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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4591D

Niger Coast
Covers and Cancellations
A group of covers (8) comprising 1894 (20 Nov.) envelope to London, bearing 1894 (May) 2½d. tied by "old calabar river" c.d.s. (Type D2), showing another strike in opposite corner and Paid Liverpool Br Packet c.d.s. (25.12) in red alongside; the envelope with some faults, 1895 (27 Sept.) envelope to Manchester, marked "Per S.S. Volta", bearing 1894 (May) 2½d. tied by "brass" squared-circle d.s. with code "A" (Type D4) in violet-black and showing red Paid Liverpool Br Packet c.d.s. (26.10) in opposite corner, 1896 (6 Oct.) envelope to Bonny, bearing 1894 (May) ½d. pair (faults) tied by "old calabar river" c.d.s., and an undateable envelope (part flap missing) to Bonny, marked "Via Opobo" bearing 1894 (May) 1d. tied by just legible "old calabar river" c.d.s. (Type D2), 1897 (3 Aug.) envelope to Bonny, bearing 1897-98 1d. tied by "opobo river" c.d.s. with code "A" (Type D2) in violet; the envelope with tear at top caused through opening, 1901 (7 Apr.) 2d. registered envelope from Onitsha to Basel and redirected to Berne, bearing re-issued 1897-98 2½d., 5d. and 6d., all tied by "registered/forcados" oval d.s. (Type R2), showing red London transit d.s. with arrival c.d.s. (30.4) on reverse, 1901 (17 Oct.) Southern Nigeria 2d. registered envelope to Germany, bearing re-issued 1897-98 1d. and 6d. tied by "registered/old calabar" oval d.s. (Type R6) and showing arrival d.s. (9.11) on reverse; 1903 (3 Feb.) envelope registered to USA, bearing re-issued ½d., 1d., 2½d. and 6d., all clearly tied by "registered/old calabar" oval d.s. (Type R7) and showing New York transit d.s. on reverse

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Sold for
£750

Starting price
£210