Lagos

1886 Issue 2s6d, 5s (3 types) and 10s

For Lagos, Sperati made reproductions of the three 1886 issue high values. He used two clichés, a key cliché for the frame and a duty cliché for the denominations to print each value. He was able to use his type A key cliché for the 2s 6d and the 5s denominations. He used his type B key cliché only used for the 10s. His finished reproductions are on genuine watermarked paper with forged cancels. The 5s types B and C were first reported in Sperati II and are both illustrated on plate B.

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1886 Issue 2s6d

1. there is a colored dot between outer two framelines at right opposite top leaf

2. there is a colored spot in tip of third leaf up from bottom left

(image of genuine courtesy of RA Siegel)

1886 Issue 5s Type A

1. there is a colored dot between outer two framelines at right opposite top leaf

2. there is a colored spot in tip of third leaf up from bottom left

(image of genuine courtesy of RA Siegel)
1886 Issue 5s Type B (new in Sperati II)

1. there is a white nick in the lower border of the outer frame line above and between the "A" and "G" of "LAGOS"

2. several of the the horizontal lines above portrait are thickened, particularly the 3rd and 7th from top

(image is a Sperati II, plate B copy)
1886 Issue 5s Type C (new in Sperati II)

1. curved colored line above "GO" of "LAGOS" has a break

2. colored spot in background line just above the first leaf up from bottom left

(image is of the Sperati II, plate B copy)
1893 Issue 10s

1. there is a colored dot between outer two framelines at right opposite top leaf

2. there is a colored spot in tip of third leaf up from bottom left

(image of genuine courtesy of RA Siegel)

additional information from Sperati I:  Plate 12    Lagos Text
additional information from Sperati II:  Plate B    Lagos Text

Richard Frajola (May 7, 2020)