Lot 195 Niger Coast Protectorate SG#56b 1/- Black Queen Victoria, 1894-1895 Unwatermarked Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue, A Fine Used Single Perf 12-13 Comp 13 1/2-14 On Vertical Wove Paper

A Fine Used single of the 1/- black Queen Victoria from the 1894-1895 Unwatermarked Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue perf 12-13 comp 13 1/2-14 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 $25.Gibbons values this at £50 The stamp offered here grades 68 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 3/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10

Cancellation: 5/10