Lot 161 Niger Coast Prot. SG#5 5d Pale Dull Purple & Ultramarine Queen Victoria, 1892-1894 Overprinted 1887 Jubilee Issue, 3 F/VFOG Singles From Columns 4&10 (R Slanted, H Raised), Columns 5&11 (B&H Raised Slightly) & Columns 6&12 (B Leveled, H Raised),

3 F/VFOG singles of the 5d pale dule purple & ultramarine Queen Victoria from the 1892-1894 Overprinted 1887 Jubilee Issue from columns 4&10 (r slanted, h raised), columns 5&11 (b&h raised slightly) & columns 6&12 (b leveled, h raised)

Gibbons values these at £57, so we estimate them at $38. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/70, 40/70, 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

For this issue, the total number of stamps overprinted for each value is; 1/2d (50,000), 1d (50,000), 2d (42,000), 2.5d (72,500), 5d (36,000) & 1/- (10,000). The overprints were done in 12 columns per sheet with the overprints display constant, and distinct characteristic in every 2nd column of the sheet.