CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1

Oil Rivers Protectorate 1892 (July 20): Great Britain Jubilee 1 s. dull green, overprinted by De La Rue, used on 1895 registered cover to New York, USA tied by "OLD CALABAR RIVER" code B circular datestamp in black (May 6) with oval framed "REGISTERED / OLD CALABAR" datestamp below and large 'R' in black. Liverpool transit (June 14). Reverse with New York arrival (June 22) in violet. An attractive and scarce usage.rnProvenance: Christies, London, 19 Nov 1996, lot 139.