Lot 221 Niger Coast Protectorate SG#72 1/- Queen Victoria, 1897-1900 Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue With Crown CA Wmk, 2 FOG Singles Silver Black Perf 13 1/2-14 & Black Perf 14 1/2-15

2 FOG singles of the 1/- Queen Victoria from the 1897-1900 Waterlow Widow's Weeds Issue With Crown CA Wmk silver black perf 13 1/2-14 & black perf 14 1/2-15. There were 9 printings between 1896-1900:
1/2d green - 390,000 - 7 printings
1d vermilion - 397,000 - 7 printings
2d lake - 109,000 - 5 printings
2 1/2d slate blue - 125,000 - 6 printings
5d red violet - 39,600 - 3 printings
6d yellow brown - 44,000 - 2 printings
1/- black - 25,000 - 3 printings
2/6d olive bistre - 32,000 - 3 printings
10/- violet - 5,500 - 4 printings

Our estimated value is $15.Gibbons values this at £24 The stamps offered here grades 40/70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10