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x 1894 (26 Apr.) quadruple rate envelope (embossed seal of Opobo Vice Consulate on flap) to Surrey, bearing 1895 (Jan.) 5d. grey-lilac marginal vertical pair clearly tied by "bonny" squared-circle d.s. and showing another clear strike alongside with arrival c.d.s. (30.5) on reverse. Photo £200-250
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x 1894 (26 Apr.) 2d. G size registered envelope to Sierra Leone, uprated with 1894 (Jan.) 1/2d. vermilion pair and 1894 (May) 1/2d. deep green (3), all cancelled by "old calabar" c.d.s. with reversed code "C", showing another strike of the c.d.s. with code "A" and, on reverse, "registered/old calabar" oval d.s. and arrival c.d.s. Photo £150-180
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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x 1894 (23 May) envelope registered to Birmingham, bearing 1892 5d. dull purple and blue and 1894 (Jan.) 1d. pale blue and 5d. grey-lilac, all tied by "old calabar" c.d.s., showing large "R" h.s., "registered/old calabar" d.s. and Registered Liverpool transit d.s. (25.6). Neat and attractive. Photo £150-180
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x 1894 (Oct.) double rate envelope to Bristol, marked "S.S. Cabenda", bearing 1894 (May) 5d. purple tied by "old calabar" squared-circle d.s. and showing red Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (27.11). Photo £150-180
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x 1894 (Oct.) envelope registered to Luton, bearing 1894 (Jan.) 1/2d. vermilion. 1d. dull blue, 2d. green and 2 1/2d. carmine-lake, all tied by "bonny" squared-circle d.s., showing "R" h.s. and Registered Liverpool transit d.s. (14.11) with arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £120-150
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x 1894 (20 Nov.) "Bright & Sons" envelope registered to Bournemouth, bearing 1894 (Jan.) 2 1/2d. carmine-lake, 5d. grey-lilac and 1/- black, each neatly cancelled by "old calabar" c.d.s. with code "C", showing another strike alongside, large "R" h.s. and despatch and Liverpool Registered d.s.; the envelope with flap missing. Attractive. Photo £250-300
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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x 1896 (19 Dec.) envelope registered to Manchester, marked "Per Bakana", bearing 1892 1/2d. vermilion, 2d. grey-green and carmine, 1894 (Jan.) 2 1/2d. carmine-lake and 1894 (May) 2d. lake, all tied by "opobo river" c.d.s. with code "A", showing Registered Liverpool d.s. (25.1.97) with arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Attractive. Photo £150-180
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x 1897 (19 Nov.) envelope registered to Montreal, bearing 1894 (Jan.) 5d. grey-lilac and 1894 (May) 1d. vermilion and 1/- black, all tied by light "registered" c.d.s., showing "R" in oval, Registered Liverpool transit d.s. (23.12) with arrival c.d.s. (5.1) on reverse; envelope with violet ink mark at left. Photo £150-180
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x 1898 (6 May) 2d. registered envelope to Germany, uprated with 1897 1d. orange-vermilion and 2d. lake (2), all tied by "sapele" c.d.s. with code "A" and showing Liverpool (11.6) and London (12.6) Registered transit d.s. with arrival c.d.s. on reverse; the envelope with repaired lower right corner £80-100
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x 1899 (31 Mar.) envelope to Liverpool, bearing 1894 (May) 1d. orange-vermilion neatly tied by "warri" squared-circle d.s. and showing red Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (25.4). Photo £200-250
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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Akassa "the royal niger company/post/office/p o/akassa." triple-oval d.s. | |
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x 1891 (15 June) envelope to London (address deleted), showing a fine strike in violet and bearing GB 6d. deep purple on red cancelled "466" on arrival in Liverpool, also showing red Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (19.7) with arrival c.d.s. (20.7) on reverse. Photo £200-250
Provenance: H.G. Porter, February 1956
Col. J.R. Danson, March 1971
"Wilkin", December 2010
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x 1892 (7 June) envelope to Kent, showing clear light strike in violet, bearing GB 2 1/2d. purple on blue cancelled "466" on arrival at Liverpool and showing, on reverse, Liverpool B.R. Packet (14.7) and arrival datestamps; the envelope with light creases. Photo £300-400
| Akassa "the royal niger company/chartered & limited./post office/akassa" | double-framed d.s.
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x 1896 (3 Aug.) piece bearing GB 3d. purple on yellow tied by complete strike in violet, fine. S.G. Z21, £425. Photo £250-300
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x 1897 (12 Feb.) piece bearing GB 2 1/2d. purple on blue and 5d. dull purple on blue tied by complete but light strike in violet; also 1897 (29 Nov.) piece bearing GB 2 1/2d. purple on blue tied by complete fine strike in violet. S.G. Z20, Z22 £60-80
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x 1897 (5 Aug.) envelope to London, bearing GB 2 1/2d. purple on blue tied by a fine complete strike in violet over-cancelled by "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. in black (16.9) and showing arrival c.d.s. (16.9) on reverse; the envelope slightly soiled. Photo £200-250
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x 1897 (10 Oct.) small piece bearing GB 2/6d. deep lilac clearly tied by a complete and superb strike in violet. S.G. Z26, £375. Photo £150-200
| Akassa "the royal niger company/chartered & limited./post office/akassa" | single-framed d.s.
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x 1897 (12 June) envelope to London and re-addressed to Scotland, bearing GB 2 1/2d. purple on blue cancelled by fine, almost complete, strike in violet and overstruck by London hooded d.s. (17.7) upon redirection and showing red Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (16.7); the envelope with slight soiling. Photo £200-250
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x 1898 (14 July) piece bearing GB 5d. dull purple and blue and 10d. dull purple and carmine vertical pair, all tied by two complete light strikes in violet; a few small faults. Brandon Certificate (1995). S.G. Z36, Z39. Photo £200-250
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x 1898 (15 Oct.) piece bearing GB 1/2d. vermilion and 1d. lilac vertical pair (perf faults at right) tied by two fine almost complete strikes in violet; 1899 (8 Jan.) piece bearing GB 1d. lilac and 5d. dull purple and blue tied by two complete strikes in violet. S.G. Z29, Z30, Z36 £100-120
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x 1899 (4 Nov.) piece bearing GB 2/6d. deep lilac tied by superb complete strike in violet, fine. S.G. Z41, £500. Photo £300-400
| Burutu "the royal niger company/chartered & limited./post office,/burutu" | |
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x 1897 piece bearing GB 1d. lilac, 3d. purple on yellow and 10d. dull purple and carmine (2) tied by large part light strike (date unclear) and overstruck by "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. in black; a few small faults. Photo £100-120
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x 1897 (6 Sept.) piece bearing GB 2 1/2d. purple on blue with "cms" perfin, tied by fine complete strike in blue; 1897 (27 Oct.) piece bearing GB 5d. dull purple and blue tied by complete, slightly fuzzy, strike in violet; and 1898 (16 Oct.) piece bearing GB 1/2d. vermilion and 1d. lilac (2) tied by fine, slightly heavy, complete strike in violet, some light staining around perfs £120-150
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x 1898 (2 Sept.) double rate envelope to Birmingham, bearing GB 2 1/2d. purple on blue pair clearly tied large part complete strike in violet, showing Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. in black (3.10) with arrival c.d.s. on reverse; the envelope with wax seal cut away on reverse. Photo £200-250
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x 1898 (17 Sept.) envelope to France, bearing GB 2 1/2d. purple on blue tied by mainly complete strike in black, showing red Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (8.10) with arrival c.d.s. (10.10) on reverse. Photo £200-250
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x 1899? (7 Jan.) fragment bearing GB 2/6d. lilac pair cancelled by large part strike in violet; one with light corner crease otherwise fine. S.G. Z55. Photo £250-300
| Burutu "the royal niger company/chartered & limited./post office,/burutu" | |
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x 1898 (15 May) piece bearing GB 2/6d. lilac tied by fine complete strike in violet.
S.G. Z67, £425. Photo £150-180
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x 1898 (9 Nov.) piece bearing GB 2 1/2d. purple on blue (2) and 10d. dull purple and carmine cancelled by three strikes of the d.s. in violet, fine. Photo £80-100
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x 1898 (21 Nov.) piece bearing GB 2 1/2d. purple on blue, 1899 (5 Feb.) piece bearing 2 1/2d. purple on blue, (18 Feb.) piece bearing 1/2d. vermilion and 1d. lilac vertical pair, (29 Apr.) piece bearing 1d. lilac pair and (28 Nov.) piece bearing 1d. lilac (4), all tied by complete or almost complete strikes in violet or black (last), generally fine £120-150
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x 1898 (24 Dec.) piece bearing 5d. dull purple and blue strip of three tied by very fine strike in violet, fine. S.G. Z63. Photo £100-120
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x 1899 (22 Nov.) envelope to Sir George Goldie, the Founder and Chairman of the Royal Niger Company, at London, bearing GB 1d. lilac clearly tied by mainly fine strike in violet and showing, on reverse, Burutu Type 4 d.s. (28.11) in black and arrival c.d.s. (22.12); the envelope a little soiled and with part flap missing. Photo £250-300
Provenance: "Wilkin", December 2010
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x 1900 (1 Jan.) envelope to Old Calabar, marked "via Forcados" and carried down the River Niger, bearing GB 1d. lilac tied by a fine strike in violet, no other markings. Photo £250-300
Provenance: "Wilkin", December 2010
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x 1900 1/2d. to 10/- (5d. and 6d. with a small stain in one corner) and 1902 CA 1/2d. to 10/- (fine), each overprinted "specimen", mounted mint. S.G. 1s-18s, £395 £80-100
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x 1900 1/2d. to 10/- (all except the 10/- a fraction gum toned), 1902 CA 1/2d. to 10/-, 1905-07 MCA 1/2d. to 2/6d. (5d. a fraction gum toned) plus chalk-surfaced 1/2d. to 2/6d., 1910-11 1/2d. to 10/- (a few with hinge remnants) and 1912 1/2d. to £1 (fine).
S.G. 1-52, £1400+ £300-400
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x 1900 1/2d. to 10/- (1/- and 10/- washed), 1902 CA 1/2 to 10/- less 5d., 1905-07 MCA 1/2d. to 2/6d. and 1910-11 MCA 1/2d. to 10/- (defective top left corner), all used, generally good to fine. S.G. 1-39, £2000 approx. £250-300
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x 1910-11 1/2d. to 10/- and 1912 1/2d. to £1, each overprinted "specimen", a few with hinge remnants, fine mint. S.G. 28s-52s, £575 £150-180
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x 1912 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen with additional 5/-, 10/- and £1, generally fine used.
S.G. 40-52, £568 £150-180
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x 1899 (27 Nov.) envelope to Stourbridge and redirected to Leicester, marked "No stamps available at Okuta Nigeria, J. Hasler Capt. W. African Front: Force", showing blue crayon "2/10", "T" h.s. and "1d/690" h.s. (deleted) with, on reverse, Lagos c.d.s., upon redirection GB 1d. lilac applied and cancelled by Stourbridge "750" duplex. Photo £300-400
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x 1900 (June) envelope to Essex, bearing 1900 1d. at upper left tied by manuscript "Post Office, Jebba, 4/6/1900" in red ink and showing arrival c.d.s. on reverse; the envelope with some minor stains and opened-out. Photo £250-300
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x 1900 (4 Oct.) and (10 Dec.) pieces bearing 1/2d. pair with manuscript "akwanaga" and "lokoja/post office" double oval d.s. in violet, and 1902 (17 Sept.) piece bearing 1/2d. with manuscript "Bornu P.O.", fine. Photo £200-250
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x 1901 (6 Feb.) envelope (flap missing) to Ireland, bearing 1d. tied by fine "lokoja/post office" double oval d.s. in violet, fine; also 1901 (20 Feb.) piece bearing 1d. and (30 Apr.) piece bearing 1/2d. block of four, both similarly cancelled. Photo £150-180
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x 1901 (17 Feb.) envelope to Wolverhampton, bearing 1d. tied by manuscript "Post Office, Jebba" in red ink and showing, on reverse Lokoja (20.2) and arrival (19.3) datestamps. Neat and attractive. Photo £250-300
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x 1903 (22 May) entire letter to St. Lucia, bearing 1d. tied by manuscript "Ibi, 22/5/1903" and overstruck by unclear datestamp and showing, on reverse, Castries arrival datestamp (21.7). Scarce and addressed to a most unusual destination. Photo £300-400
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x 1911 (20 Mar.) envelope registered to USA, bearing KE 1/2d., 1d., 2d. and 5d., all tied by "zungeru/northern nigeria" double-ring d.s.; 1912 (17 Aug.) envelope registered from Lokoja to London bearing 1910 1d. (3); 1913 (15 Jan.) envelope registered to USA bearing 1910 3d. and 6d. tied by "zungeru/n n" double-ring d.s.; and 1917 (Sept.) envelope registered from Kano to France bearing 1910 6d. A fine group £200-250
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x 1913 (8 July) "Kiderlen" envelope registered to Germany, bearing 1912 10/- tied by "zungeru/n n" double-ring d.s. and showing, on reverse, London and arrival datestamps. Photo £100-120
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x 1901-02 1/2d. to 10/- and 1903-04 CA 1/2d. to £1 (the 4d. with light central stain),
each overprinted "specimen", many with previous mount remnant otherwise fine mint. S.G. 1s-20s, £550 £120-150
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x 1/2d. in violet and pale green on gummed watermarked paper, marginal, fine. Photo £150-180
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x 1/2d. in purple on yellow on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £150-180
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x 1/2d. in greenish black and orange-yellow on gummed watermarked paper, marginal, fine. Photo £150-180
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x 10/- in deep green and carmine on green on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £200-250
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x 10/- in grey and violet on blue on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £200-250
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