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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 432

The Royal Niger Company´s Territories 1888-99 Handstruck Stamps Mail from northern areas sent via Akassa, Burutu or Lokoja 1899 (Dec.) officer´s envelope to England, marked "No stamps available. Yelwa L. Borgu Nigeria. M. Wilson Lieut. W.A.F.F." and showing Plymouth "1d/620" tax h.s. alongside "T 2/10" in green crayon, the reverse with fine Burutu boxed d.s. (Sacher Type 10) for 15 December in black alongside Newton Abbot arrival c.d.s. (6.1); corner defect at upper left and some creases. Photo Estimate £ 500-600 Note: Yelwa is on the River Niger between Boussa and Illo provenance: H.G. Porter, 1956

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