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Auction: 23021 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 531

(x) Northern Nigeria
1904 (Apr.) MCA £25 green and carmine, excellent colours, unmounted mint; gum very slightly toned though of fresh appearance. Undoubtedly one of the finest known examples of this very rare high value and one of the great 20th Century British Empire rarities. B.P.A. Certificate (1985). S.G. 19, £75,000. Photo

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Sold for
£38,000

Starting price
£30000