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Lot 849 - lagos  -  COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

Lot 849 - lagos - COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

22 (20) 1882 4d carmine Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, with extremely rare "Lagos" cds, in practice over 99% of the used 4d carmines were canceled with the normal oval bar grid cancel, an astonishingly difficult usage!, VF

COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

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Lot 844 - lagos  -  COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

Lot 844 - lagos - COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

7 (10) 1876 1d lilac-mauve Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, an exceedingly rare example with a light cds (in excess of 99% of all used copies bear the oval grid cancel!), perfectly centered, SUPERB

COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

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Lot 850 - lagos  -  COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

Lot 850 - lagos - COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

23 var (24w) 1884 4d pale violet Q Victoria, perf 14, VARIETY - wmk CA inverted, quite elusive and undercatalogued as only 1 pane was printed (we have had only 3 examples in the last 40 years, one of which is in our reference collection), used, F-VF

COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

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Lot 845 - lagos  -  COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

Lot 845 - lagos - COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

13 (21) 1885 ½d dull green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, with "ABEOKUTTA - B" small village cds, scarce, F-VF

COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

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Lot 846 - lagos  -  COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

Lot 846 - lagos - COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

15 (22) 1884 1d rose-carmine Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, with "IKORODU" small village cds, very rare, F-VF

COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

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Lot 841 - lagos  -  COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

Lot 841 - lagos - COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

4 var (5 var) 1874 4d carmine Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, overprinted "CANCELLED", fresh, well centered, very scarce, as few exist, unused, VF

COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

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Lot 847 - lagos  -  COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

Lot 847 - lagos - COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

15 var (22w) 1884 1d rose-carmine Q Victoria, VARIETY - wmk CA inverted, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued, very seldom seen, OG, HR, SUPERB

COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

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Lot 842 - lagos  -  COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

Lot 842 - lagos - COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

5 (6) 1874 6d blue-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, rare "Lagos B" cds without month or year date (this only occurred in the earliest period!), SUPERB

COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

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Lot 848 - lagos  -  COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

Lot 848 - lagos - COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

16 var (18 var) 1882 2d blue Q Victoria, imperf, four margins, color trial, very rare, OG, HR, VF

COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

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Lot 843 - lagos  -  COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

Lot 843 - lagos - COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

6 (8a) 1875 1' orange Q Victoria with value 16½mm long, wmkd CC, perf 12½, with very rare "Lagos" code "B" cds (much scarcer than the code "A"!), well centered, two short perfs, F-VFappearance

COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction

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