I had to play a waiting game for this nice sheet of Biafra, SG4 half-penny overprinted Nigerian stamps. They debuted on eBay for a certain price. Too expensive. No-one bought. I waited and eventually they came back for sale at half that price. Too … [Continue reading]
Nigerian Stamps Sheets – 1937 Coronation SG46 to SG48
The Coronation stamps of 1937 when George 6th came to the throne of Great Britain are repeated all the way across the Commonwealth as in many, many other issues. The people administering the stamps across all the numerous dominions opted to use the … [Continue reading]
Cameroons Stamps Sheet
I think I'm dysoning up all the stamp sheets for Nigeria that I can get my hands on. I did see a beautiful sheet of Niger Coast 10s purples a while back but that was very expensive. And a George V sheet of 4d brown on yellow is estimated to fetch … [Continue reading]
Nigeria Stamps Sheets 1987 SG539 to SG542
Yes, I know I really like sheets of stamps and I am on the lookout for any ones available from post-independence (1960) Nigeria. They aren't abundant but I've managed to acquire 12 over the last few months, for prices varying from around £5 each to … [Continue reading]
New Nigeria Covers – Lander Brothers Anchorage and Stamp Duty
I don't usually stray from mint stamps, minisheets and perhaps used stamps. But that's what we collectors do, we stray. I haven't given in to first day covers (FDC) yet and don't think I will, but these three covers I have just bought very … [Continue reading]