Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Nigeria: 1914-29 Watermark Mult. Crown CA, specialised mainly mint study on leaves and stockleaves, with range of printings and shades, incl. over 90 individual plate numbers and over 40 individual sheet number items forming part of a specialised study, comprising 1/2d. (30), 1d. (80, incl. scarce plate 4/7 combined use die block of twenty-four separated by horizontal gutter, and plate nos. 3 and 4 (2) scarlet blocks of six), 2d. (28), 21/2d. (33), 3d. (52), 4d. (27), 6d. (16), 1s. (51), 2s.6d. plate no. 8 block of four and pair, 5s. plate no. 8 single, 10s. plate nos. 1 pair and single, plate no. 8 pair, £1 corner marginal with sheet no.187 (and another overprinted “SPECIMEN”), chiefly fine. (331)
[Proposed price: £1200-1500]