Lot 188 Niger Coast Protectorate SG#55-55a 5d Purple & Deep Violet Shades Queen Victoria, 1894-1895 Unwatermarked Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue, 3 Very Fine Used Singles On Vertical Wove Paper

3 Very Fine Used singles of the 5d purple & deep violet shades Queen Victoria from the 1894-1895 Unwatermarked Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue on vertical 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 $16.Gibbons values this at £16.50 The stamps offered here grades 75, 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10