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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 335

Nigeria Niger Cross Border Mail 1916 (6 Dec.) envelope from Lagos to Zinder, bearing 1914 2 1/2d. tied by legible c.d.s. and showing at left "postes et télégraphes" label tied by "afrique occde francaise/commandant/du/territoire/territoire mre du niger" circular cachet and "controle/Postale Militaire" handstamp, both in violet, with Kano (9.12) and arrival (18.12) datestamps on reverse; envelope with some creases. Rare. Photo Estimate £ 300-400

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