Lot 51101 – 1887-91, group of four covers, three with Akassa type 1 oval ds
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Lot 51101 – 1887-91, group of four covers, three with Akassa type 1 oval ds
Nigerias » Niger Company Territories
Price realised
180 GBP
Estimate
200 – 300 GBP
Auction date
Tue 9 Dec 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1887-91, group of four covers incl. 1887 envelope sent unfranked from the West Coast of Africa with very fine “6d” hs, reverse with Liverpool and London transits, Chatham arrival, 1891 (May 25) envelope franked with 1887 6d Jubilee with a very good strike of “THE NIGER TERRITORIES / POST / OFFICE” triple oval Akassa ds adjacent, the stamp cancelled in Liverpool in transit with cds adjacent, Ripon arrival bs, very fine, and two 1890 incoming envelopes to the Church Missionary Society in Onitsha with fine strikes of “THE NIGER TERRITORIES / POST / OFFICE” triple oval Akassa ds on arrival, one franked with GB 1887 6d Jubilee tied by West Hartlepool duplex, and other with 4d Wroxall squared circle ds (portion of backflap missing and peripheral cover faults, ex Glassco and still on original stockcard). Catalogue
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