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Lots (1085)
Antarctic Expeditions: Victoria Land 1911 1d carmine fine used cds example, SG A3.
Chalon Proof: Imperf proof in black on card including block of four, two pairs and a single. Fine. (9).
1893 2d blue registered uprated combination cover to UK bearing Oil Rivers ovpts on GB ½d vermilion pair, 1d lilac (2), 2d tied OLD CALABAR cds cancels, damaged flap otherwise high cat. SG 1/3.
1893 (31 Mar) Front only bearing 2½d overprinted Oil Rivers (SG 4) cancelled OLD CALABAR RIVER / C cds cancels, on printed front to Messrs Norton & Co in Liverpool. Very fine.
1894 ½d yellow-green with a sock on the nose PLYMOUTH / SHIP LETTER / X / 01 cds. Fine, SG 51.
1897-98 10s deep violet part original gum with SPECIMEN overprint in black, SG 74s.
1898-1902 Four covers / cards to UK or Germany including 1898 1d P/S card (H & G 3) overprinted NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE cancelled at OLD CALABAR, 1899 1d P/S card (H & G 3) overprinted NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE cancelled BRASS RIVER cds, 1900 1d QV vermilion tied BONNY RIVER A and 1902 regd (front only) 1d & 2d tied REGISTERED / SAPELE oval cancels to London. Faults but nice group. (4).
1938-51 Complete set of 16 mint, to 5s plus many extras and different perfs neatly laid out and identified on leaves including extras for 5s (5), 2/6 (6), 4d orange (2). Lovely set, SG 49/59c. (43).
1941 (14 Dec) Lagos to USA first flight h/s on airmail cover to Trinidad bearing GVI 1s pair tied machine Lagos cancel with flight h/s alongside.
Group of covers from GV/QEII includes nice multi franked covers, noted 1958 UMUTO, UGUUOBA, ABA, DEGEMA, 1954 OHMS EBUTE METTA (Chief Railway Engineer), 1948 1s postal order ABATETE (toned), 1949 KANO, BAMENDA, ASABA, OBUNDU, AKURE, EHOR, YABA, etc. Very mixed but useful group of 22 covers.
Six covers and cards QV-GV including Lagos 1881 1½d brown P/S card ( H & G 1) to New York sent per SS Gabon cancelled dumb duplex at Lagos, Lagos 1906 PPC of King Marmoa of Itibu bearing 1d adhs tied WARRI cds, S. Nigeria 1908 ½d green pair on PPC of Lagos Marine Dept with error on date slug 80 for 08, N. Nigeria 2 regd covers to UK, one (part regd parcel piece) with 2½d x 3 from LOKOJA, 5d single rate from Lagos, Nigeria 1916 front only Duma on active service to London bearing ½d pair tied DUMA / (KAMERUN) cds from B.E.F.F (vertical fold).
1933 (12 Oct) Long printed OHMS cover (creases) to Canada bearing 1932-6 five different values ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d, 6d pair tied NIUE CDS cancels with R 74 etiquette, SG 62/5, 67 Cat £159 on cover.
