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

British Protectorate Oil Rivers 1892: Registration Envelope, 2 d. ultramarine, size G, used with 1893 surcharged 1 s. violet handstamp on 2 d. grey-green & carmine, overprinted "BRITISH / PROTECTORATE / OIL RIVERS" in black, sent from Warri to London, England, dated 19 April 1895, tied by "WARRI" squared circle with additional strike alongside, addressed to "Frank Godden / 391 Strand" (Stanley Gibbons), with "REGISTERED LIVERPOOL" oval alongside dated 20 May 1895. Has a central vertical fold not affecting adhesive, soiled, the address has been deleted and replaced by another. However, an interesting and rare stamp on cover. Cert RPSL (2004).
Note: Frank Godden joined Stanley Gibbons in 1895 aged 18.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, illustrated on pg.420.
Provenance: The John Sacher Collection, Spink, 2009.