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Auction: 154 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 862

#57, 1914 1M Carmine overprinted "TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation" second setting with 2mm between lines, an especially handsome unused bottom sheet-margin example of this highly important stamp, beautifully centered and with vivid rich color on fresh white paper, very fine and choice; a great rarity of which only about ten mint examples are known; signed Bothe and accompanied by his 1976 certificate (S.G. #H23; £8,000).

Sold for
$2,100