Lot 187 Niger Coast Protectorate SG#55a 5d Deep Violet Queen Victoria, 1894-1895 Unwatermarked Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue, A FOG Single On Horizontal Wove Paper

A FOG single of the 5d deep violet Queen Victoria from the 1894-1895 Unwatermarked Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue on horizontal wove paper. There were 8 printings of this issue, resulting in the following issue quantities:
1/2d - 172, 736 - 7 printings
1d - 116, 736 - 6 printings
2d - 113,736 - 5 printings
2 1/2d - 111, 737 - 3 printings
5d - 80, 736 - 3 printings
1/- 41,736 - 3 printings

Our estimated value is $7.Gibbons values this at £13 The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10