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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 1284

Niger Coast 1892 1d. lilac, variety overprint reversed with "oil rivers" at top, fresh unused with part original gum; a fine example of this very rare variety of which probably no more than eight examples exist. R.P.S. (1931) and B.P.A. (2007) Certificates. S.G. 2a, £8,500. Photo Estimate £ 6,000-7,000

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