Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 362
The Royal Niger Company´s Territories 1888-99 Handstruck Stamps Akassa "the niger territories/post/office/p o/akassa." triple-oval d.s. Sacher Type 2, S.G. Type 1 1891 (8 Aug.) unstamped envelope to Belgium, marked "Pas de timbres au Niger" with a light strike of the datestamp alongside, showing "t/lv" tax handstamp and with various manuscript rate marks, the reverse with Liverpool Br. Packet (13.9), Ostend (14.9) and Wyngene (15.9) c.d.s.; the envelope with minor imperfections though an unusual destination. Photo Estimate £ 400-500
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