Lot 225 Southern Nigeria SG#23-23a 1904-1905 King Edward VII Keyplates Issue, Multiple Crown CA Wmk, Ordinary Paper, 3 VFNH Singles, Click on Listing to See ALL Pictures, Estimated Value $25

3 VFNH singles from the 1904-1905 King Edward VII Keyplates Issue, multiple Crown CA Wmk, ordinary paper. 2d deep brownish gray & chestnut - Head A and slate gray & pale chestnut & 2d slate gray & deep chestnut. The head A printing comes from one of the two printins made (May 1904 or Nov 1904) with 67,800 issued. The Head B's correspond to two of the three made between June 1907 & August 1908, in which 121,200 were issued . There were 7 printings of this issue as follows; April 1904 (1/2d & 2d), May 1904 (1/2d, 2d, 2.5d & 1/-), June 1904 (1d), October 1904 (6d), November 1904 (2d, 2.5d, 4d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6d, 5/-, 10/- & £1), March 1905 (1/2d, 1d) & April 1905 (1d - all booklets). All except one printing of the 2d were head type A, 2017 Gibbons Cat £10. Our estimate of the value based on the condition is $25.

The stamps offered here grade between 80 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10