Lot 2749
2749
used 1893 (Sept.) ½d. on 1d. lilac, unsevered pairs in a vertical se-tenant pair, the top stamp with surcharge in violet and the lower stamp with surcharge in vermilion, lightly cancelled with Old Calabar c.d.s., fine. Extremely rare and most attractive. R.P.S. Certificate (1926). S.G. 7a/8a, #6925+. Photo in colour

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used 1893 (Sept.) ½d. on 1d. lilac, unsevered pairs in a vertical se-tenant pair, the top stamp with surcharge in violet and the lower stamp with surcharge in vermilion, lightly cancelled with Old Calabar c.d.s., fine. Extremely rare and most attractive. R.P.S. Certificate (1926). S.G. 7a/8a, #6925+. Photo in colour

Lot Essay

Note: Violet ink was at first used and a start made with the top row of stamps in this colour, but it did not show up well on the lilac background, so was abandoned and the balance surcharged in vermilion. As four half sheets were utilised this gives 24 halfpenny stamps in violet and 936 in vermilion.

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