Niger Coast. 1894-98 Covers including 1894 cover from Bonny River to England franked Oil Rivers 2½d, 1897 covers posted within Bonny River or from Old Calabar River to Bonny franked Niger Coast 1d, 1898 cover to Liverpool with G.B 2½d tied by violet boxed datestamp of Burutu, 1898 cover from Ireland to "The Commanding Officer, Kraki, Niger Protectorate" endorsed "Try Old Calabar" with boxed Burutu arrival datestamps (a little staining), all commercial, a useful lot. (6).

1894 (Sep 11) Registered cover from Bonny to England, 4½d postage paid by 1892 Oil Rivers 2d, 1894 Niger Coast 1d, diagonally bisected 1d and diagonally bisected 2d. Bisects of the 1d and 2d value were authorised for use at Bonny in August and September 1894. Minor edge faults and philatelic but scarce.

1895 (May 15) G.B 1d Reply Card from London to the British Vice Consulate at Brass, the message concerning Oil Rivers stamps seen for sale with fake postmarks, Brass River arrival datestamps, with the attached 1d reply half posted back from Brass to London, the reply concerning the genuine datestamps used in the Oil Rivers. Very unusual.

1896 2d Registration envelope to London bearing 1894 ½d, 2d and 2½d each cancelled by the unusual "REGISTERED" c.d.s, used at Old Calabar.

1897-98 Perf 13½-14 10/- fine used (S.G. 74b, £250). Also various other used Niger Coast, Lagos, Northern and Southern Nigeria issues, cancels include Paquebots, violet oval Lokoja (2), town datestamps, Deutsche Seepost, etc. (100+).

1898 Newspaper wrapper from Bonny River to Glasgow franked 1897-98 1d + 2d (3), an unusual commercial 7d rate wrapper.

Forces Mail. 1898 Stampless covers to England, endorsed "No Stamps Procurable, On Special Service, F.H Howe, W.A.F.F" or "No Stamps Procurable, W.L Armitage, Capt - R.A", with boxed Burutu datestamps in violet (Burutu serifed) or black (Burutu san-serif), Liverpool Br. Packet datestamps, charged the single rate of 2½d. One with fancy "2d" charge mark and manuscript "½", the other with separate fancy "2d" and "½d" charge marks, one with vertical and horizontal folds, the other very fine. (2). Photo on Page 184. (Image1)