Nigeria: A Q.V. to early Q.E.II group of covers, incl. some Niger Company Territories with 1896 (May 6) envelope to London bearing 21/2d. tied by London packet c.d.s. with faint type 4 Akassa handstamp in violet alongside, 1898 (May) envelope to London bearing 1/2d. (5) tied by poor strikes of type 6 Burutu handstamp in black, 1898 (Nov. 11) envelope also to London bearing 21/2d. tied neat type 4 Buruntu handstamp in violet, 1899 (July 26) O.H.M.S. large piece (from back of envelope) bearing 1d. lilac (4) tied by two faint strikes of the type 4 Burutu handstamp in violet with sender's address alongside (S. Hawkings in the Public Works Department in Lagos), 1900 (Dec. 28) envelope to Hampshire bearing 1d. tied type 6 Burutu handstamp with Liverpool paquebot transit alongside, later with range of cancellations, registered, airmails with 1941 cover to U.S.A. bearing 2s.6d. tied Lagos cancellation with "FIRST AIRMAIL/USA-NIGERIA/14 DE/1941" cachet alongside, etc., also a small range of stamps. (38 items)
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