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SOUTHERN NIGERIA

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In 1906 Lagos was added to Southern Nigeria.

1901 Queen Victoria

  1/2 p green and black
  1 p red and black
  2 p brown and black
  4 p green and black
  6 p lilac and black
  1 Sh black and green
  2 Sh 6 p brown and black
  5 Sh yellow and black
  10 Sh lilac and black on yellow

These stamps have watermark 'CA Crown' and perforation 14.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Cancels:

Akassa cancel

German "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST LINIE HAMBURG WESTAFRIKA" cancel

Registration cancel

Forgeries:

A forgery on genuine paper with watermark and correct perforation.

1904 King Edward

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

These stamps have perforation 14.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Cancels:

Ida cancel

Forgeries of the higher values exist. See the Forgeries idenfication site of Bill Claghorn for examples of these forgeries. I have no further information on the distinguishing characteristics of these forgeries.

1912 King George

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

These stamps have perforation 14 and watermark 'Multiple CA Crown'

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

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

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