Nigeria SG#24a 4d Black And Red On Yellow King George V Issue 1921-1934 De La Rue Imperium Keyplate Design, Die 1. Four VF Examples On Different Papers In Different Shades

Four very fine examples of the 4d gray black and red on yellow, gray and carmine on yellow, gray black and carmine on yellow and grey black and carmine on deep yellow King George V stamps from the 1921-1934 De La Rue Imperium keyplate design, multiple script CA watermark on chalky paper, all die 1. The stamps come in four different color backings as follows:

• gray black and red on yellow is on a yellow buff backing
• gray and carmine on yellow is on a deep yellow backing
• gray black and carmine on yellow on lemon backing
• grey black and carmine on deep yellow on a deep yellow backing

Gibbons lists these very fine examples at 16 pounds, (approximately $32). The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 84 as follows:

Centering/margins: 45/70, 54/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10