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Auction: 25013 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of British Empire Part XXI
Lot: 1180

(x) Niger Coast
Oil Rivers Protectorate
1893 (December)
½d. on 2½d. purple on blue, a se-tenant block of six comprising the upper horizontal strip of three surcharged Type 9 in green and the lower strip of three surcharged Type Type 8 in vermilion; large part original gum; fine and very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1973). S.G. 25, 33

provenance:
Renato Mondolfo RDP
'Besancon', May 2022

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Estimate
£8,000 to £10,000

Starting price
£6500