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Niger Coast Protectorate continued...
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
5228 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Sept 3): ½+½ d. on Great Britain 1 d. lilac, surcharged in red, an unsevered pair, fresh and very fine unused, large part og. A very rare stamp: only 936 bisected examples were surcharged. Signed Herbert Bloch Gi = £ 500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5229 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Sept 3): ½ d. on Great Britain 1 d. lilac diagonally bisected, a used example in combination with two unsevered pairs, all five stamps with surcharge in red, initially pre-cancelled and tied to 1894 cover to Horsham by "OLD CALABAR RIVER" code A datestamps (March 19) in black. Information strike at lower left above sender's signature of Sir Claude MacDonald, the Governor of the Protectorate. 'Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet' in red (April 14) and reverse with Horsham arrival cds. Slightest of aging to envelope but a wonderful and rare franking.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 12-13 May 1981, lot 499. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF900.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5230 imageIssued 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, well centred and of fresh colour, fine large part og. Just 120 stamps issued, a rare stamp Gi = £ 550. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5231 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused horizontal strip of three with handstamped surcharge, Gibbons Type 3 in violet, two stamps with characteristic defective 'F' in HALF, first stamp variety "Surcharge Inverted", well centred and of fresh colour, fine large part og. Just 120 stamps issued of the normal, an exceedingly rare multiple in beautiful quality. Cert. RPSL (1933) Gi = £ 18'000+.rnProvenance: Collection G.H. Boucher; Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 23 March 2004, lot 589. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF9,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5232 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in green, fresh colour and fine, large part og. Just 120 stamps issued, a scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 300. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5233 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, a fine used example with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in green, cancelled by central strike of "Bonny River" cds (Dec 31, 1893) in black, Just 120 stamps issued, a fine example of a scarce stamp Gi = £ 275.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1994, lot 1470. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5234 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused se-tenant vertical pair, marginal from right of sheet with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in green, lower stamp surcharged Gibbons Type 9 in vermilion, of fresh rich colour and merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. Manuscript description in ink on margin but a most attractive and extremely rare multiple. Cert. RPSL (1930) Gi = £ 950++.rnProvenance: Collection George H. Boucher (1930); Collection A.J.P. Baumann, Harmers, London, 22 Sept 1977, lot 281. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF4,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5235 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in vermilion, fresh colour and appearance, large part og. Just 114 stamps issued, a very scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 1'200. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF460.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5236 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in carmine on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, a used example with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in carmine, tied to small piece by "Old Calabar River" cds (March 16, 1894) in black. Just 120 stamps issued, a scarce stamp Gi = £ 475.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1994, lot 1460. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5237 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in blue on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in blue, fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce stamp with just 120 issued. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 450. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5238 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in black on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in black being the central stamp in a horizontal strip of three flanked by two examples with Gibbons Type 4 surcharge in blue, all three stamps showing the horizontal line below surcharge almost entirely omitted, fresh and exceptionally fine for this, typical speckles from the red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. An astonishingly rare multiple, just 19 examples believed to exist with the surcharge in black and in a se-tenant multiple probably unique. Cert. BPA (1973) Gi = £ 5'000+.rnProvenance: Collection Renato Mondolfo RDP.rn  (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF5,500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5239 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in black on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in black in a horizontal pair with right hand stamp with surcharge in carmine, of wonderful fresh appearance, typical speckles from the red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. Just 19 stamps were printed with the black surcharge and thus a se-tenant pair of consummate quality and rarity. Signed A. Diena. Certs. Brandon (1994), BPA (2021) Gi = £ 4'700++.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 6-7 Dec 2006, lot 1303. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF7,500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5240 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in black on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 4 handstamped surcharge in black, in horizontal pair with second stamp surcharged in blue, of fresh colour with some manuscript notations on large part og. Vertical fold along perfs. mentioned for full accuracy but an exceptional and rare se-tenant pair with just 19 stamps printed surcharged in black. Cert. BPA (2022) Gi = £ 4'700+.rnProvenance: Collection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 125. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF4,800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5241 imageIssued 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 (Jan 3, 1894) in black. A scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (1955) Gi = £ 225. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF110.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5242 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENN.Y' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, a used horizontal pair with Gibbons Type 5 handstamped surcharge in vermilion, cancelled by "Forcados River" circular datestamps (Jan 3, 1894) in black. A choice and very scarce multiple Gi = £ 450+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5243 imageIssued 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, variety "Surcharge Double", cancelled by large part "Forcados River" datestamp in black. Extremely rare. Cert. BPA (1967) Gi = £ 2'250.rn  (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF1,500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5244 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, a used example with Gibbons Type 6 handstamped surcharge in violet, lightly cancelled by circular datestamp in black. Some speckles from the red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on reverse. A scarce stamp with just 120 issued Gi = £ 500.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1994, ex lot 1470. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5245 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, a used example with Gibbons Type 6 handstamped surcharge in violet and showing "Raised 'Y' in PENNY", marginal from base of sheet, cancelled by complete strike of "Old Calabar River" circular datestamp (21 March, 1894) struck in black. Just 120 stamps issued, scarce. Cert. Brandon (1986) Gi = £ 500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5246 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused horizontal pair with Gibbons Type 6 handstamped surcharge in vermilion, second stamp with variety "Surcharge Diagonal Inverted Reading Up", of lovely rich colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. A wonderful pair of great rarity. Signed Stanley Gibbons. Cert. RPSL (1931) Gi = £ 8'000++.rnProvenance: Collection Alfred W. Bates (1931).rn                        (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF7,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
5247 imageIssued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused se-tenant block of twelve (3 x 4), with italic Gibbons Type 7 handstamped surcharge in vermilion on eight stamps (positions 1, 2, 4-6, 10-12 on the multiple), third stamp with Gibbons Type 6 handstamped surcharge in vermilion each with variety "Surcharge Diagonal Inverted, Reading Up", seventh stamp with variety "Surcharge Diagonal Inverted, Reading Down" and position 8 with variety "Surcharge Diagonal, Reading Down" and position 9 with "Surcharge Diagonal, Reading Up", fresh colour and very fine, typical speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part or unmounted og. Probably the largest multiple extant of any of the December 1893 provisionals and a great rarity of the issue. Magnificent. Cert. BPA (1973) Gi = £ 27'200++.rnProvenance: Collection Renato Mondolfo RDP.rnrn  (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF34,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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