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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 190

The Royal Niger Company´s Territories 1888 - 1899 Handstruck Stamps Abutshi 1899 (20 Nov.) envelope ex the "Braham" correspondence to Birmingham, bearing GB 1881 1d. lilac tied by superb strike of the "the royal niger co. c.&l./customs/office/abutshi" double oval d.s. in violet (S.G. similar to Type 8, Sacher Type 14) and showing fine "the royal niger company./chartered & limited./post office/burutu." double-framed d.s. (28.11) in black seriffed letters (S.G. Type 4, Sacher Type 10); the envelope with flap missing and some light creases which cross the latter datestamp. A fine and rare cover showing this short-lived datestamp. Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000

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£3,800