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Nigeria SG#5e 3d Purple On Pale Yellow King George V Issue 1914-1922 De La Rue Imperium Keyplate Design. A VF CDS Cancel

Nigeria SG#5e 3d Purple On Pale Yellow King George V Issue 1914-1922 De La Rue Imperium Keyplate Design. A VF CDS Cancel

A very fine used example of the 3d purple on pale yellow King George V stamp from the 1914-1922 De La Rue Imperium keyplate design, multiple crown CA watermark on chalky paper. The location is obscured, but the date is Feb 2nd 1916.

Included in the photos is a scan of every different paper back found for this paper color.

      Gibbons lists a very fine hinged example at 15 pounds, (approximately $30). The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:

      Centering/margins: 35/60

      Paper freshness: 5/5

      Colour: 5/5

      Impression: 5/5

      Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

      Perforations: 10/10

      Cancelation: 10/10






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