Lot 325 Lagos SG#44s, 47bs, 50s (SC#40, 43a, 46) 1/2d-1/- King Edward VII, 1903-1904 Crown CA Watermarked Issue, VF OG Examples With Specimen Overprint, Net Est $65, Click on Listing to See ALL Pictures

Fine and VFOG OG examples of the 1/2d dull green & deep green, 2.5d purple and ultramarine and 1/0 dull green and black, King Edward VII De La Rue Keyplate stamps from the 1903-1904 Crown CA watermarked issue, all with specimen overprint. Most of these were issued in quantities of 300-400 of each.

2022 Scott Classic does not list specimen overprints, but Gibbons does and the equivalent value is approximately $65, taking all the overprints as having the same value within the set, as all are generally of the same scarcity.

I have written a blog post which reviews the points of interest with this issue. You can access it here.

The stamps offered here grade between F-65 and VF-84 as follows:

Margins/centering: 35/70, 50/70 and 54/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10