1890 (20 SEP) envelope to Southport franked Great Britain Jubilee 6d. tied by vertical '466' Numeral, to left violet oval-framed THE NIGER TERRITORY/POST/ OFFICE/ AKASSA date stamp, red Liverpool entry at left of 2 Nov, reverse with arrival cds of next day.
1891 (18 OCT.) envelope to Stockholm, Sweden endorsed (Postage stamps not prounable/ in the Territories) bearing double line violet oval The Niger Territories/ Post/ Office/ AKASSA date stamp, hexagonal framed ‘T’ applied in transit at Liverpool whose cds (18 Nov) appears on reverse, blue manuscript “40” applied on arrival and on reverse pair of 20opostage dues applied and tied Stockholm cds. A fine cover, opened out for display.
1894 (Dec) Royal Niger Company printed linen-backed envelope to London showing fair strike of Akassa oval handstamp and bearing Great Britain 1883-84 2/6d. lilac, Jubilee 5d. and a 10d. pair, all placed upside down and cancelled with Paid Liverpool Br. Packet cds; the 5d. with small fault and some wear to envelope. A rare high value franking for an 11oz. Letter.
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) registered cover to England franked 1892 2d., 1894 1d. blue and bisected 1d.and 2d., making correct total of 4 1/2d. tied Bonny square circle date stamps, small 'R' handstamp at left with manuscript number, Liverpool transit on face and Warrington backstamp. fine and attractive.
1894 (SP 11) registered cover to Luton franked British Protectorate/ Oil Rivers 1892-94 Great Britain oveprinted Jubilee 2d. together with 1d. lilac, both diagonal bisects, plus 1894 1d. and 2d. tied by three square circle Bonny date stamps. A fine, rare double bisect cover.
1894 (SP 11) registered cover to Luton franked British Protectorate/ Oil Rivers 1892-94 Great Britain overprinted Jubilee 2d. vertical bisect together with normal, plus 1894 1d. and later 1d. orange vermilion diagonal bisect tied by four square circle Bonny date stamps. A fine, rare double, different issue bisect cover.
1894 ‘ ½ ‘ on vertically bisected 1d. pale blue tied to small piece by Opopo River cds, SG 58, B.P.A. Certificate 1983.
1895 (No 21) Parcel Post label, bering 2d. lake and 2 ½d. blue pairs, each cancelled with superb OPOBO RIVER cds, with a further strike above; fine and rare.
1895 FRONT 2d postal stationery registration envelope, size H2 uprated to Lagos with two 5d. tied violet Brass square circles, Brass River cds at bottom left. Very rare, especially on this size stationery, but a front only.
1896 (FE 17) registered cover bearing 1894 (Jan) set of 6 each cancelled with Old Calabar River cds, Registered Old Calabar oval date stamp bottom left, Liverpool Registered transit and on reverse London arrival.
1897 (30 Nov) registered cover to London franked Great Britain two pairs of 1d. lilac and Jubilee ½d. and 2d. tied by two violet framed BURUTU in sans-serif capitals, oval framed Registered Liverpool below stamps and arrival backstamp; fine cover ex Glassco.
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.
1897 (JA 26) registered cover to Germany franked 2 ½d. carmine-lake and 5d. grey-lilac tied by the rare Registered cds without town name, Liverpool and London transits and arrival cds.
1897 (MR 30) 1d. stationery card addressed to the Post Office at Bonny cancelled by red square circle Warri datestamp, the cancel repeated bottom left for reasons of clarity, Forcados River transit additionally tying stamp image and Bonny River arrival at left. Card with full message, a little ink running, a good internal usage.
1898 (4 MAR) cover to London franked by Great Britain Jubilee 2½d tied by framed 'AKASSA' date stamp and also tied by 'PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET' cds, arrival backstamp; some slight creasing.
1898 2d registration postal stationery envelope, up-rated 2½d, to London tied 'BRASS RIVER' cds, LIVERPOOL transit and arrival backstamp.
1898 cover to Sheffield franked un-overprinted Great Britain 2½d Jubilee cancelled in manuscript "BURUTU 13.11.98", 'PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET' cds at left, reverse with arrival cds and two largely intact red wax seals of R.N.C/C.L. (Royal Niger Company Chartered Limited); some slight tone spotting.
1899 (15 Apr) large part cover to Scotland bearing manuscript "No Stamps obtained" and signed, framed Burutu date stamp, incorrectly taxed at 2d. and actually paid 1d.. On reverse Liverpool transit. Some faults to envelope, still a worthwhile example of West African Frontier Force mail.