Niger Coast Protectorate SG#5 5d Dull Purple & Ultramarine Queen Victoria, 1892-1894 Overprinted 1887 Jubilee Issue, 2 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles From Columns 5&11 (B&H Raised Slightly) & 6&12 (B Level & H Raised),

2 fine/very fine used singles of the 5d dull purple & ultramarine Queen Victoria from the 1892-1894 Overprinted 1887 Jubilee Issue from columns 5&11 (b&h raised slightly) & 6&12 (b level & h raised)

Gibbons values these at £13, so we estimate them at $10. The stamps offered here grade 65 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60, 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 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.