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Obverse Description
French text; woman; man tossing fishing net in river; trees
Reverse Description
French text; carved wooden mask; male students writing at long desks; student in chemistry lab with beakers; carved wooden statue
Catalog Information
GSID:
130123
Variety:
Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
BNB #:
B201bs1
Pick #:
P2
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Request Pricing No date Sig 2: Joudiou/Ntang Series B 1 - Z 2 Intro: 1974
Worth: $10 – $170
1-04-1978 Sig 5: Oyé-Mba/Kamgueu Larger s/n font Series W 2 - Y 3
Worth: $40 – $40
1-07-1980 Series E 3 - Z 3
Worth: $5 – $75
1-06-81 Sig 7: Oyé-Mba/Tchepannou Series M 3 - C 4
Worth: $5 – $75
1-01-82 Series A 4 - Z 4
Worth: $5 – $75
1-01-83 Series C 4 - Q 5
Worth: $5 – $75
1-06-1984 Series F 5, G 5
Worth: $5 – $75
Vertical SPECIMEN perf; diagonal black SPECIMEN / NO # ovpt front; all-zero s/n
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red boxed SPÉCIMEN ovpt front; horizontal red # ovpt upper center front; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Joudiou/Koulla Series H 1 - Q 2 Intro: 1974
Worth: $15 – $250
Sig 2: Joudiou/Ntang Series Y 2 - M 4
Worth: $10 – $150
Sig 4: Joudiou/Kamgueu Larger s/n font Series N 4 - U 6 Intro: 1978
Worth: $6 – $100
1-04-1978 Sig 5: Oyé-Mba/Kamgueu Series K 6 - Y 7
Worth: $5 – $90
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