Northern Nigeria SG#15 6d Purple And Violet King Edward VII Issue 1902-1905 De La Rue Imperium Keyplate Design. Two Very Fine Examples Of Two Different Printings
Northern Nigeria SG#15 6d Purple And Violet King Edward VII Issue 1902-1905 De La Rue Imperium Keyplate Design. Two Very Fine Examples Of Two Different Printings
Two very fine hinged examples of the 6d purple and violet King Edward VII stamps from the 1900-1902 De La Rue Imperium keyplate design, single crown CA watermark, each in slightly different shades. One printing was April 1902, the other was December 1902 or January 1903.
Gibbons lists two very fine hinged examples at 34 pounds, (approximately $68). The stamps offered here grade 80 and 84 as follows:
Centering/margins: 50/70, 54/70
Paper freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 10/10