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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 284

Northern Nigeria 1900 (7 May) envelope, via the River Niger and Forcados, to London (addressee´s name and address deleted), bearing 1900 1d. pair tied by fine "lokoja/post office" oval d.s. in violet, showing straight-line "redirected" h.s. (partly scratched out) and, on reverse, Forcados River (12.5) and arrival (8.6) datestamps; the envelope with some fox spotting. Also a small range of QV stamps/pieces (18) to 5d. with part strikes of the Lokoja d.s. Photo Estimate £ 200-250

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£280