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

British Protectorate Oil Rivers 1892: Postal Stationery Card, 1 d. vermilion, used registered, uprated with horizontal pair 1892 1 d. lilac overprinted "BRITISH / PROTECTORATE / OIL / RIVERS" in black, sent from Old Calabar Rivers, dated 20 December 1892, cancelled by "OLD CALABAR RIVERS" cds in black, endorsed "Registered", with a rectangular boxed "POSTED OUT / OF COURSE" alongside and a transit "REGISTERED LONDON" dated 17 January 1893. To the reverse a "HAMBURG" arrival in black dated 19 Januray 1893. Fine and rare.
Note: The 'Posted Out of Course' handstamp is applied to items that are franked and marked as registered but deposited in a postbox instead of being handed in at the post office counter.