Southern Nigeria SG#32a £1 Green And Violet King Edward VII Issue 1904-1909 De La Rue Keyplate Design On Chalky Paper, A VF CDS Canceled Example

A well centered and very fine used example of the £1 green and violet King Edward VII stamps from the 1904-1909 De La Rue keyplate design, multiple crown CA watermark on chalky paper.

Gibbons lists a very fine hinged example at 425 pounds, (approximately $850). The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/margins: 40/60

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancelation: 10/10