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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 162

Gold Coast Accra 1884 (23 Jan.) front to Lt. Governor Griffith in Lagos, rated "2 1/2" in red crayon and bearing 1876-84 1d. blue bisected diagonally and 2d. green, both cancelled "554", showing "accra" Code C c.d.s. (Type 2) and Lagos arrival c.d.s. (11.2) alongside; traces of minor foxing in places, otherwise fine and very rare, being one of only eight examples recorded of this bisect and one of only three recorded during the 2 1/2d. period. S.G. 5a, 6. Photo Estimate £ 1,400-1,800 Note: The rate at this time was 2 1/2d. for under 300 miles and within British West African Colonies provenance: Colin McCaig "Ashanti", 1991

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