Lot 287 Niger Coast Protectorate (C) SG#48-a, 52-54a 2.5d - 2d Carmine Lake - Lake Queen Victoria, 1894 Obliterated Oil Rivers - Waterlow Portrait Issues, 6 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Bonny River, Old Calabar &Forcados River CDS Cancels

6 fine/very fine used singles of the 2.5d - 2d carmine lake - lake Queen Victoria from the 1894 Obliterated Oil Rivers - Waterlow Portrait Issues, Bonny River, old Calabar & Forcados river CDS cancels.

Perfs 14.5-15 & 13.5-14.

Gibbons values these at £55.75, so we estimate them at $44. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10