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

Niger Coast 1893 (Dec) "HALF/PENNY." on 2½d purple/blue, type 4 surcharge in carmine, Old Calabar provisional, tied to piece by 'OLD CALABAR RIVER' circular date stamp, dated "MR 16 94", SG13.

A very fine used example.

Very Scarce.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £475.

The main post office of Niger Coast Protectorate was established at Old Calabar in November 1891. Initially, British postage stamps were used. In July 1892, they were overprinted with "BRITISH / PROTECTORATE / OIL / RIVERS". A pressing need for half penny values in mid-1893 resulted in a variety of surcharges on 2d and 2½​d stamps.

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