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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 277

The Royal Niger Company´s Territories West African Frontier Force Borgu Military Administration 1899 envelope from Lt. J.C.H. Rigby to London, marked "no stamps available, Yellua, W Africa", showing good to fine strike of Burutu S.G. Type 4 transit d.s. wrongly dated 9 January 1898, showing handstruck "d1", blue crayon "2 1/2" and, on reverse, Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (2.2) in black. Photo Estimate £ 250-300

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