Lot 437 Lagos SG#59-59a (SC#55-55a) 6d Deep Purple & Purple, King Edward VII, 1904-1906 Multiple Crown CA Issue, Very Fine OG Examples of the Ordinary and Chalky Papers, 2022 Scott Classic Cat. $12.5 USD, Click on Listing to See ALL Pictures

Well centered and very fine OG examples of the 6d deep purple and purple, King Edward VII De La Rue Keyplate stamps from the 1904-1904 Multiple Crown CA watermarked issue, on both ordinary and chalky papers. According to J.F Ince in his definitive work, there were a total of 24,480 stamps on ordinary paper and 85,560 on chalky paper issued.

2022 Scott Classic values VF-75 mint OG examples at $12.50 USD.

I have written two blog posts which reviews the points of interest with this issue. You can access the first one here.

The stamps offered here grade VF-80 as follows:

Margins/centering: 50/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10