Lot 228 Nigeria SG#27 2/6 Black & Red - Gray Black & Scarlet King George V, 1921-1932 KGV Imperium Keyplate Issue, Wmk Multiple Script CA, 2 FNH Singles Gray Blue & Prussian Blue Papers, Die 2,, Distinctly Different From The Shades In Lot 227.

2 FNH singles of the 2/6 black & red - gray black & scarlet King George V from the 1921-1932 KGV Imperium Keyplate Issue, Wmk Multiple Script CA gray blue & prussian blue papers, die 2, distinctly different from the shades in lot 227.

There is some gum foxing on the second stamp, and a light diagonal crease on the first stamp. Again, this illustrates the inadequacy of the listings for the script CA stamps.

Gibbons values these at £13, so we estimate them at $13. The stamps offered here grade 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5, 0/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.