Lot 196 Niger Coast Protectorate SG#51d 1/2d Green Queen Victoria, 1894-1895 Unwatermarked Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue, A FOG Pair Perf 13 1/2-14 Comp 12-13 On Horizontal Wove Paper

A FOG pair of the 1/2d green Queen Victoria from the 1894-1895 Unwatermarked Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue perf 13 1/2-14 comp 12-13 on horizontal wove paper. The change in gauge can be seen clearly along the bottom perfs where it is 13 1/2-14 on the ends, but 12-13 in the middle.

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 $40.Gibbons values this at £84 The stamps offered here grades 65 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10