Lot 158B Northern Nigeria SG #20 1/2d Dull Purple & Green King Edward VII, 1905-1907 Imperium Keyplates Issue With Multiple Crown CA Wmk On Ordinary Paper, A VFNH Interpanneau Pair Only 5100 Pairs Originally Existed

A VFNH interpanneau pair of the 1/2d dull purple & green King Edward VII from the 1905-1907 Imperium Keyplates Issue With Multiple Crown CA Wmk On Ordinary Paper only 5100 pairs originally existed. 10 pairs per sheet could have existed. Only 61,200 stamps, or 1020 panels =510 full sheets were printed. Thus 5100 pairs originally existed
There was only one printing made in August Or October 1905

Our estimated value is $125. Gibbons Cat. Value £40 for hinged singles The stamp offered here grades 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10