

New South Wales: 1867 outer letter sheet to Nantes, France bearing Melbourne despatch cds, annotated to go “Via Marseille”, faint red Paris transit, diamond-framed accountancy ‘G.B./ 1f.62 4/10th c’ applied and rated ‘10’ decimes, reverse with Paris a Nantes tpo and Chanternay S Loire arrival cds


New South Wales: 1876 (MY 8) registered cover to London franked two 2d. and 6d. DLR issues tied by ‘675’ numeral, manuscript registration and endorsed “Via Galle”.


New South Wales: 1880 (JY 20) cover to England franked 8d. yellow-orange, perf 13, paying the ship letter rate, via Brindisi, from Sydney to England. Carried on the P&O Ship “S.S.Assam”; light vertical filing crease to left.

New South Wales: 1893/94 Stamp Duty De La Rue proof for a 6s. value in lilac and carmine on white glazed card; fine and rare.

New South Wales: 1905 The Sydney Philatelic Club Jubilee 5d card very fine unused.


New South Wales: Undated parcel label, addressed to Marrickville, endorsed “flowers only” and franked with block of 2d. blue queen Victoria, cancelled by pen criss-cross grill which paid the 2lb parcel rate.


NEW ZEALAND - Prisoner of War Post: 1941-45 4 Lettersheets int 6d., 1s., 18d. + 6d. on 1s., fine


NEW ZEALAND: 1867 (DE 20) Envelope to Scotland 1864-71 2d. blue pair + 6d red brown tied by Dunedin duplex, Aberdeen thimble arrival backstamps, small part of backflap missing, fine and attractive.


New Zealand: 1873 (Jan 14): Entire to Christchurch franked 1864/71 1 d. pale orange-vermilion and 1871/73 1 d. brown from a worn plate tied by two WELLINGTON duplex, arrival backstamp, stamps with usual variable perfs. Fine cover and rare franking with two different issues for the same denomination. Provenance: Collection Joseph Hackney Spink Shreves Galleries, sale 110, February 2009, lot 1493


Newfoundland 1920s 1d postal stationery card with printed ‘Amateur Radio Station’ report on reverse; very fine condition.


NICARAGUA: 1899 (Feb 2) franked 1899 official 10c. (4) tied by violet Managua oval datestamps segmented boxed RECOMMANDE with notation ‘26’ Gram, addressed to the Hon. A.A. Adee, slate dept Washington, on reverse franked additional Arms 2c grey pair + strip of 3, New York transit and Washington arrival backstamps, fine.


NICARAGUA: 1902 (DIC 15) envelope sent A.R. to USA franked 1900 5c. + Official 10c. violet strip of 3 ovpt. 1901 Correos all tied by LEON registered oval datestamps in violet with boxed registered segmented cachets and A.R in the same colour, San Francisco Jan 8 arrival backstamp, fine.


NICARAGUA: 1903 (JUN 19) Incoming envelope unfranked from USA with Philadelphia JUN 19 dispatch roller cancel, circular T in black applied, franked on arrival with 1903 Pres. Zelaya 5c. vertical pair + 1901 20c on 5p black tied by violet OVAL BLUEFIELDS datestamp, fine rare usage as Postage dues.


NICARAGUA: 1903 (Nov 3) postcard to Germany franked 1900 1c + 2c + 1903 Pres Zelaya 1c pair tied by violet oval CORINTO datestamps, Potsdam arrival alongside, card entitled ‘Recuerdos de Nicaragua. Palacio Nacional Managua’, fine.


NICARAGUA: 1908 Official mail cover from Managua to New York with 1907 OFICIAL/DOS PESOS surcharge in red on 1c. green tied by oval datestamp (27 Feb). Granada transit backstamp. A scarce stamp on cover. ex Brian Moorhouse.


NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE: 1894 (No 19) Envelope to England franked 1/2d. on 2 1/2d. blue variety ‘OIE’ for ‘ONE’ SG 65b in combination with 1894 2 1/2d. blue and 2d. lake (2) all tied by Old Calabar squared circle datestamps with oval registered datestamp in association? alongside and large ‘R’, Liverpool transit and London arrival backstamps, reverse with light staining, rare.


NIGER COAST TERRITORIES: 1875: Great Britain ½ d. brown postal card, used from Lokoja to Hammersmith, England, dated 19 July 1900, uprated with GB ½ d. vermilion (SG197) and Norther Nigeria 1 d. dull mauve & carmine (SG2) cancelled by the "LOKOJA / POST OFFICE" violet oval handstamp, with a "PADDINGTON" cds dated 17 August 1900 alongside. To the reverse a "FORCADOS RIVER" circular datestamp 27 July 1900. Light crease to left side and some imperfection, which do not detract (H&G 3). À rare and scarce combination; one of two recorded GB postal items used at Lokoja. Ex Peter Horlyck. Note: The overfranked Great Britain stationery postcard was used after the absorption of Lokoja into the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria. From that period a Id stamped envelope of Great Britain is known with a Lokoja oval cancellation. That also bears an additional Northern Nigeria 1d stamp and is cancelled by the Lokoja oval dated 11 May 1900. Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Horlyck, illustrated on pg. 57.


Niger Coast, 1891 (Oct 8): Stampless envelope to Stockholm, Sweden endorsed in manuscript "Postage stamps not procurable in the Territories" bearing double line violet oval "THE NIGER TERRITORIES / POST / OFFICE/ AKASSA" datestamp, hexagonal framed 'T' applied in transit at Liverpool whose cds (Nov 18) appears on reverse, manuscript "40" in blue crayon on arrival and on reverse pair of 20ö. postage dues applied and tied by STOCKHOLM cds (Nov 23). A fine cover, opened out for display. Provenance: Corinphila sale 309-320, November-December 2023, lot 1193.


NIGER COAST: 1894 (Sept 11): Registered cover to England franked British Protectorate/Oil Rivers 1892-94 GB ovpt. Jubilee 2d vertical bisect together with normal plus 1894 1d and later 1d orange vermilion diagonal bisect tied by four square Bonny date stamps, small "R" handstamp at left and Liverpool transit (Oct 25) alongside, backstamped "LUTON OC 26 94" on reverse. Provenance: Corinphila sale 309-320. November-December 2023, lot 1197.

NIGER COAST: 1895 (Nov 21): Parcel Post label, bearing 1894 2 d. lake and 2½ d. blue pairs, each adhesive with superb OPOBO RIVER code A cds, with a further strike above. Very scarce, attractive item. SG 53+54