Lot 191 Niger Coast Protectorate SG#56 1/- Black Queen Victoria, 1894-1895 Unwatermarked Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue, 2 Fine Used Singles Perf 14 1/2-15 On Vertical & Horizontal Wove Paper

2 Fine Used singles of the 1/- black Queen Victoria from the 1894-1895 Unwatermarked Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue perf 14 1/2-15 on vertical & 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 $27.Gibbons values this at £54 The stamps offered here grades 68, 66 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 8/10

Cancellation: 10/10, 8/10