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

Postal Orders: 1909: King Edward VII, 5 s. ultramarine, 2 d. overprint type T2T, 2 d. within 5 bars in black, original poundage 1 d., issued at Onitsha, dated 25 October 1909, struck with a single circle "ONITSHA SOUTHERN NIGERIA" in black, to be payable at Paris. A number of creases, some heavy causing tears and imperfections, although very presentable, a rare early survivor; one of four recorded and the only known of this reign and type.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, illustrated on pg. 192.