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

1879: Postal Stationery Card, 1½ d. red-brown, used from Lagos to Hamburg, endorsed "Per S S Volta", dated 25 November 1881, cancelled by a dumb oval killer obliterator in black, with "LAGOS" single circle postmark in black longside, together with a British "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET" dated 30 December 1881, a "LONDON" transit datestamp 31 December 1881 and arrival "HAMBURG" cds in black dated 1 January 1882. Lower left corner crease otherwise very fine. A rare early use.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, illustrated on pg. 2.