Showing items in category Nigeria, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | NIGERIA - 1920 1/2d rate cover to USA. 1920 (JA.19.) cover addressed to Montgomery Ward in USA bearing 1/2d green adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA. A scarcer printed matter rate use. £20.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1938 1 1/2d rate cover to UK used at OLD UMUAHIA HALT. 1938 (MY.9.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied by s/r OLD UMUAHIA HALT cds. £25.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1931 1 1/2d orange PSE unused. H&G 3. 1931 1 1/2d orange on cream postal stationery envelope in fine unused condition. H&G 3. £40.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1946 1/2d rate underpaid cover to USA used at ONITSHA with postage dues applied. 1946 (OC.10.) under paid cover to USA bearing 1/2d green tied ONITSHA with 2c and 5d 'Postage Dues' applied on arrival tied COLUMBUS/OHIO. £15.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1948 2 1/2d rate cover to UK used at BARAKIN LADI. 1948 (AU.20.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied BARAKIN LADI. £25.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1949 1/- rate cover to UK used at SURU LERE PA. 1949 (SE.13.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/- adhesive tied by 'skeleton' type SURU LERE PA agency cancel. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1950 1/3d rate registered cover to UK used at LAFIAJI LAGOS. 1950 (JU.20.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 1d,2d and 1/- adhesives tied LAFIAJI LAGOS. In use for just two years. £25.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1951 1/3d rate registered cover to UK used at ENUGU SOUTH. 1951 (MR.28.) cover registered to UK bearing 1/3d adhesive tied by ENUGU SOUTH cds with black rubber registered handstamp at left. £20.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1953 4d rate cover to USA used at STRACHAN ST PA EB. 1953 (FE.19.) cover addressed to USA bearing KGVI 1d strip of four tied by s/r STRACHAN ST. PA. EB. (Ebute Metta) agency cancel. £22.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1963 6d rate cover used at MOBILE P.O.2/494 cds.
1963 (JY.15.) cover addressed to UK bearing 6d 'Freedom From Hunger' adhesive tied by s/r MOBILE P.O.2/494 cds. £20.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1961 3d green PSE in banded 'John Dickinson & Co Ltd' pack of 10. 1961 3d green on greyish postal stationery envelope (H&G 10) in a fine original banded 'John Dickinson & Co Ltd' pack of 10. Unusual format. H&G 10. £50.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 1/3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/15/NIGERIA' cover to UK used at ZARIA. 1942 (MY.26.) cover addressed to UK bearing a fine block of ten of the 1d adhesive plus five additional examples making up the 1/3d rate tied ZARIA/NIGERIA with black on cream NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left tied by magenta PASSDED BY CENSOR/15/NIGERIA h/s on front. £80.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d ultramarine uprated RPSE (size G) addressed to USA used at ZARIA. H&G 2. 1923 3d ultramarine on blue registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to USA bearing additional 1d and 2d adhesives tied ZARIA/NIGERIA and dated 19.MY.26. H&G 2. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1940 1/3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/12/NIGERIA' cover to UK used at EBUTE METTA. 1940 (JU.15.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/3d adhesive tied EBUTE METTA/NIGERIA with NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR/ 12 label at left tied by red PASSED BY CENSOR/12/NIGERIA sexagonal h/s on front. £25.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1957 6d rate registered local cover used at ABA with scarce parcel type registered h/s. 1957 (JU.19.) registered local cover bearing 2d (x3) tied by oval REGISTERED/ABA NIGERIA cancels and with unusual use of the circular barred ABA parcel cancel used as a registered etiquette strike. Proud type PP5. £25.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1959 '0/3' red meter mark cover to UK struck BOAT MAIL in violet. 1959 (21.XI.) use of cover to UK cancelled by red 'NIGERIA 0/3-POSTAGE PAID' meter mark from Lagos and struck at bottom by two strikes of the BOAT MAIL handstamp in violet. Unusual item. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1947 underpaid cover to Switzerland with Swiss 50c (x2) 'Postage Dues' added. 1947 (NOV.13.)underpaid cover to Switzerland bearing 3d (x5) tied LAGOS/MIL with Swiss 50c red 'Postage Dues' applied on arrival tied ZURICH. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1948 underpaid cover to Czechoslovakia from LAGOS with Czech 'postage dues' added. 1948 (MY.11.) underpaid cover addressed to Czechoslovakia bearing a fine strip of three of the 1/2d green adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA with additional 20h Czech 'Postage Due' pair applied on front and additional 1k, 3k and 20h pair on reverse applied on arrival. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/21' cover to USA used at KANO. 1941 (DE.12.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d and 2d adhesives tied KANO/NIGERIA with black on cream NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left tied on the front by PASSED BY CENSOR/21/NIGERIA h/s in violet. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1917 £1 purple and black on red very fine mint. SG 12a. 1917 £1 purple and black on red in very fine mint condition with good colour. SG 12a. £150.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1943 1/3d rate 'PP/23' censor cover to UK used at BARAKIN LADI. 1943 (SP.12.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d, 2d and 6d pair tied by BARAKIN LADI cds struck at right by crowned 'PP/23' strike in red. WASC type 6. £50.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1943 1/3d rate 'PP/24' censor cover to UK. 1943 cover addressed to UK bearing 1/3d adhesive tied by weak MADUGURI/NIGERIA cds struck at left by crowned 'PP/24' strike in black. WASC type 6. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 combination adhesive use of postcard to France with 'skeleton' BRASS cds. 1923 (MR.6.) use of picture postcard addressed to France bearing Nigeria 1/2d adhesive tied in combination with Southern Nigeria 1/2d and 1d by the scarce 'skeleton' type BRASS/ NIGERIA cds. (Proud type D8.) PORT HARCOURT transit on reverse. £75.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d ultramarine RPSE uprated to UK with scarce 'skeleton' UMUAHIA cds. H&G 2. 1923-37 3d ultramaine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing additional 1d pair tied by single ringed UMUAHIA/NIGERIA 'skeleton' cancel dated 20.DE.26. (Proud type D4). An exceedingly rare cancel type used for just 2 months. H&G 2. £120.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1926/28 4/- black on deep red BOOKLET. No stamps-Interleaves and cover only. SG B3/4/5. 1926-28 4/- black on deep red BOOKLET without stamps but with all interleaves (one torn in half) and stapled at right edge. A scarce booklet cover never the less. SG SB3/4/5. £150.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 2d rate cover to UK used at UYO/SOUTHERN NIGERIA. 1923 (AU.16.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2d grey tied by s/r UYO/SOUTHERN NIGERIA cds. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1924 5d rate registered cover to UK used at UMUAHIA with scarce TPO/EASTERN b/s. 1924 (JA.31.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 1d red strip of five tied by d/r UMUAHIA cds with blanck type registration label with 'Umuahia' in manuscript applied and with scarce s/r T.P.O./EASTERN b/s. £95.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1940 2 1/2d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/16' cover to Canada used at WARRI. 1940 (NOV.23.) cover addressed to Canada (central bend and tape mark at top edge) bearing 1/2d and 1d adhesive pair tied by WARRI cds's with violet PASSED BY CENSOR/16/NIGERIA strike at left. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1944 2 1/2d rate cover to USA used at KANO with '../21' censor mark. 1944 (OCT.27.) cover addressed to USA (two folds) bearing 1/2d and 2 1/2d adhesives tied by very weak KANO/NIGERIA cds with red crowned '../21' censor mark. WASC type 6. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1952 3d rate use of bright green on green FORMULA air letter to USA at ABRAKA. 1952 use of bright green on green FORMULA air letter sheet addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d adhesive pair tied ABRAKA/NIGERIA. £15.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1947 6d rate use of dark blue on grey FORMULA air letter to USA at LAGOS. 1947 use of dark blue on greyish FORMULA air letter sheet addressed to USA bearing 6d adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA. £5.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1950 (FE.14.) cover to USA with 1d stationery 'cut out' trio used at UYO. 1950 (FE.14.) cover addressed to USA bearing three examples of the 1d magenta air mail letter sheet 'cut out' tied by s/r UYO/NIGERIA cds's. The cover being cut away at top left from opening. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1961 cover to USA with 6d stationery 'cut out' used at ILORIN. 1961 (OC.31.) cover addressed to USA bearing 6d air mail letter sheet 'cut out' (SG 3) applied and cancelled ILORIN/NIGERIA. £25.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 1d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/12' cover to USA used at LAGOS with 'L2' censor h/s. 1942 (MY.19.) re-use of envelope addressed to Canada bearing 1d adhesive tied by LAGOS/NIGERIA cds with black on cream NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left tied on the front by violet PASSED BY CENSOR/12/NIGERIA h/s (taller type WASC 1C) with additional triangular 'L2' strike in magenta. £25.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR /12' cover to USA used at MINNA with 'L6' censor h/s. 1941 cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied by MINNA/NIGERIA cds with black on cream NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left tied on the front by magenta PASSED BY CENSOR/12/NIGERIA h/s and with triangular 'L6' strike. WASC types 1a and 4d. £25.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1935 2d rate 'Silver Jubilee' cover to UK (faults) with LATE FEE PAID h/s and 3d added. 1935 (SE.26.) cover addressed to UK (opened on three sides and a few tone spots) bearing 2d 'Silver Jubilee' on front tied LAGOS and an additional 3d on reverse side with scarce black rubber LATE FEE PAID h/s applied. Proud type I9. £65.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) to UK used at ABEOKUTA. H&G 2a. 1923 3d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK and bearing additional 1d pair tied by tied REGISTERED/ABEOKUTA cancel and dated 3.DE.25. H&G 2a. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) to UK used at ABA. H&G 2a. 1923 3d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK and bearing additional 1/2d (x3) and 1 1/2d adhesives tied REGISTERED/ABA and dated 5.DE.32. H&G 2a. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) addressed to UK used at KANO. H&G 2a. 1923 3d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK and bearing additional 2d adhesive tied KANO/NIGERIA and dated 6.DE.29. H&G 2a. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) uprated to UK used at KANO. H&G 2a. 1923 3d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK and bearing additional 1/2d,1d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied REGISTERED/KANO cds and dated 15.DE.31. H&G 2a. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) uprated to UK used at LAGOS. H&G 1b. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK and bearing additional 1d pair tied REGISTERED/LAGOS and dated 11.NO.21. H&G 1b. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) uprated to UK used at ABA. H&G 2a. 1923 3d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK and bearing additional 1d pair tied REGISTERED/ABA and dated 5.DE.27. H&G 2a. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1937 3d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) uprated to UK used at LAGOS. 1937 3d ultramarine registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK bearing additional 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied REGISTERED/LAGOS cancel dated 22.JY.49. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1937 3d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) uprated to UK used at BIDA. 1937 3d ultramarine registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK bearing additional 1 1/2d adhesive tied REGISTERED/BIDA cancel dated 6.DE.47. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) to UK used at OSHOGO/SOUTHERN NIGERIA. H&G 1b. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK bearing additional 1d adhesive tied by d/r OSHOGBO/SOUTHERN NIGERIA cds dated 17.DE.19. H&G 1b. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) to UK used at IJEBU ODE/NIGERIA. H&G 1b. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK bearing additional 2d adhesive tied by d/r IJEBU ODE/NIGERIA cds dated 4.NO.21. H&G 1b. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 3d rate double censored cover to USA used at LAGOS. 1942 (JA.8.) cover addressed to USA (large part of reverse flap missing) bearing 3d adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA with red sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/12/NIGERIA h/s applied in red and magenta triangular 'L5' censor h/s. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1950 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID' h/s'd cover to USA used at LAGOS. 1950 (OC.3.) cover addressed to USA (opened on 3 sides) bearing 6d adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA and struck by scarce INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID FOR/TRANSMISSION/BY AIR MAIL h/s in black. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1946 use of 'ACTIVE SERVICE' green cross cover to UK cancelled LAGOS/MIL. 1946 (SP.2.) use of (A.F. W3078) 'ACTIVE SERVICE' green cross envelope addressed to UK cancelled by s/r LAGOS/MIL cancel. £65.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1946 stampless LAGOS/MIL (military) cover to UK with ARMY SIGNALS strike. 1946 (DE.4.) stampless re-used cover addressed to UK marked 'H.M.Forces Mail' and cancelled by s/r LAGOS/MIL (military) cancel with rare ARMY SIGNALS strike at lower left. £65.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1946 stampless LAGOS/MIL (military) cover to UK with ARMY SIGNALS/HQ-NA strike. 1946 (SP.9.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'H.M.Forces Mail' and cancelled by s/r LAGOS/MIL (military) cancel with rare ARMY SIGNALS/ HQ-NA strike (Nigerian Army). £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 2 1/2d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/15/NIGERIA' cover to UK used at ZARIA. 1941 (AUG.18.) cover addressed to UK (top half slightly faded) bearing 1/2d and 1d pair tied by somewhat indistinct ZARIA/NIGERIA cds sent from the 'Agricultural Office' with red sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/15/NIGERIA h/s applied. WASC type 1a. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1943 2 1/2d rate 'PP/14' censor cover to UK used at PORT HARCOURT. 1943 (OC.23.) cover addressed to UK (central fold) bearing 1/2d and 1d adhesive pair tied by PORT HARCOURT/NIGERIA cds with violet crowned 'PP/14' h/s applied at left. £40.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 1 1/2d rate cover to Germany used at IMO RIVER. 1936 (SP.8.) cover addressed to Germany bearing 1 1/2d 'pictorial' tied by IMO RIVER/NIGERIA cds. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1930 2d rate cover to UK used at MAKURDI. 1930 (DE.3.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d adhesive pair tied by MAKURDI/NIGERIA cds. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 'PASSED BY CENSOR/27/NIGERIA' cover to Cameroons. 1941 (JU.12.) cover addressed to Ebolowa in French Cameroun bearing 1/2d adhesive tied by LAGOS NIGERIA cds and struck below by scarce PASSED BY CENSOR/27/NIGERIA h/sin black (Martin type 1C-with three dots). On arrival a black CONTROLE POSTAL MILITAIRE censor label has been applied tied by oval OUVERT/PAR/L'AUTORITE MILITAIRE h/s and with CONTROLE POSTAL strike at left. A nice double censored cover. £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 'PASSED BY CENSOR/24/NIGERIA' cover to UK used at ENUGU. 1941 (FE.8.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 2d adhesives tied by ENUGU/NIGERIA cds with violet hexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/24/NIGERIA h/s below. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 1/2d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/23/NIGERIA' cover to USA used at POTISKUM. 1941 (FE.13.) cover addressed to USA from the 'Sudan Interior Mission' bearing 1/2d green adhesive tied by light POTISKUM/NIGERIA cds with JOS transit b/s and violet hexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/23/NIGERIA h/s. £75.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1940 'PASSED BY CENSOR/21/NIGERIA' cover to Switzerland used at ZARIA. 1940 (AP.19.) commercial cover addressed to Switzerland (central fold) bearing 1d,4d and 1/- adhesives tied ZARIA/NIGERIA with red hexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/21/NIGERIA h/s applied. WASC type 1a. £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 'PASSED BY CENSOR/21/NIGERIA' cover to USA. 1942 (JA.21.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d (x3) and 1 1/2d adhesives tied LAGOS/NIGERIA with black on white NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left (no censor number type) tied by violet hexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/21/NIGERIA h/s. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 'PASSED BY CENSOR/14/NIGERIA' cover to USA. 1942 cover addressed to USA bearing 1d strip of three tied by light PORT HARCOURT/NIGERIA cds with black on cream NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left tied on the front and reverse by PASSED BY CENSOR/14/NIGERIA h/s's in violet. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 'PASSED BY CENSOR/13/NIGERIA' cover to USA. 1942 cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied by part KAFANCHAN cds with black on white NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left and struck on front by red hexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/13/NIGERIA cds with clear KADUNA/NIGERIA b/s dated 30.OC.41. £40.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1949 stampless taxed cover to USA used at OMUARIA TOWN. 1949 (OC.24.) cover addressed to USA. The original stamp fallen off and cancelled OMUARIA TOWN/NIGERIA over the area. Struck by unusual 'negative ' type 'T' tax mark with NEW YORK/DUE 20c strike applied on arrival with 50c 'Postage Due' added. £15.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1924 2d rate cover to UK used at EBUTE META. 1924 (AU.14.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d pair tied by s/r EBUTE META/NIGERIA cds. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1918 1d rate cover to UK used at SOKOTO. 1918 (JA.7.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d adhesive tied by d/r SOKOTO cds. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 1d rate cover to USA used at ORON/SOUTHERN NIGERIA. 1914 (NO.17.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d adhesive tied by s/r ORON/SOUTHERN NIGERIA cds. £50.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1933 underpaid postcard to Germany used at IBIDAN. 1933 (OC.10.) use of 'blank' type postcard addressed to Germany bearing 1/2d green adhesive tied IBADAN/NIGERIA and being underpaid having black circular 'T' tax mark applied. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1943 3d rate 'PP/14' censor cover to USA used at OPOBO. 1943 (OC.2.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d strip of three tied by OPOBO/NIGERIA cds with violet crowned 'PP/14' censor h/s at right. (Martin type 6). £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d ultramarine RPSE uprated to UK used at OSHOGBO. H&G 1. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing additional 1d pair tied by OSHOGBO.NIGERIA cancel dated 2.SP.21. H&G 1. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d ultramarine RPSE uprated to UK at BONNY. H&G 1. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream reg'd postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK & bearing additional 1d adhesive tied BONNY/SOUTHERN NIGERIA cds 8.MR.20. H&G 1. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d blue RPSE uprated to USA at OKITIPUPA. H&G 3. 1923 3d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to USA with 1 1/2d (x2) 'Silver Jubilee' adhesives added and tied by OKITIPUPA/NIGERIA cds's dated JU.1.1935. H&G 3. £50.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1920 (circa) POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS form. 1920 (circa) use of POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS form printed by the Government Printer at Lagos with '25-7-16' dating at lower left with message regarding Steamer at Lagos. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1943 1/3d rate cover to UK with 'PASSED PP/22' censor h/s applied. 1943 (FE.22.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/3d adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA with black on white P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER label at left tied on the front by octagonal crown PASSED/ PP/22 censor h/s struck in blue ink. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 1/2d 'Printed Matter' rate cover to USA used at ENUGU/NIGERIA. 1936 (AP.11.) cover addressed to USA (roughly torn open at top edge) bearing 1/2d 'pictorial' adhesive tied by ENUGU/NIGERIA cds. Complete with original letter requesting funds due to German cut off. Sent by 1/2d 'Printed Paper' rate. £18.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1943 3d rate 'PASSED/ PP/18' censor cover to Switzerland used at EBUTE METTA. 1943 (JY.8.) cover addressed to Switzerland bearing 1d and 2d adhesives tied by EBUTE METTA/ NIGERIA cds with black on white P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER label at left (WASC type 4) tied on the front by red crowned PASSED/ PP/18 h/s. The cover has transited German hands with GEOFFNET censor strip on reverse with red 'swaztica' censor marks applied. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1938 4d rate use of 'NIGERIA TELEGRAM' envelope to UK used at KANO/NIGERIA. 1938 (JA.10.) 'P & T' TELEGRAM/NIGERIA envelope addressed to UK bearing 6d 'pictorial' adhesive on reverse side cancelled KANO/NIGERIA. Fine and scarce. £150.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 3d rate cover to USA from KANO with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/21' h/s applied. 1941 (AP.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied by large part KANO/NIGERIA cds with scarce red PASSED BY CENSOR/21/NIGERIA censor mark at right. £65.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1963 2/- black on green BOOKLET. SG SB10.
1963 2/- black on green BOOKLET containg 1d (x6) and 3d (x6). Officially sealed. SG SB10. £5.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1918 1d rate cover to UK used at IGBEIN HILL ABEOKUTA. 1918 (JU.28.) slightly aged cover addressed to UK bearing Nigerian 1d adhesive tied by s/r IGBEIN HILL ABEOKUTA/SOUTHERN NIGERIA. £22.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 use of 2d and 1/- 'Silver Jubilee' stamps on first flight cover to UK from MAIDUGERI. 1936 (FE.15.) first flight cover addressed to UK bearing the 2d and 1/- 'silver jubilee' adhesives tied MAIDUGERI/NIGERIA. The 1/- being scarce on cover. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1927 1d red PSE uprated to UK at OSHOGBO taken by first flight in February 1936. H&G 1. 1927 1d red on cream postal stationery envelope addressed to UK bearing additional 3d and 4d 'pictorial' adhesives tied OSHOGBO/NIGERIA dated 12.FE.36 with OGBOMOSHO transit cds's. Marked in pencil 'First Flight'. H&G 1. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1939 first flight cover to Gold Coast. 1939 (MY.2.) return first flight cover addressed to the Elder Dempster Lines Ltd in Takoradi in Gold Coast bearing 3d adhesive tied by weak LAGOS/NIGERIA cds and marked 'Per Inaugural Flight Takoradi-Lagos Air Mail'. £50.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 first flight cover to UK. 1936 (FE.11.) first flight cover addressed to UK bearing 6d 'pictorial' adhesive tied by LAGOS/ NIGERIA cds with GB 1/2d adhesive applied on arrival cancelled SUTTON COLDFIELD. £15.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 illustrated first flight cover to Greece. 1936 (OC.28.) first flight illustrated cover to Greece bearing 1 1/2d and 3d 'pictorial' pairs tied by LAGOS cds with black AIR MAIL/FIRST DESPATCH/LAGOS-LONDON/29.10.36 cachet applied. £40.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 internal first flight cover from Kano to Lagos. 1936 (OC.21.) cover addressed locally to Lagos marked 'First Flight' and bearing 6d adhesive with 1 1/2d 'Silver Jubilee' tied by d/r KANO/NIGERIA cds. £25.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1937 'experimental' first flight cover from Lagos to Gold Coast. 1937 (AU.12.) cover addressed to Accra in Gold Coast marked 'Per First/Inter-Colonial Air Mail/ Lagos-Accra' bearing 6d 'pictorial' adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA. A scarce experimental flight. £65.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 first flight cover from Lagos to UK. 1936 (OC.28.) first flight cover to UK bearing 1/2d,1d, 1 1/2d and 3d 'pictorial' adhesives tied LAGOS with black AIR MAIL/FIRST DESPATCH/LAGOS-LONDON/29.10.36 cachet applied. £15.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1949 'OFFICIAL PAID/O.H.M.S.' air letter cto'd locally at NWANGELE/NIGERIA. 1949 'Official Paid' red on pink overlay on grey O.H.M.S. air letter pre-printed 'For Use Within Nigeria Only' and cancelled by d/r NWANGELE/NIGERIA cds dated 6.OC.52. A 'cto'd' example without message but a very scarce piece of stationery cancelled. Unlisted by H&G. Kessler 201. £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1940 1/5d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/11' cover to Switzerland used at LAGOS. 1940 (MR.21.) cover addressed to Switzerland bearing 1/2d (x2), 1d, 3d and 1/- adhesives tied by LAGOS/NIGERIA cds with black on white NIGERIA 11/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left tied on the front by red sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/11/NIGERIA h/s. WASC type 1A. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1956 'KANO - FAM 18 to NEW YORK' first flight cover used at KANO AIRPORT. 1956 (JU.24.) illustrated FIRST AIR MAIL FLIGHT/PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS/ KANO NIGERIA FAM 18/NEW YORK cover addressed to USA bearing 1d,2d,6d and 1/- values tied KANO AIRPORT/NIGERIA. £22.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1940 'PASSED BY CENSOR/25' cover to USA. 1940 (SE.4.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d (x3) and 1/- adhesives tied LAGOS/NIGERIA with manilla censor strip at right edge tied on the front by red sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/25/ NIGERIA strike. Small edhe tear at right. The manilla strip is not noted by the WASC censor handbook. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1944 6d rate 'PASSED PP/27' censor cover to USA used at LAGOS. 1944 (JA.3.) cover addressed to USA bearing 6d adhesive tied by light LAGOS/NIGERIA cds struck by black-violet crowned octagonal PASSED/ PP/27 censor handstamp. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1944 OFFICIAL PAID cigarette card to USA with 'RAF/CENSOR/209' strike used in Nigeria. 1944 use of illustrated 'We're all lit up/Let battle commence' CIGARETTE DONOR card addressed to USA cancelled by red wavy lined OFFICIAL/PAID cancel and with violet boxed winged R.A.F./CENSOR/209 used by air troops stationed in Nigeria. Red crowned PASSED/ P.176 applied below. These cigarette thank you cards are rare from Nigeria. £120.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1925 'EXPERIMENTAL' first flight cover to UK on the Cairo to Kano route. 1925 (NO.3.) EXPERIMENTAL RAF FLIGHT cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied KANO/NIGERIA taken on the Cairo to Kano link. Exceedingly rare flight of which only 6 covers were flown. Complete with a xerox of the original letter from Air Marshall Sir Arthur Coningham regarding the flight. The cover is initialled by Coningham in bottom left corner. Includes an article by W.Osborn regarding this flight. Around 85 further covers were flown but these were dated November 11th. £650.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1920 (circa) used 'POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS' form. 1920 (circa) POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS form printed by the Government Printer, Lagos with '17-12-15' darting at bottom right regarding Abissato Monks. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1920 (circa) used 'POST AND TELEGRAPHS' form. 1920 (circa) use of POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS form printed by the Government Printer at Lagos with '25-7-16' dating at lower left with message . £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1944 1/3d rate 'PP/10' censor cover to UK. 1944 (JY.23.) cover addressed to UK bearing 3d and 1/- adhesives with black on greyish P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER label at left tied on the front by boxed PP/10 censor strike. WASC type7. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1926 underpaid cover to UK used at OKITIPUPA. 1926 (MR.9.) underpaid cover addressed to UK bearing 1d adhesive tied by 'skeleton' type OKITIPUPA/NIGERIA cds (Proud type D1) with 'T' tax h/s at left. GB 2d postage due added on arrival. £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1935 2d rate cover to UK used at ETINAN. 1935 (NO.9) cover to UK bearing 1d pair tied by 'skeleton type' ETINAN/NIGERIA cds (Proud type D1). ABA & UYO transit b/s's. £90.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1945 4d rate '../21' censor cover to USA used at KANO. 1945 (AP.19.) cover addressed to USA (senders name cut out from reverse flap) bearing 4d adhesive tied by weak KANO/NIGERIA cds and struck by magenta crowned '. ./21' censor h/s WASC type 6. £30.00 |