Lot 66062 – Lokjoa Depot: 1897 (Sep 6) envelope with “THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY CHARTERED & LIMITED / LOKOJA / DEPOT” oval ds
Lot 66062 – Lokjoa Depot: 1897 (Sep 6) envelope with “THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY CHARTERED & LIMITED / LOKOJA / DEPOT” oval ds
Nigerias » Niger Company Territories
Price realised
1’000 GBP
Estimate
1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Auction date
Thu 29 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
Lokjoa Depot: 1897 (Sep 6) envelope to England with 1887 2 1/2d Jubilee tied by blue Burutu sans-serif boxed ds, reverse with “THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY CHARTERED & LIMITED / LOKOJA / DEPOT” oval ds, Liverpool transit, not only rare with the blue Burutu ds, but the only recorded cover with the Lokoja Depot ds (Ince & Sacher p.126). Auction
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