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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 294

Lagos 1884 (19 Dec.) envelope (central vertical fold) from E.M. Gomes, Lagos (sender´s cachet on reverse) "c/o U. Af. Coy. Ltd." to "up factory River Niger", rated "4" in red crayon and bearing 1882 2d. blue pair each cancelled with oval of bars with despatch c.d.s. above, the reverse annotated "Came to hand per the ´Florence´ 10a.m. Saturday 24th. January 1885"; a most unusual item of mail to Niger Territories. S.G. 18. Photo Estimate £ 1,200-1,500 Note: The United Africa Company was formed in 1879 by traders to operate steamers and to trade. It became the National African Co. and, after the grant of a Royal Charter in July 1886, the Royal Niger Company Chartered and Limited

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