Niger Coast
Covers and stamps / Great Britain Used Abroad / Niger Coast
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.
£475
NIGER COAST
Covers and stamps / Nigeria / Niger Coast / Postal Stationery
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.
£175
Niger Coast
Covers and stamps / Niger Coast / Squared circles / Bisects
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.
£1175
Niger Coast
Covers and stamps / Niger Coast / Germany Seepost / Bisects
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.
£1750
Niger Coast
Covers and stamps / Niger Coast
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.
£175
NIGERIA (Niger Coast)
Covers and stamps / Nigeria / Niger Coast / Liverpool
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.
£145
Niger Coast
Covers and stamps / Niger Coast
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.
£125
Niger Coast
Covers and stamps / Niger Coast / Postal Stationery / Squared circles
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.
£245
NIGERIA (Niger Coast)
Covers and stamps / Nigeria / Niger Coast / Postal Stationery
1898 2d registration postal stationery envelope, up-rated 2½d, to London tied 'BRASS RIVER' cds, LIVERPOOL transit and arrival backstamp.
£175
Niger Coast
Covers and stamps / Niger Coast / Military / Postage dues
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.
£145
NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE
Covers and stamps / Niger Coast
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.
£1750
NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE
Covers and stamps / Niger Coast
NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE: 1894 (OC 19) Envelope addressed to Dido Town Cameroons River, franked 2 1/2d. blue (S.G. 54a) tied by Old Calabar squared circle, endorsed ‘Via Bonny Per 1st Boat’, handstamped MISSENT TO/ SIERRA LEONE with Freetown Sierra Leone c.d.s both in red. Kamerun arrival backstamp.