Niger Coast Protectorate stamp year 1894 1 Shilling

Niger Coast Protectorate stamp year 1894 1 Shilling stamp perforation 14 MH stamp

• Design & Issue Details
  • Issued in May 1894, this definitive stamp portrays Queen Victoria and was produced by Waterlow using recess printing.
  • In Stanley Gibbons cataloging, it carries the number SG 56.
• Perforation Specifications
  • Standard perforation measurements are listed as approximately 14.5–15.
  • Other research notes show that the most commonly encountered gauges are around 13.5 to 14, with rarer varieties ranging between 12 to 13.
• Context in the Series
  • The 1894 issue marked a transition to proper “NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE” inscriptions, no longer overprinting “OIL RIVERS” as earlier versions did. This one-shilling stamp is the highest value in that issue series.

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