NIGER COAST 1893 'HALF PENNY.' on 2½d purple/blue, SG13

NIGER COAST 1893 'HALF PENNY.' on 2½d purple/blue, SG13Niger Coast 1893 (Dec) 'HALF PENNY.' on 2d purple blue, type 4 surcharge in carmine, Old Calabar provisional, SG13. A fine mint example with large part original gum. A couple of fractionally short perforations, mentioned purely for accuracy and do not detract from overall quality. Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association (BPA) certificate of authenticity (1981). The main post office of Niger Coast Protectorate was established at Old Calabar

was a prolific and well respected American author

Left stamp with minor marks on reverse and right stamp with slight crease

and only recorded in used condition

is a superb contemporary portrait of Henry VIII's sickly son Edward VI

That puts the date for this signature around the early 1930s

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original owner explaining how they acquired the item

To date it is England's only World Cup triumph

It is customary for the Pope to offer his skullcap as a gift

A personal Horoscope with a hand drawn natal chart for Jack David Buchanan

Unpublished photos of the Stones from their early years are rare

A rare and attractive multiple

but 11/2d to 6d with some offsetting)