Lot 209 Nigeria SG#24-a 4d Gray Black & Bright Red - Deep Gray & Red King George V, 1921-1932 KGV Imperium Keyplate Issue, Wmk Multiple Script CA, 7 F/VFOG Singles, Various Shades, Papers & Dies

7 F/VFOG singles of the 4d gray black & bright red - deep gray & red King George V from the 1921-1932 KGV Imperium Keyplate Issue, Wmk Multiple Script CA, various shades, papers & dies.

The shades include 4d gray black & bright red on pale yellow with lemon back, 4d gray black & deep red on lemon, 4d deep gray on lemon with pale yellow back (die 1), 4d brownish gray & red on pale yellow, gray & red on yellow with pale yellow back, pale gray & red on yellow with pale yellow back, deep gray & red on yellow die 1. Mostly die 2 unless indicated. The group shows how inadequate the Gibbons listings for the Script CA watermark stamks generally are.

Gibbons values these at £11.25, so we estimate them at $10. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70, 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10