18 Nov 2024 – 24 Nov 2024
38 lots
Lot 61160 | 1892-94 Specialised collection of “SPECIMEN” and “CANCELLED” overprints on three old-time album pages
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
1892-94 Specialised collection of “SPECIMEN” and “CANCELLED” overprints on three old-time album pages bought from the sale of the Sampson collection sold…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 61161 | 1891 1d to 1s set of six with “SPECIMEN” type 13 overprints in mint n.h. pairs
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
1891 1d to 1s set of six with “SPECIMEN” type 13 overprints in mint n.h. pairs, the 1/2d to 5d in lower right corner marginal pairs (the 1/2d with control…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 61162 | 1894 1s black, single, on 1894 registered envelope
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
1894 1s black, single, on 1894 registered envelope from Old Calabar to New York, neatly tied by oval REGISTERED/OLD CALABAR/15.NO.94 ds, with similar alongside,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 61163 | 1894 1d orange vermilion pair and diagonally bisected
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
1894 1d orange vermilion pair and diagonally bisected single, tied BONNY/7.SP.94 cds on small fragment, very fine and rare provisional bisect usage, cert….
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 61164 | 1897-98 6d, 2s6d and 10s deep violet set of three with “SPECIMEN” ovpts
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
1897-98 6d, 2s6d and 10s deep violet set of three with “SPECIMEN” ovpts, 6d oxidised colour otherwise very fine (S.G. £275).
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 61165 | Akassa: 1893 (Aug 8) GB 1d postal stationery card datelined “Onitsha”, with Akassa type 1 oval ds
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Akassa: 1893 (Aug 8) GB 1d postal stationery card datelined “Onitsha”, written by a missionary with the Church Mission Society, with violet oval “THE NIGER…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 61166 | 1895 (Jun 28) envelope from Bakana to England with 1894 1/2d to 5d tied by Bakana code “C” cds
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Bakana: 1895 (Jun 28) envelope from Bakana to England with 1894 1/2d to 5d tied by Bakana code “C” cds with Liverpool paquebot cds below, Birmingham arrival,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 61167 | 1891 1d to 1s set of six on 1893 (Dec 6) registered
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Benin River: 1893 (Dec 6) registered envelope with 1892-94 1/2d to 1s set of six tied by orange-red Benin River code C cds, cover fold at left, very fine…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 61168 | Benin River: 1898 (Aug 2) Printed telegram envelope sent registered to the African Direct Telegraph Co. in Lagos
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Benin River: 1898 (Aug 2) Printed telegram envelope sent registered to the African Direct Telegraph Co. in Lagos with five 1897-98 1/2d green and a 1d…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 61169 | 1891 1d to 1s set of six on 1894 (Jan 3) envelope sent registered to Benin
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Brass River: 1894 (Jan 3) envelope with 1892-94 1/2d to 1s set of six sent registered to Benin, tied by Brass River code C cds, endorsed “per S.S. Bonny”…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 61170 | Brass: 1895-98 trio of covers incl. size F registered
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Brass: 1895-98 trio of covers incl. size F registered envelope to England with 1892-94 1/2d, 1894 (Jan) 1d blue and 1894 (May) 1d vermilion tied by blackish…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 61171 | Forcados River: 1894 (May 2) envelope sent registered to Germany with 1894 (Jan 1) set of six
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Forcados River: 1894 (May 2) envelope sent registered to Germany with 1894 (Jan 1) set of six, each beautifully cancelled by the Forcados River code “C”…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 61172 | Old Calabar River: 1893 (Jun 17) envelope sent registered to England with a rather spectacular philatelic franking
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Old Calabar River: 1893 (Jun 17) envelope sent registered to England with a rather spectacular philatelic franking with 1892-94 1/2d vermilion blocks of…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 61173 | Old Calabar River: 1893 (Aug 2) 2d registered envelope (size G) sent to England with 1892-94 1/2d, 2d and 5d
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Old Calabar River: 1893 (Aug 2) 2d registered envelope (size G) sent to England with 1892-94 1/2d, 2d and 5d tied by Old Calabar River code A cds, paying…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 61174 | Withdrawn
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
1894 (Oct 29) envelope sent registered to Hannover, Germany, with 1894 1/2d to 2 1/2d, neatly tied by oval “REGISTERED / OLD CALABAR” ds, with similar…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 61175 | Old Calabar: 1895 (Mar 13) OHMS envelope sent registered from Old Calabar with 1894 1d orange vermilion, strip of six and four single
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Old Calabar River: 1895 (Mar 13) OHMS envelope sent registered to the British Ambassador Henry Hechler in Halifax, Canada, with 1894 1d orange vermilion,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 61176 | Old Calabar River: 1895 (Jul 8) 2d registered envelope (size F) sent to Sierra Leon, uprated
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Old Calabar River: 1895 (Jul 8) 2d registered envelope (size F) sent to Sierra Leone, uprated with 1892-94 2 1/2d vertical pair and 5d tied by Old Calabar…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 61177 | Old Calabar River: 1893-1901, group of five covers/cards
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Old Calabar River: 1893-1901, group of five covers/cards incl. 1893 envelope to Scotland with 1892-94 2 1/2d, endorsed per SS Nubia, 1895 cover to England…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 61178 | Opobo: 1895 (Aug 16) 2d registered envelope (size F) sent to England, uprated with 1892-94 1/2d and 2d
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Opobo: 1895 (Aug 16) 2d registered envelope (size F) sent to England, uprated with 1892-94 1/2d and 2d tied by Opobo squared circle ds, Manchester arrival…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 61179 | Opobo: 1895 (Aug 16) Overprinted 2d registration envelope (size F) sent to England
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Opobo: 1895 (Aug 16) Overprinted 2d registration envelope (size F) sent to England with 1892-94 1/2d, 1894 (Jan) 1d blue and 1894 (May) 1d vermilion tied…
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 61180 | Opobo River: 1896 (Jun 3) envelope sent to England with 1892-94 2d pair, 1894 (Jan) 1/2d and 1894 (May) 1/2d
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Opobo River: 1896 (Jun 3) envelope sent to England with 1892-94 2d pair, 1894 (Jan) 1/2d and 1894 (May) 1/2d, all tied by Opobo River code A ds, paying…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 61181 | Opobo River: 1896 (Dec 19) envelope sent registered
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Opobo River: 1896 (Dec 19) envelope sent registered to England with 1892-94 1/2d and 2d and two 1894 1d and one 5d each tied by Opobo River code A cds,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 61182 | Sapele: 1898, trio of covers showing the Sapele cds, squared circle and registered oval ds,
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Sapele: 1898, four covers showing the Sapele cds, squared circle and registered oval ds, incl. 1897-98 1/2d green tied by cds on book post cover to England,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 61183 | Warri: 1896 (May 28) envelope to England with 1894 (May) 2 1/2d tied by red Warri squared circle ds
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Warri: 1896 (May 28) envelope to England with 1894 (May) 2 1/2d tied by red Warri squared circle ds with further nice strike alongside, Liverpool transit…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 61184 | Warri: 1897 (Mar 12) 1d postal stationery card sent to Germany, cancelled by vivid red Warri squared circle ds
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Warri: 1897 (Mar 12) 1d postal stationery card sent to Germany, cancelled by vivid red Warri squared circle ds with further strike at lower left, Forcados…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 61185 | Used in Southern Nigeria – Asaba: 1900 (Jul 12) Niger Coast 2d registered envelope sent to England with two 1897-98 1d vermilions
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Used in Southern Nigeria – Asaba: 1900 (Jul 12) Niger Coast 2d registered envelope sent to England with two 1897-98 1d vermilions tied by clear strikes…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 61186 | Used in Southern Nigeria – Forcados: 1901-05, group of four covers with Niger Coast frankings
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Used in Southern Nigeria – Forcados: 1901-05, group of four covers with Niger Coast frankings incl. Southern Nigeria 1d postal stationery envelope sent…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 61187 | Used in Southern Nigeria – Old Calabar: 1903 (Oct 23)
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Used in Southern Nigeria – Old Calabar: 1903 (Oct 23) envelope sent registered to Germany with the 1897-98 complete set of 9 to 10s tied by the Old Calabar…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 61188 | Postal Stationery Cards: Group of five 1d stationery cards incl. a registered example
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Postal Stationery Cards: Group of five 1d stationery cards, three overprinted “Niger Coast Protectorate” incl. uprated with 2d lake and registered to England…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 61189 | Postal Stationery Registered Envelopes: Group of size H2 registered incl. one to England with 1892-94 1s green
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Postal Stationery Registered Envelopes: Group of size H2 registered incl. one to England with 1892-94 1s green tied by Bonny River cds, and another to…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 61190 | Collection: Accumulation of Niger Company Territories cancels from Burutu and Akassa
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Collection: Accumulation of Niger Company Territories cancels from Burutu and Akassa, an old-time collection on pages bought from auctions in the 1960s…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 61191 | Collection: Group of Niger Company Territories cancels on Jubilee issues and some used 1892-94 issues
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Collection: Group of Niger Company Territories cancels on Jubilee issues and some used 1892-94 issues, noted GB 1887-92 2 1/2d and 10d (small scuff) on…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 61192 | 1892-94 Oil River 1/2d to 5ds specialised used selection
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Collection: 1892-94 1/2d to 5d specialised used selection of singles with the following cancels Bakana, Benin, Buguma, Brass River in violet and red, Forcados…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 61193 | Collection: Cancellation collection on an old album page with various rubber cancels on the 1892-94 issue
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Collection: Cancellation collection on an old album page with various rubber cancels on the 1892-94 issue, loose and on piece, as well as an uprated stationery…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 61194 | 1894-98 1/2d to 10s specialised used selection of singles,
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Collection: 1894-98 1/2d to 10s specialised used selection of singles, pairs and fragments with the following cancels Forcados River, Opobo River in violet,…
Estimate: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 61195 | Collection: Balance group of covers, fronts and cancels with the 1894 (Jan), 1894 (May) and 1897-98 issues
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Collection: Balance group of 8 covers, 5 fronts and cancels with the 1894 (Jan), 1894 (May) and 1897-98 issues, with some used in Southern Nigeria, noted…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 61196 | 1894 1/2d to 1s specialised usage selection of singles,
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
Collection: 1894 1/2d to 1s specialised used selection of singles, pairs and fragments with the following cancels Forcados River, Old Calabar in black…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 61197 | 1968-70, Biafra complete mint n.h. collection
Nigerias » Collections
1968-70, Biafra complete mint n.h. collection with postage issues and souvenir sheets (perforated and imperforate, very fine condition.
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP