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Auction: 5026 - The Edward Gilbert Collection of Important British Empire
Lot: 1290

xTogo Anglo-French Occupation Issues 1914 (17 Sept.) Overprinted "TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation" at the Catholic Mission, Lomé Wide Setting with lines of overprint 3mm. apart 10pf. carmine, a marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, variety overprint inverted, Setting 1A [35-46] overprinted on [5-16], twice neatly cancelled with Lome c.d.s. and tied on piece. Very fine. An exceptionally rare multiple of this rare variety. Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1983). Sc. 37a; S.G. H3a, £12,000. Photo Estimate £ 6,000-7,000 Note: This block is illustrated on page 177 of the Gibbs handbook

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