Nigeria & Cameroon. First Flights. 1935-37 Covers comprising 1935 (Oct 12) cover franked 1/2 from Ibi to Odzi, Southern Rhodesia, inscribed "Per Elders Colonial Airways & Imperial Airways via Kaduna & Salisbury" backstamped at Makurdi, Lagos and Odzi (Nov 20); 1935 (Feb) Imperial Airways service from Kano to G.B via Khartoum, first flight covers carried internally franked 7½d from Maiduguri to Kano, or from Kano to G.B franked 1/2 (2, one with G.B ½d applied upon arrival) or registered from Lagos to G.B franked 9d; and 1937 (Oct 2) registered cover franked 6d carried on the first flight from Lagos to Accra. All fine, the first two covers very uncommon. (6).

Selected cancels on stamps (163) and pieces (4) including barred parcel cancels (47, some unrecorded by Proud), circular datestamps with skeletons, T.P.Os, Cameroon, maritime, etc. (167).

1935 Covers sent within Nigeria franked 1½d; to England (2) or Canada incorrectly franked 1½d, one charged 1d in G.B, the others not charged; franked at the 2d empire rate to G.B or Australia or double 3d rate to G.B (2); or 3d foreign rate to Switzerland. (9).

Revenue Use. 1935 Indemnity for Railway Freights Bond document bearing 2d (3) + 3d (2) stamps paying 1/- duty, and two receipts each with a single 2d stamp. (3).