Nigeria SG#26 1/- Black On Green King George V Issue 1921-1934 De La Rue Imperium Keyplate Design, Four VF CDS Cancels Of Various Shades
Nigeria SG#26 1/- Black On Green King George V Issue 1921-1934 De La Rue Imperium Keyplate Design, Four VF CDS Cancels Of Various Shades
Four very fine used examples of the 1/- black on green King George V stamps from the 1921-1934 De La Rue Imperium keyplate design, multiple script CA watermark on chalky paper. The backing of all the stamps is green, and the individual shades are as follows:
- Gray black on deep emerald
- Gray on deep emerald
- Gray black on pale green
- Black On blue green
The CDS cancels are all obscured, and one of them is in blue ink as opposed to the usual black ink.
Gibbons lists these very fine examples at 8 pounds, (approximately $16). The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 84 as follows:
Centering/margins: 35/60, 44/60
Paper freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 10/10
Cancelation: 10/10