Catalogue
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1916-20 issue, specimen one shilling, Lagos, 30th November, 1918, no serials, (P.1s). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $750
SOLD $900
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1916-20 issue, one shilling, Lagos, 30th November, 1918, C/9 867515 (P.1a). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,100
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1916-20 issue, specimen two shillings, Lagos, 30th June, 1916 (P.2as); specimen ten shillings, Lagos, 31st March, 1916 (P.4as); specimen twenty shillings Lagos, 31st March, 1916 (P.5as), a set by Waterlow & Sons red specimen overprinted and four punch hole cancels. Uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $9,500
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1916-20 issue, two shillings, Lagos, 30.6.16, A/1, 30.3.18 C/1 (P.2a,b); ten shillings, Lagos, 31.3.16 A/2, 30.3.18 A/7. Good - very good. (4)
Estimate $500
SOLD $5,500
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1916-20 issue, two shillings, Lagos, 30th March, 1918, E/10 900515 (P.2b). Good very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $900
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1916-20 issue, specimen one hundred shillings or five pounds, Lagos, 1st March, 1919, A/2 199999 (P.6), small perforated specimen once only. Pin holes in each corner otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $54,000
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1928 issue, ten shillings, Lagos, 2nd January, 1928, No. A/1 014506 (P.7a). Extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $2,800
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1928 issue, ten shillings, Lagos, 14.9.34 (P.7a); 4.1.37; 9.5.41; 1.12.42; 12.1.45; 25.10.46; 1.2.47; 27.5.48; 29.11.48; 24.12.48 (P.7b). Very good - very fine. (10)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,600
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1928 issue, specimen ten shillings 4.1.37, 1.12.42, 27.5.49 (P.7bs). Last extremely fine, others nearly uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,200
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1928 issue, ten shillings, Lagos, 10th December, 1943 (P.7b). Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $600
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen ten shillings, 31.3.53, four small punch hole cancels; 12.8.57 A/A, three punch holes, red overprint; 9.8.57 two small punch holes, no serials, brown back (colour trial), Waterlow & Sons Limited overprint; 4.2.58 single red overprint either side (P.8s). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,400
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1928 issue, specimen twenty shillings, Lagos, 2nd January 1928 serial 000000, stuck on board (P.8as), 4th January 1937, diagonal specimen red 0/751 once, two punch hole cancels at top; 1st December, 1942, overprint twice; 2nd July 1951 overprint twice. (P.8bs). (3). Nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,800
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1928 issue, twenty shillings, Lagos, 2nd January, 1928, A/6 598019 (P.8a) perforated cancelled, also 2.1.28, B/1; 2.6.33 C/3; 14.9.34, D/7 (P.8a), these flat contemporary replicas. First good; very fine; others extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1928 issue, twenty shillings, Lagos, 26th September, 1947, Z/10 968617 (P.8b). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1928 issue, twenty shillings, Lagos, 4.1.37 F/9; 6.11.41 J/6; 1.12.42 M/2; 10.12.43 M/4; 12.1.45 N/8; 3.1.46 R/6; 25.10.46 V/5; 1.2.47 Y/4; 26.4.47 Y/9; 26.9.47 5/A; 22.12.47 5/B; 27.5.48 4/M; 29.11.48 8/R; 24.12.48 2/T; also replicas AC/7; 28/1/49 AC/2; 1.10.49 A/F; 28.7.50 AJ/4; 26.1.51 BB/4; 30.4.51 BD/4 (2); 2.7.51 BS/6 (P.8b). Very good - good very fine. (22)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,400
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen ten shillings, 31st March 1953 (P.9s) with six stage proofs. Uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,900
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, ten shillings 31.3.53 A/H; 12.1.55 A/J, 20.2.57 A/N, 9.8.57 A/Q, 3.2.58 A/U (P.9a). Very good - nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $950
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen twenty shillings, undated A/A 000000, small punch hole cancels (2), 31.3.53 four punch hole cancels; 1.3.54 black specimen overprint both sides, larger punch holed A/A prefix, 13.1.56 similar overprint, four small punch holes; 20.2.47 F/P three large punch holes; F/S no punch holes (P.10s) (7); 1962 issue 17.5.62 F/T red overprint no punch holes (P.12s).
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,000
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen colour trial for twenty shillings, 1st March 1954 no serials, 3 small punch hole cancels and Waterlow & Sons Limited overprint front only (P.10ct). Uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,000
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, twenty shillings, 31.3.53 C/R; 1,3,54 D/V; 12.1.55 E/S; 13.1.56 F/N; 20.2.57 F/R (P.10a) (5); 1962 issue, 17.4.62 F/T (P.12). Fine - good extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,400
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen one hundred shillings or five pounds 31.3.53 (P.11as), 26.4.54 A/S 42535, red specimen overprint either side (P.11bs). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, one hundred shillings or five pounds, 26th April 2954 A/Q 09961 (P.11b). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,800
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen one thousand pounds, 26th April 1954 A/A 000000, perforate (small) specimen with three minute punch hole cancels. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $10,000
Nigeria, British Administration, Government of Nigeria, 1918, WWI emergency issue, one shilling, Lagos, December 1918 No 55329 (P.1). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,600
Nigeria, Federation of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1958 issue, 15th September 1958, uniface speciment of front and back of (P.2-5), two punch hole cancels and signatures on fronts. Uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Nigeria, Federation of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1958 issue, 19th September 1958, specimen ten shillings E/1 000 000, 134 on top back left corner, red colour trial?; specimen five pounds A/1 000 000, 58 on back top left corner, two punch hole cancellations (P.3s, 5s). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Nigeria, Federation of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1958 issue five shillings, ten shillings, one pound and five pounds, 15th September 1958. Nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,200
Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1967 issue, five, ten shillings, one and five pounds (P.6,s, 7s, 8, 9). Virtually uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $700
SOLD $950
Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1968 issue, five, ten shillings, one and five pounds specimen set (P.10as-13as) and (P.10a,b, 11a,b, 12a,b 13a,b, also 13a crossed, only very good). Very good to mostly uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,600
Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1973;1977 issue, specimen set fifty kobo, one, five, and ten naira (P.14as-17as) (P.14 (11 different including 14fr and gr), P.15a,b,c, 16b,c 17a,b). Except for 17a, uncirculated. (22)
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,300