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Auction: 13027 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 1236

Niger Coast Protectorate
The "Dunrovin" Collection
1894 (Aug.) "one/half penny" surcharged on 2½d. at Old Calabar
960 of these provisionals were made. The sheets were surcharged in rows of eight. Three rows (24 stamps) received the double surcharge, three having the "oie" [8] variety
Covers
1895 (23 Apr.) envelope registered to London, bearing [8] 1st state prior to the broken "n" in combination with 1894 (May) 1d. pair and 2d., all clearly tied by black squared-circle d.s., showing "R" h.s. with Liverpool and London datestamps; the envelope with small tear at top above the provisional. Rare and most attractive. Photo

Sold for
£550