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Auction: 16036 - West Africa Pre-U.P.U. Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 1337

Lagos
Handstamps and Postmarks
"post office. lagos/west coast of africa" double-ring datestamp in blue
1873 (18 Feb.) envelope ex the "Nuttall" correspondence to Manchester, marked "per Congo/SS", showing mainly fine strike of "post office, lagos/west coast of africa" double-ring d.s. in blue, red ink "3" over "2/5" and straight-line "registered"h.s., "paid/liverpool/ship" tombstone d.s. (18.3) and "registered/liverpool" double-ring d.s., all in red, and arrival d.s. on reverse. A neat and eye-catching cover Photo

provenance:
H.G. Porter, February 1956
R.B. Sanderson April 1980

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Sold for
£1,400