Lot 350 Lagos SG#62 (SC#58) 5/- Dull Green and Royal Blue, King Edward VII, 1904-1906 Multiple Crown CA Watermarked Issue, a Very Fine OG Example of the Ordinary Paper, 2022 Scott Classic Cat. $27.50, Only 6,240 Issued!

A very well centered and very fine OG example of the 5/- dull green and royal blue, King Edward VII De La Rue Keyplate stamp from the 1904-1904 Multiple Crown CA watermarked issue, on ordinary paper. According to J.F Ince in his definitive work, there were a total of 6,240 stamps on ordinary paper issued.

Stanley Gibbons values a VF-75 mint OG example at 26 pounds = $52.

I have written two blog posts which reviews the points of interest with this issue. You can access the first one here.

The stamp offered here grades VF-84 as follows:

Margins/centering: 54/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10