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The Edward VII Keyplate 1902 to 1912
1907 Twopence Halfpenny Blue
Six printings, all from Plate 1:
Date Despatched Sheets of 60 Stamps
13 Mar 1907 204 12,240
1 Jul 1907
23 Apr 1908 506 60,720
14 Feb 1910
14 Feb 1910 2,020 121,200
20 Mar 1911
1,020 61,200
Total
4,070 244,200
208 12,480
8,028 512,040 Plate 1
Backstamps (80%). 12 November 1912 - Freetown to Zinder, Niger.
Foreign one-ounce letter rate of 2½d.
The sequence of datestamps clearly shows the routing:
Posted Freetown 12 Nov 1912
Left Freetown (by ss Mandingo 17 Nov) for Lagos, S. Nigeria (22 Nov)
Travelled back to Porto Novo in Dahomey (24 Nov)
Inland to Gaya (11 Dec) on the Dahomey / Niger border
Arrived at Zinder (27 Dec).
