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Lot 375 Niger Coast Protectorate SG#6 (SC#6) 1/- Dull Green Queen Victoria, A VG OG marginal example, 2022 Scott Classic Cat. $75 USD, Net. Est. $18, Click on Listing to See ALL Pictures

Lot 375 Niger Coast Protectorate SG#6 (SC#6) 1/- Dull Green Queen Victoria, A VG OG marginal example, 2022 Scott Classic Cat. $75 USD, Net. Est. $18, Click on Listing to See ALL Pictures

A fine appearing but VG OG mint example of the 1/- dull green Queen Victoria Jubilee with Oil Rivers overprint. There is a diagonal crease not visible from the front, which reduces the grade from fine to VG, as well as some pionk adhesions on the gum, which come from the tissue paper placed between the sheets when the stamps were sent to the colony.

The appeal of this issue is the number of perforation and shade varieties, as well as the fact that there were three printings made between June 1893 and March 1894. A number of nice re-entries are to be found on these stamps as well. I have written a series of blog posts outlining the points of interest to be found on these issues. You can access the relevant ones here and here. No fewer than six perforating machines were used to perforate the stamps, so a very large number of perforation combinations can be found, and some of them are very scarce.

The quantities printed and sent were also relatively modest, at 37,000 of the 1/2d, 39,400 of the 1d, 16,000 of the 2d, 46,000 of the 2.5d, 25,000 of the 5d and 16,000 of the 1/-.

2022 Scott Classic values a mint example at $75 USD, but in VG conditon we woulod estimate it at $18.

The stamp offered here grades VG-60 as follows:

Margins/centering: 40/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10

Adjustment for diagonal crease: -10 points




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