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lot # 5070 - brit. colonies gambia
1904/06: 2 s. deep slate & orange, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example, variety "Dented Frame" (Row 1, stamp 6), fresh and fine with one or two fibres on large part og. Extremely scarce: 9'600 of the 1 s. value were invoiced to Gambia of which 6'896 were burnt on 30 Sept 1909, leaving approximately 25 examples possible with the 'Glover' flaw Gi = £ 1'000.
Catalogue 287: British West Africa – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I)
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