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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 195

The Royal Niger Company´s Territories 1888 - 1899 Handstruck Stamps Akassa "the niger territories/post/office/p o/akassa." triple-oval d.s. (Sacher Type 2, S.G. Type 1) 1891 (15 June) envelope to London (address deleted), showing a fine strike in violet and bearing GB 1887-92 6d. deep purple on red cancelled "466" on arrival in Liverpool, also showing Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (19.7) in red and with London arrival c.d.s. (20.7) on reverse. Photo Estimate £ 200-250 provenance: H.G. Porter, February 1956 Col. J.R. Danson, March 1971

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