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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 302

Northern Nigeria West African Frontier Force 1905 (19 Oct.) envelope (with original contents) from Capt. Wilkin to his step-brother in London and re-addressed to Scotland, bearing 1905 1d. tied by "lokoja northern nigeria" double-ring and overstruck by London machine d.s. upon redirection. The letter mentions a dispute and later misuse of a 7 pound field gun, resulting in a corporal reduced to the ranks and a gunner getting 24 lashes. A scarce item from the pacification period during the tribal campaigns. Photo Estimate £ 400-500

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