Lot 42
WEST AFRICA 1878 to 1958 mint collection in five albums including Gold Coast 1876-84 to 4d, 1882 ½d wmk Crown CA 1889 1d
Stamp Collections & Ranges | S25015
Auction: 17 June 2025 at 14:00 BST
Description
1878 to 1982 mint collection in five albums and various packets, in carton including Gold Coast 1876-84 to 4d, 1882 ½d wmk Crown CA 1889 1d on 6d, 1898 to 10s, 1902 to 20s, 1907, 1913 to 5s, 1921 to 15s (die 1), £2 overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1928 to 5s, 1948, 1952 to 10s and Ghana 1958 to 10s, Lagos 1874-75 1d, 2d and 4d, 6d, 1887-1902 to 10s, 1893 ½ ½d on 4d surcharge double, 1904-06 to 10s, Niger Company Territories 2½d on piece tied by Akassa and Burutu boxed date stamps, Oil Rivers 1882-94 to 1s, 1893 ½dd on half of 1d tied to small piece, Niger Coast 1897-98 to 10s, Southern Nigeria 1901-02 to 10s, 1903-04 to 10s, £1 overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1905-09 to 5s, 1907-11 to 5s, 1912 to 10s, Northern Nigeria 1900 to 10s, 1902 to 10s, 1905-07 to 2s6d, 1910-11 to 10s, 1912 to £1, and £1 used, Nigeria 1921-32 to 10s, 1936 to £1, 1938-51 to 5s with some shades/perfs, 1953, 1966 to £1, Cameroon 1905-19 to 5m, 1916 values to 2f, 1916-17 ,1921, 1925 to 5f and later to 1963, a few stationery cards and a little postal history, Biafra 1968 to £1, Togo 1888-1900 to 50pf, 1900 to 3m, 1914 1d on 5pf thin ‘y’ in ‘penny’, 1915 to 10s, 1916 to 20s, 1916 to 5f, plus on stock cards and leaves a little postal history, postcards, mint and used in packets with many modern new issues. Condition a little mixed on earlies, still many good to fine. (thousands)
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