

(1911 Windsor Flight) 1911 (SP 9) card addressed to “Captain John Humpfrey, Yorkshire Regt, District Commissioner, Lagos, Southern Nigeria” franked two ½d. tied FIRST UNITED KINGDOM AERIAL POST LONDON cds, reverse with unclear entry cds of SP 29 and double ring BADAGRY SOUTHERN NIGERIA cds of SP 30; a fine and most unusual destination and part from slight ink smudge in very fine condition with arrival cancels

(Lagos) 1885 cover to Vouziers, France bearing single-franking 1882 Wmk Crown CA 4d. carmine (SG 20) tied barred obliterator, Lagos cds at centre, red Liverpool transit alongside and Calais A Paris transit further left, arrival backstamp.


(Lagos) 1893 ‘1d’ on Penny Halfpenny postal stationery card addressed to Germany with a fine hand-drawn picture of the artist painting a Lion, addressed and messaged but sent under cover.

(Lagos) 1893 ‘1d’ on Penny Halfpenny postal stationery card addressed to Germany with a fine hand-drawn picture of the artist painting a Lion, addressed and messaged but sent under cover.

(Southern) 1901-02 1d frame die proof in black on glazed card, dated 12 OCT 00 and at right BEFORE HARDENING.


(Southern) 1905 2d stationery registration envelope, size G to USA additionally franked 2d. and pair 4d. tied Registered Old Calabar date stamps, reverse with stamp image similarly cancelled, London transit, New York transit and arrival cds.

(Southern) 1911 ‘Post Office’ OHMS envelope to New York franked vertical pair and vertical strip of eight cancelled Registered Lagos date stamps., framed registration at left with manuscript number, reverse with London transit and arrival cds.

(Southern) 1912 (NO 30) registered cover within Lagos franked 1904-09 2d. Head B block of four and a 3d. tied oval Registered date stamps, registration handstamp to left; staple holes at right and slight faults at top of envelope.

(Southern) 1912 1d frame die proof in black on glazed card, dated 1 MAY 12 and at right BEFORE HARDENING


(Togo) 1890 (8/4) cover to Lagos bearing Germany 20pf. forerunner tied Klein-Popo cds, Lagos W. Africa arrival cds, re-addressed to St Gallen, Switzerland with red FORWARD handstamp, Liverpool transit, reverse with Accra transit and arrival cds; fine early cover, Ex Sacher.

1893 1d postal stationery card to London cancelled 'OPOBO RIVER' date stamp, red 'PAID/LIVERPOOL' transit.

1893 Great Britain overprinted 1d postal stationery card to Liverpool, with message, written from Dejimna, not cancelled on despatch but on arrival at Liverpool with '466' obliterator over stamp image, red 'PAID/LIVERPOOL' cds at left.

1894 (MR 14) registered stationery envelope, up-rated 2½d to London and tied fine 'FORCADOS RIVER', index C (scarce) cds. LIVERPOOL transit and LONDON arrival cancels.

1894 (SP 11) cover to Liverpool bearing three different bisects with 1892 2d. Jubilee issue vertical bisect, 1894 2d. vertical bisect and 1d. diagonal bisect, all tied Bonny square circle date stamps, red Liverpool transit bottom left. (SG. 3a, 47b and 52b.). Fine and attractive, rare three bisect cover paying 2 1/2d. rate.

1897 (9 JAN) cover to London franked by Great Britain Jubilee 2½d not tied by framed 'BURUTU' date stamp but tied by 'PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET' cds which also overstrikes the Burutu cancel; arrival backstamp.

1898 2d registration postal stationery envelope, up-rated 2½d, to London tied 'BRASS RIVER' cds, LIVERPOOL transit and arrival backstamp.

1901-02 2d frame die proof in black on glazed card, dated 20 OCT 00 and BEFORE HARDENING at right

1914 1/2d. King George V postal stationery card overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally; very fine condition.

Lagos 1891 large printed envelope to Hamburg, endorsed Per "Boeus" S.S. and bearing single franking 1s. tied barred obliterator, Lagos W Africa despatch cds bottom left, Paid Liverpool Br Packet transit, arrival backstamp; some slight faults including corner crease to stamp.