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Auction: 12013 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 1280

Lagos 1892 (12 Sept.) Officer´s envelope (complete with contents) from Eric Campbell at Jebu Ode to his brother, Sir Duncan Campbell of Barcandine in London and redirected to Wimbledon, bearing 1897-1902 2 1/2d. ultramarine cancelled with oval of bars and with London squared-circle d.s. (22.10) alongside, red Paid Liverpool Br. Packet d.s. (22.10) at left, the reverse with Government House imprint (deleted), Lagos (20.9) and London (22.10) datestamps, the contents refer to the local flora and fauna, and a visit from the Governor who is a keen collector of butterflies; the envelope with a few stains in places though a most unusual cover, the writer serving with the Lagos Expeditionary Force against the Jebu tribe. Photo Estimate £ 200-250 provenance: John Sacher, November 2009

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£350