West Africa. Nigeria. 1925 (Nov 3) Cover carried on the R.A.F flight from Kano to Cairo piloted by Sqn. Ldr A. Coningham, franked 2d to London, inscribed "Experimental Flight, Cairo to Kano" and initialled by Coningham. Very fine, 65 official covers carried.

Nigeria. 1931 (Nov 4) Cover to Port Harcourt with "BY SEAPLANE G-AAGU" cachet, KGV 6d tied by "INTERNAL AIRMAIL / LAGOS" skeleton c.d.s with a further strike on the front, backstamped at Port Harcourt (Nov 6). Flown by Lieut. Bembridge on the first leg of this trial flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt, a couple of minor edge marks, otherwise fine and scarce, very few covers carried. Photo on Page 22. (Image1)

Nigeria. 1931 (Nov 5) Cover to Buea "via Tiko" with KGV 6d cancelled at Port Harcourt and "INTERNAL AIRMAIL / PHARCOURT" skeleton alongside, backstamped at Buea and Victoria (Nov 8). A fine and scarce cover flown by Lieut Bembridge from Port Harcourt to Warri where the flight was abandoned. Photo on Page 22. (Image1)

Nigeria. 1931 (Nov 7) 1½d Envelope to England franked ½d and 4d cancelled by "INTERNAL AIRMAIL / PHARCOURT" skeleton datestamps. Carried by Lieut. Bembridge on the return flight, very scarce, virtually no mail carried on this return flight from Warri to Lagos via Port Harcourt, very fine. Photo on Page 22. (Image1)

1936-37 Covers from South Africa carried on first flights of Elders Colonial Airways within West Africa, comprising 1936 (Feb 7) cover franked 1/- from Cape Town to Kano flown from Khartoum to Kano (37 carried from South Africa); and 1937 (Oct 12) registered 4d envelope franked 1/- from Johannesburg to Accra, flown from Lagos to Accra (just ten carried from South Africa), both fine and scarce. (2)