NIGER COAST 1894 '½' on left half of 1d vermilion, SG63 Trinidad and Tobago stamps Shilling George IV 1825 Bare

Shilling George IV 1825 Bare Head Lion on Crown Uncirculated and graded 80 by London Coins Grading Service and in their holder ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE >

Provenance: ex Dunstan (Sotheby 26/9/1985

ordinary lightly coated paper

and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps

NIGER COAST 1894 '½' on left half of 1d vermilion, SG63 Trinidad and Tobago stamps Shilling George IV 1825 BareNiger Coast 1894 (Aug Sept) '' on left half of 1d vermilion, type 15 surcharge in VIOLET, Opobo bisect provisional, tied to piece by 'OPOBO RIVER' circular date stamp, dated 'SP 19 94', SG63. An exceptional used top marginal example WITH PART SHEET NUMBER IN BLUE CRAYON (apparently '1 3 (?)'). Small surface mark at lower left corner, not mentioned by clear British Philatelic Association certificate of authenticity (2011). A major rarity as only two