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Auction: 16036 - West Africa Pre-U.P.U. Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 1351

Lagos
The Stamp Period
1874-75 Watermark Crown CC, Perf. 12½
1874 (29 June) envelope ex the "Bailey" correspondence registered to Wolverhampton, bearing 4d. carmine and 6d. blue-green (some perfs cut off at top) centrally cancelled by undated "lagos/b" c.d.s., showing "lagos/a" c.d.s. below, red crayon "5" over "2/7", straight-line "registered letter" h.s. and "paid/liverpool/br. packet/5a" c.d.s. (28.7) and "registered/liverpool" double-ring d.s., both in red, with arrival datestamp (29.7) on reverse. The only recorded example on cover. Photo

Note: It is believed that following the introduction of adhesive stamps, for a short period, a dateless canceller was used as a security measure when letters were handed in, the normal one being applied later when the mail was made up for the mailboat.

provenance:
William C. Hinde, January 1959

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Sold for
£2,600