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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 1157

x Niger Coast 1893 (Dec.) Provisionals "20/-" in vermilion: On 1/- green, fresh and fine unused with large part original gum. One of the most important stamps of the British Empire. B.P.A. Certificate (1987). S.G. 43, £70,000 Estimate £ 45,000-50,000 Note: This is one of only two recorded examples in vermilion. The other example is in the Royal Collection. provenance: Col. H.R. Green

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