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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 331

Nigeria World War I - 1914-18 Military Telegraphs 1919 (22 Nov.) envelope (222x101mm.) registered from Onitsha to London, bearing 1914 1d. (3) clearly tied by "southern nigeria/s on/telegraphs" c.d.s.; the envelope with some light creases. Photo Estimate £ 200-250 Note: Due to the secondment of Nigeria Military telegraph operators to the war in East Africa, intensive training was instituted in Nigeria.

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