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

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 Nigeria. Tone spots, soiling apparent, care worn and imperfections, otherwise in fine condition for such a large format envelope. Rare; only recorded used example with stamps still attached (not listed in this size by H&G). 
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Horlyck, pg. 27.
Provenance: Stanley Gibbons Auction (5789), 17 December 1999.