1893 Old Calabar Bisect ½d red opt on QV 1d lilac LR half. VFU, 'Bonny River FE 9' cds. SG 7 cat £140. Only 936 printed. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$130

1893 Old Calabar Provisional 'HALF PENNY' opt QV 2d, type 3 opt in violet. FU with Old Calabar cds. SG 9 cat £350 & under-catalogued. Rare genuine as only 120 printed. Certificates for any of the provisional can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1893 Old Calabar Provisional 'HALF PENNY' on QV 2½d, opt Type 5 in vermilion. VFU. SG 17 cat £200. Rare genuine as only 240 printed. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

1893 Old Calabar Provisional 'Half Penny' opt QV 2½d, opt type 8 in vermilion. VFU, sl cnr creases LL. SG 25 cat £650. Rare genuine as only 60 printed. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1893 Old Calabar Provisional 'HALF PENNY' on QV 2½d, opt type 9 in green. VF fresh M. SG 33 cat £450. Rare genuine as only 120 printed & most used. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

1893 Old Calabar provisional 'One Shilling' on QV 2d, opt in violet. VFM. SG 37 cat £450. Rare genuine as only 240 printed & most used. Brandon photo-cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1893 Old Calabar provisional 'One Shilling' on QV 2d, opt in vermilion. VF fresh M. SG 38 cat £750. Rare genuine as only 176 printed. BPO photo-cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$900

1894 Opobo River Bisect Provisional '½' on QV 1d dull blue (left vertical half), perf 14½. VFU on piece with 'Opobo River 4 11 94' cds. SG 57 cat £650. Very rare genuine with only 120 printed. Certificates for any of the provisionals can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1894 Opobo River Bisect Provisional '½' opt QV 1d pale blue (right vertical half), perf 12½ VFU on piece with 'Opobo River AU 23 94' cds. SG 58 cat £375+. Rare genuine as only 240 printed. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

1894 Opobo River Bisect provisional '½' on QV 1d pale blue (left vertical half), perf 14. VFU, on piece tied by 'Opobo River AU 23 94' cds. SG 58c cat £350+. Rare genuine as only 240 printed. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

1894 Old Calabar Provisional 'ONE HALF PENNY' on QV 2½d blue, error 'OIE' for 'ONE'. VFU, violet 'AU 2 94' cds. SG 65b cat £1200. Very scarce genuine as only 960 normals printed & only 1 error (at right) in ea row, so only 80 of the variety. RPSL photo-cert, not mentioning variety. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

1895 Registered cover franked on back 1894 Oil Rivers obliterated set ½d to 1/-, tied by 'Old Calabar SP 5 95' cds. To London. SG 45-50 cat £60 as loose stamps & 'from x15' on cover. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300