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Stamp of Nigeria (British colony); 1953; definitive stamp of the issue "Pictorals"; stamp drawing of the Jebba bridge (railway bridge over the Niger River, built 1909-1915) as two-sections bridge over the island Jebba in the river Niger. In the near of the bridge on the island Jebba is located also a famous Mungo Park-Memorial.; Drawing with a British crown (without oval).; Drawing with a British crown (without oval) and a steam train running a bridge.; stamp postmarked
Note: This stamp was printed in two different procedures (plate I + Ia):
The print of plate I was performed by the English printery "Waterlow & Sons" by recess printing ("flat-bad-procedure") in 1953 and has finer lines of shading and at the mountains as the other issue.
The print of plate Ia was performed in Belgium by recess printing ("rotary procedure") in 1958 and has thicker lines of shading (in darker colours). Also the mountains in the background appear much darker by that.
Stamp: Michel: No. 76; Yvert et Tellier: No. 80; Scott: No. 84I
Color: purple to lilac / black
Watermark: Nigeria No. 2 (= Great Britain No. 4) (multiple St.Edward's crown over convoluted charcters "CA")
Nominal value: 3 d. ((old) Penny)
Postage validity: from 1 September 1953 until ?

Stamp picture size : 35.5 x 23.0 mm
Date (first issue day of the stamp)
Source scan of original
Author Royal Mail of the United Kingdom for Nigeria
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- stamp with print (Belgian) by plate Ia from 1958
Picture description Drawing of the Jebba bridge (railway bridge over the Niger River, built 1909-1915) as two-sections bridge over the island Jebba in the river Niger. In the near of the bridge on the island Jebba is located also a famous Muno Park-Memorial.; Drawing with a British crown (without oval) and a steam train running a bridge.

To this bridge: The two-sections bridge over the island of Jebba in the river Niger was built 1909-1915 by the British with a span wide of 547 meters (1,795 feet) as extension of the Lagos-Ibadan railway to create a link to the Kano-Baro railway line. The bridge was erected in the core of the traditional settlement area of the Nupe-Kingdom. The bridge was collapsed on as result of the so-called "Tatabu flood" due to negligence for decades.
laftThe commemorative plaque on the Mungo-Park-Memorial in the near of the bridge on the island of Jebba (2014).

First day of issue
Publisher Royal Mail of the United Kingdom for Nigeria
Design Maurice Fievet (1915-1997)
Printer "Waterlow & Sons Limited", London
Printing technique Recess printing ("flat-bed printing" = print plate I)
Circulation ?
Perforation Comb perforation, K 14
MICHEL Nr. Nigeria, Nr. 76
SCOTT Nr. Nigeria, No. 84I

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