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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 197

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) 1892 (24 Mar.) unstamped envelope to London, marked "No Stamps procurable", showing fine strike in violet, "5d" tax h.s. and, on reverse, Liverpool Br. Packet d.s. (4.5); the envelope a little soiled and creased. Photo Estimate £ 500-600

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