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Obverse Description
Ajami Hausa and English text; Central Bank of Nigeria building in Lagos
Reverse Description
English text; coat of arms; Kainji dam spillway on River Niger
Catalog Information
GSID:
125140
Variety:
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; no s/n
BNB #:
B216cs1
Pick #:
P17
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Request Pricing 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1958 Sig 1 Prefix A/2 - Z/1 Intro: 01 07 1959
Worth: $5 – $85
Diagonal red SAMFUR ovpt front; all-zero s/n Uniface
Diagonal red SAMFUR ovpt back Uniface
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Diagonal purple SPECIMEN handstamp front; horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no s/n
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; s/n range
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; normal s/n
Brown; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE ovpt upper left front/back; all-zero s/n
Worth: $225 – $225
15TH SEPTEMBER, 1958 Sig 1 Prefix A/2 - Y/1 Intro: 01 07 1959
Worth: $15 – $250
Diagonal red SAMFUR ovpt front; all-zero s/n Uniface
Diagonal red SAMFUR ovpt back Uniface
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt; normal s/n
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no s/n
Diagonal purple SPECIMEN handstamp front; horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no s/n
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