Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1883: Postal Stationery Card, 1½ d. red-brown, unused, with manuscript "Specimen" overprint in black diagonally to front, very minor spotting, otherwise very fine. Rare; one of three archival specimens recorded. Cert. RPSL (2009) which states; "possibly ex De La Rue archives."
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, illustrated on pg. 369.
Provenance: Stanley Gibbons Auctions, 20-21 March 1997, lot 451;...

1888: Postal Stationery Reply Card, 1½ d.+1½ d. red-brown, unused, with manuscript "Specimen" overprint in black diagonally to face of message and reply card (intact), pin perforation gauge 7, minor soiling, otherwise very fine. Rare example; one of three archival specimens recorded of the reply card. Cert. RPSL (2009) which states; "possibly ex De La Rue archives."
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck,...

1883: Postal Stationery, 1½ d. red-brown, used reply card, from Polzin, Germany to Lagos, dated 10 September 1883, cancelled by "POLZIN" datestamp in black, with "LAGOS" arrival cds dated 24 October 1883 alongside. To the reverse a "STETTIN" single circle in black dated 19 September 1883, has an extensive message and two very faint red transit marks. Heavy vertical filing crease centrally and soiling, however a very rare use; only recorded...

1892: Postal Stationery Card, 1½ d. red-brown, surcharged by manuscript red ink to reduce to 1 d. by deleting "HALF", used from Lagos to Hamburg, Germany, dated 26 July 1893, cancelled by "LAGOS / W. AFRICA" single circle in black, with a faint "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" in red dated 28 July 1893, partially overstruck with arrival "HAMBURG" double circle dated 29 July 1893 in black. A fine and rare card. Cert RPSL (2017) which states ".....

1892: Postal Stationery Card, 1 d. carmine, used from Lagos to Worms, Germany, dated 16 December 1892, cancelled by oval barred cancel in black, with "LAGOS / W. AFRICA" datestamp alongside and "WORMS" single circle dated 19 January 1893, fine and rare example; earliest recorded date of usage.
Note: This example proves that despite the common belief that these cards were issued in 1893 they were in fact issued in 1892.
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1893: Postal Stationery, 1 d. carmine, reply part of card used from Stettin, Germany to Lagos, dated 17 August 1894, cancelled by "STETTIN" datestamp in black, with British martime quartered handstamp of London in red dated 20 August 1894 alongside and "LAGOS / W. AFRICA" arrival dated 20 September 1894. Corner crease to top left and soiled, otherwise fine and rare; one of three recorded response cards sent back from abroad.
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1902: Postal Stationery Card, 1 d. carmine, unused, "SPECIMEN" overprint in black diagonally to front, as well as a violet "ULTRAMAR" handstamp across imprinted stamp, fine and rare.
Note: The 'Ultramar' handstamp was applied in Lisbon to specimen stamps and postal stationery received from the UPU for distribution to the Portuguese colonies.

1902: Postal Stationery, 1 d. carmine, reply card, uprated with Southern Nigeria ½ d. green horizontal pair and 1 d. carmine, sent registered from Lagos to Prague, Hungary, dated 20 December 1911, tied by "LAGOS SOUTHERN NIGERIA" registered oval, with Lagos registered handstamp alongside. To the back of the reply part (detached) a "REGISTERED / LONDON E.C." hooded circle dated 7 January 1912. A fine and scarce usage.

1895: Registration Envelope, 2 d. grey, size I, unused, fresh colour, has central vertical folds and two small tears to the flap which do not detract from this very clean example; scarce; especialy in fine condition.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, pg. 26.

1902: Registration Envelope, 2 d. vermilion, embossed, De La Rue Die Proof, unfinished state, on wove paper (58 x 57 mm.), vibrant colour, very fine and rare; one of two recorded proofs.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, pg. 373 and illustrated on pg. 374.
Provenance: The 'Colonel Danson' Collection, Robson Lowe,10 March 1971, lot 1554; and Robson Lowe, 10 June 1981, lot 188.

1902: Registration Envelope, 2 d. blue, size I, uprated with 2 d. dull purple & blue horizontal pair, used from Lagos to Banbury, England, dated on arrival in London 16 February 1907, stamps cancelled by manuscript scribble in purple, to the back a "REGISTERED / LONDON" oval in black alongside a "REGISTERED / PLYMOUTH" and an arrival "BANBURY" cds dated 17 February 1907. Late usage being after Lagos had been incorporated into Southern...

Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1892: Postal Stationery Card, 1 d. vermilion, used from Catford (London) to Kirkburton, Huddersfield, England, dated 26 September 1913, cancelled by "CATFORD S.O.S.E" double circle datestamp in black. Very late use and scarce usage of the Oil Rivers stationery within Great Britain (H&G 2). Has a very interesting message on reverse which reads: "I am posting this card to you as a curiosity. It was one of...