh colour and superb large part og. Just 6 examples are believed to have been issued. A delightful example of an extraordinarily rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1957) Gi = £ 14'000.rnCollection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 120. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:5203
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Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in carmine on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in carmine, fresh deep colour, large part og. Just 120 stamps issued, a very scarce stamp. Signed on reverse in ink "Wm. Bradbury" Gi = £ 450.rnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 592. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:5204
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Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in carmine on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused se-tenant horizontal pair with first stamp Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in carmine and second stamp surcharged Gibbons Type 8 in blue, left hand stamp with vertical crease not affecting the wondrous apppearance, fresh and very fine with merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on superb large part og. An immensely rare pair. Each stamp signed C.H. Mekeel in ink on reverse. Cert. BPA (1991) Gi = £ 35'000++.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel E.H.R. Green, Harmer Rooke, New York, 13-18 Nov 1944, lot 1067; Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 14 March 1991, lot 184; Collection G.M. Rossi, Warwick & Warwick, 8 June 2005, lot 431. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:5207
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Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENN.Y' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 5 handstamped surcharge in vermilion, minor gum bend not affecting appearance, fresh and fine with one or two speckles from the red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. A very rare stamp unused as most examples are found cancelled at Forcados River Gi = £ 1'300.rnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 596. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENN.Y' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, a used example with Gibbons Type 5 handstamped surcharge in vermilion, cancelled by "Forcados River" circular datestamp (Feb 1, 1894) in black. A scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1949) Gi = £ 225.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1994, ex lot 1470. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:5209
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Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example with Gibbons Type 6 handstamped surcharge in violet, fresh and very fine, typical speckles from the red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. Just 120 stamps issued, a very scarce stamp unused. Cert. RPSL (1932) Gi = £ 1'100.rnProvenance: Collection Alfred W. Bates, 1932; Collection Maurice Burrus, RL, London, 27 Nov 1963, lot 530. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:5210
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Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused horizontal strip of three with Gibbons Type 6 handstamped surcharge in vermilion, central stamp with variety "Surcharge Vertical Reading Down", brilliant appearance and of vivid colour, first stamp with diagonal bend unapparent on face, large part og. A great rarity and believed unique in a multiple Gi = £ 14'000+.rnProvenance: Collection H.G. Porter (1956); Collection Colonel J.S. Danson, RL, London, 10 March 1971, lot 1687; Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 599. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)