Lot 445 Nigeria #259-260 (SG#222a-223a) 2d-3d Multicoloured Weavers & Cheetah, 1969-1972 NSP&M Wildlife Issue, 7 Fine & VFNH Singles Smaller & Larger Imprints, Various Paper Types

7 Fine & VFNH singles of the 2d-3d multicoloured Weavers & Cheetah from the 1969-1972 NSP&M Wildlife Issue smaller & larger imprints, various paper types. The 2d stamps are all with the smaller imprint. Two of the 3d stamps have the larger imprint, while one stamp has the smaller imprint. Three of the 2d stamps have shiny dex gum and one is on HB/HB paper with eggshell dex gum. Of the shiny dex gum stamps, one is on MF/MF, one is HF/HF and the other is HB/HB. The 3d with small imprint is on HF/HB vertical wove paper with clear mesh and satin dex gum. The 3d with larger imprint has shiny dex gum. These are on HF/HF and MF/MF paper.

2019 Stanley Gibbons values this at $10. The stamps offered here grade 70-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70, 45/70, 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