image

Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 6027 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 1670

x Togo 1914 (17 Sept.) overprinted by the Catholic Mission, Lomé, lines 3mm. apart, 3pf. brown with variety overprint double, one diagonal, unused without gum; some light water staining caused during the blitz. The lower left stamp from the unique block and the sole example to appear at auction for 20 years since the block was divided. Bothe Certificate (1981) for the block and photocopy of B.P.A. Certificate (1981) for the same item. S.G. H1 var. Photo Estimate £ 8,000-10,000provenance: Marquess of Bute, 1959 Robert M. Gibbs

Sold for
£6,500