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Auction: 13027 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 1107

Niger Coast Protectorate
The "Dunrovin" Collection
1894 (Jan.) Issue with "oil rivers" obliterated and "niger coast" in top margin
Specimen Stamps
2d. green, 2½d. carmine-lake, 5d. grey-lilac and 1/- black, each with punched security hole, part to large part original gum, 2d. with pulled perf at foot and a couple of fox spots, otherwise fresh and fine

Note: No examples of this issue have been recorded with overprint Specimen (for UPU or other purposes). As a security measure Waterlow at this period adopted adopted a punch security hole for specimen purposes.

Estimate
£80 to £100