Nigeria: Niger Company Territories: 1899 (Dec. 29) envelope sent by District Agent Alex J. Braham to Edgbaston, England franked 1d. lilac cancelled by fine strike of “THE ROYAL NIGER Co. C.&L./CUSTOMS/29 DEC 99/OFFICE/ABUTSHI” double oval datestamp in violet with “PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET/25 JA 00/2A” transit in red at left, backstamped Forcados River Jan 2 and Birmingham Jan. 28 arrival. Alex J. Braham, originally a native of Birmingham, worked as a district agent of the Royal Niger Company in Anambra and claimed to be the first white man to travel from Idah on the River Niger to Ogrugu overland. Photo. (Image1)