Sale 1203 — The Gernot Reiners Collection of Togo and Cameroon - The Anglo-French Occupation
Sale Date — Tuesday, 18 June, 2019
Category — British Togo - Second (Narrow) Setting










VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-PFENNIG FROM THE SECOND SETTING. GIBBS ESTIMATES 15-20 EXAMPLES EXIST, ALL OF WHICH ARE USED.
The first example we have offered in over 20 years. With 1972 Hoffmann-Giesecke certificate. Scott $3,000.00. SG £3,000






VERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 50-PFENNIG FROM THE SECOND SETTING. GREENWOOD ESTIMATES TWELVE EXAMPLES WERE ISSUED, GIBBS SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT ABOUT 20.
Only 24 50pf stamps were found in Kamina, plus an unknown amount elsewhere. Gibbs believes all of those found at Kamina were used on the Wide Setting plus those found elsewhere - likely leaving very few for the Narrow Setting left.
Interestingly, the cancel is dated Sept. 29 while the Post Office in Lome only started issuing this setting on Oct. 1. Researchers speculate that these were either backdated or made available to those with special privileges prior to opening. The Gibbs example has the same date along with a similarly light cancel.
With 1968 B.P.A. certificate. Scott $9,000.00. SG £9,000

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE BROKEN "E" VARIETY ON AN ALREADY IMMENSELY RARE 50-PFENNIG FROM THE SECOND SETTING. GREENWOOD ESTIMATES TWELVE EXAMPLES WERE ISSUED, GIBBS SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT ABOUT 20 OF THE BASIC STAMP.
Only 24 50pf stamps were found in Kamina, plus an unknown amount elsewhere. Gibbs believes all of those found at Kamina were used on the Wide Setting plus those found elsewhere - likely leaving very few for the Narrow Setting left.
Interestingly, the cancel is dated Sept. 29 while the Post Office in Lome only started issuing this setting on Oct. 1. Researchers speculate that these were either backdated or made available to those with special privileges prior to opening.
Ex Gibbs. Signed Champion, Roumet and Bothe BPP. With 1979 B.P.A. certificate. Catalogued as normal stamp. Scott $9,000.00. SG £9,000



VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-MARK FROM THE NARROW SETTING. ACCORDING TO GIBBS, ABOUT 40 EXAMPLES WERE ISSUED.
Of those 40, about ten unused examples are believed to exist leaving less than 30 used examples even possible. With 1983 Buhler certificate. Scott $4,250.00. SG £4,250

VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-MARK FROM THE NARROW SETTING. ACCORDING TO GIBBS, ABOUT 40 EXAMPLES WERE ISSUED.
Of those 40, about ten unused examples are believed to exist leaving less than 30 used examples even possible. Signed Champion and Mohrmann. Scott $4,250.00. SG £4,250

FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-MARK FROM THE NARROW SETTING. ACCORDING TO GIBBS, ABOUT 40 EXAMPLES WERE ISSUED.
Of those 40, about ten unused examples are believed to exist leaving less than 30 used examples even possible. Signed Stanley Gibbons. Scott $4,250.00. SG £4,250

VERY FINE. AN IMMENSE RARITY OF TOGO. ONLY TWELVE USED EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN RECORDED OF THIS 2-MARK WITH NARROW SETTING WITH NO UNUSED EXAMPLES KNOWN.
Gibbs states "it is possible that a sheet of 20 was overprinted although I do not believe that 20 examples exist". Of the twelve recorded, one resides in the Royal Collection.
Similar to the the 50pf and 80pf from this collection, the cancel is dated Sept. 29 while the Post Office in Lome only started issuing this setting on Oct. 1. Researchers speculate that these were either backdated or made available to those with special privileges prior to opening. The Gilbert example, which also had selvage at bottom, has the same datestamp with similarly light strike.
Signed Calves and Bothe BPP. With 1977 Behr certificate. Scott $14,500.00. SG £14,000