Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1

NORTHERN NIGERIA

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1900 Queen Victoria

  1/2 p lilac and green
  1 p lilac and red
  2 p lilac and yellow
  2 1/2 p lilac and blue
  5 p lilac and brown
  6 p lilac and violet
  1 Sh green and black
  2 Sh 6 p green and blue
  10 Sh green and brown

For the specialist; this issue has watermark 'CA Crown' and perforation 14.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/2 p	*	**
1 p	**	**
2 p	R	R
2 1/2 p	R	R
5 p	R	R
6 p	R	R
1 Sh	RR	RR
2 Sh 6 p	RR	RR
10 Sh	RR	RR

I've been told that this is a forgery.

1902 King Edward

6 p lilac and violet

  1/2 p lilac and green
  1/2 p green (1909)
  1 p lilac and red
  1 p red (1909)
  2 p lilac and orange
  2 p grey (1909)
  2 1/2 p lilac and blue
  2 1/2 p blue (1909)
  3 p lilac on yellow (1909)
  5 p lilac and brown
  5 p lilac and green (1909)
  6 p lilac and violet
  6 p lilac (country name and value in different shade)
  1 Sh green and black
  1 Sh grey and black on green (1909)
  2 Sh 6 p green and blue
  2 Sh 6 p black and red on blue (1909)
  5 Sh green and red on yellow
  10 Sh green and brown
  10 Sh green and red on green (1909)
  25 Pounds green and red (mainly fiscally used)

These stamps have perforation 14.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark 'CA Crown'
1/2 p lilac and green	*	*
1 p lilac and red	**	*
2 p lilac and orange	***	***
2 1/2 p lilac and blue	**	**
5 p lilac and brown	***	***
6 p lilac and violet	***	***
1 Sh green and black	***	***
2 Sh 6 p green and blue	RR	RR
10 Sh green and brown	RR	RR
Watermark 'Multiple CA Crown'
1/2 p lilac and green	*	*
1/2 p green	*	*
1 p lilac and red	**	*
1 p red	*	*
2 p lilac and orange	***	***
2 p grey	***	***
2 1/2 p lilac and blue	***	***
2 1/2 p blue	**	**
3 p	**	*
5 p lilac and brown	***	***
5 p lilac and green	***	***
6 p lilac and violet	R	***
6 p lilac	***	***
1 Sh green and black	R	R
1 Sh grey and black on green	***	***
2 Sh 6 p green and blue	RR	RR
2 Sh 6 p black and red on blue	R	R
5 Sh	RR	R
10 Sh green and red on green	RR	RR
25 Pounds	RRR	RRR

Forgeries of the 25 Pounds exist, made from a cheap 1c Straits Settlements 1902 stamp, chemically removing the value and country name. The value £25 and 'NORTHERN NIGERIA' were added in by the forger. However, the watermark of the Straits stamp is 'CA Crown', while the genuine Northern Nigeria stamp has watermark Watermark 'Multiple CA Crown' (source: Berner Briefmarkenzeitung January 1923 or http://briefmarken.ag/).

Forgery

1912 King George V

5 p lilac and green 6 p lilac and violet 10 Sh green and red on green

  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  2 p grey
  3 p lilac on yellow
  4 p black and red on yellow
  5 p lilac and green
  6 p lilac and violet
  9 p lilac and red
  1 Sh grey and black on green
  2 Sh 6 p black and red on blue
  5 Sh green and red on yellow
  10 Sh green and red on green
  1 Pound lilac and black on red

These stamps have Watermark 'Multiple CA Crown' and perforation 14.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/2 p	*	*
1 p	*	c
2 p	*	*
3 p	**	**
4 p	**	**
5 p	**	**
6 p	***	***
9 p	***	***
1 Sh	***	***
2 Sh 6 p	R	***
5 Sh	RR	RR
10 Sh	RR	RR
1 Pound	RR	RR

NORTHERN NIGERIA

1900 Queen Victoria

1902 King Edward

1912 King George V

From 1914 on Northern Nigeria was united with Southern Nigeria to form Nigeria.

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