Showing items in category Nigeria, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | 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 - 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. £8.00 |
;) | 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 - 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 - 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 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1964 6d red 'air letter' to USA used at SECRETARIAT B.O.2 IBADAN 37. H&G 12. 1964 6d red on blue postal stationery AIR LETTER addressed to USA (genuine use) cancelled by SECRETARIAT B.O. 2. IBADAN/37 cds. H&G 12. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 6d rate cover to UK used at KAFANCHAN/NIGERIA. 1936 (FE.15.) cover addressed to UK bearing 6d adhesive tied by scarce KAFANCHAN/NIGERIA cds. Proud type D2. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/15' cover to USA used at ZARIA. 1942 (AU.8.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d strip of three tied by ZARIA/NIGERIA cds with black on white NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at right and struck by violet sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/15/NIGERIA h/s on front. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 1d+1d RPSC unused and struck SPECIMEN diagonally in black. H&G 3. 1914 1d+1d red on buff postal stationery reply postcard in fine unused condition struck SPECIMEN diagonally on each card. The reply card is very elusive. H&G 3. £120.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1944 censored cover to USA used at EKET/NIGERIA. 1944 (SP.8.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d (x3), 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied EKET/NIGERIA with violet half moon CENSOR handstamp below. £18.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1944 4d rate censored cover to USA used at ITU/NIGERIA. 1944 cover addressed to USA bearing 1d and 3d adhesives tied ITU with violet half moon CENSOR h/s below. £18.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1947 1d rate 'Unsealed' cover to USA used at ORON/NOGERIA. 1947 (MY.9.) cover addressed to UK marked 'Unsealed' and bearing 1d adhesive tied ORON/NIGERIA but still struck by black circular 'T' tax mark at left. Complete with the original letter. £5.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1943 3/6d rate 'PASSED PP/11' censor cover to USA. 1943 (OC.19.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/- and 2/6d adhesives tied LAGOS/NIGERIA with black on cream P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER censor label at left edge tied on the front by magenta octagonal crowned PASSED/ PP/11 censor h/s. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 registered 'Baggage' label bearing 1 1/2d (x3) used at LAGOS. 1936 (AU.24.) registered baggage label addressed to the 'United Africa Company Limited' bearing 1 1/2d 'pictorial' adhesive strip of three tied REGISTERED/LAGOS NIGERIA. Fine and scarce. £120.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 2 1/2d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/27/NIGERIA' cover to UK used at LAGOS. 1941 (MY.12.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 1d pair tied LAGOS/NIGERIA and struck by fine sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/27/NIGERIA h/s at left. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1925 3d rate cover to Denmark used at NUMAN. 1925 (AP.14.) cover addressed to Denmark (scarce) bearing 3d violet adhesive tied by NUMAN/NIGERIA cds. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1925 1d rate underpaid cover to France used at UYO/SOUTHERN NIGERIA. 1925 (SP.24.) long cover addressed to France (unusual) bearing 1d adhesive tied by UYO/ SOUTHERN NIGERIA cds with blue crayon 'T' tax mark below. IKOT.EKPENE transit and ROBECOURT/VOSGES arrival b/s. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 4d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR 27/NIGERIA' cover to USA used at LAGOS. 1941 (JUL.22.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2d black adhesive pair tied LAGOS/NIGERIA and with sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/27/NIGERIA h/s applied in black below. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 inward postcard use from Southern Rhodesia with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/12/NIGERIA' h/s. 1941 inward picture postcard from Southern Rhodesia with ILORIN/NIGERIA arrival cds dated 17.AP.41 and struck by sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/12/NIGERIA h/s in black. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 (circa) maritime postcard use to Holland. 1936 (circa) postcard use to Holland depicting 'War Memorial, Ibadan' bearing 1 1/2d 'pictorial' adhesive tied by violet AMSTERDAM maritime handstamp. £40.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1937 3d ultramarine RPSE to USA used at LOKOJA. H&G 5b. 1937 3d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to USA (opened on three sides) bearing additional 6d and 1/3d adhesives tied by oval REGISTERED/ LOKOJA cancels dated 6.SE.49. H&G 5b. £20.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 first flight cover to Osogbo bearing 1d pair tied LAGOS. 1936 (OC.28.) first flight cover to Osogbo bearing 1d pair tied LAGOS with black AIR MAIL/ FIRST DESPATCH cachet applied. £15.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 first flight cover addressed to Oshogbo bearing 1d pair tied KANO.
1936 (OC.21.) first flight cover addressed to Oshogbo bearing 1d pair tied KANO. £20.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 three internal first flight covers to Minna from differing stages. 1936 three first flight covers addressed to Minna two with black AIR MAIL/FIRST DESPATCH cachets applied sent from differing stages. Lagos to Minna, Kano to Minna and Oshogbo to Minna. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 four internal first flight covers to Maidugari from differing stages. 1936 four first flight covers addressed to Maidugari all with AIR MAIL/FIRST DESPATCH cachets applied (three in black one in violet) sent from differing stages. Kaduna to Maidugari, Oshogbo to Maidugari, Lagos to Maidugari and Minna to Maidugari. £75.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 four internal first flight covers to Kaduna from differing stages. 1936 four first flight covers addressed to Kaduna of which three have AIR MAIL/FIRST DESPATCH cachets applied (two in black one in violet) sent from differing stages. Kano to Kaduna, Minna to Kaduna, Lagos to Kaduna and Oshogbo to Kaduna. £75.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 four internal first flight covers to Kano from differing stages. 1936 four first flight covers addressed to Kano all having AIR MAIL/FIRST DESPATCH cachets applied (three in black one in violet) sent from differing stages. Lagos to Kano,Oshogbo to Kano, Kaduna to Kano and Minna to Kano. £75.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 internal first flight cover to Lagos from Kano. 1936 (OC.21.) first flight cover to Lagos bearing 1/2d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied KANO. £15.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 first flight cover to Johannesburg. 1936 (OC.28.) first flight cover to addressed to Johannesburg bearing 3d,4d and 6d adhesives tied LAGOS with black AIR MAIL/FIRST DESPATCH cahet applied. Scarce stage. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 four first flight covers to UK from differing Nigerian stages. 1936 range of four first flight covers to UK. Three struck by AIR MAIL/FIRST DESPATCH/ LAGOS-LONDON/29-10-36 cachets (two in black and one in violet) sent from different stages. Lagos to UK, Kaduna to UK, Oshogbo to UK and Minna to UK. £60.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 first flight cover to Lagos bearing 1d pair tied OSHOGBO.
1936 (OC.22.) first flight cover to Lagos bearing 1d pair tied OSHOGBO. £20.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d ultramarine RPSE uprated to UK used at LAGOS. H&G 1a. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressedto UK and bearing additional 1/2d green (x4) tied by oval REGISTERED/LAGOS SOUTHERN NIGERIA cancels dated 6.AU.20. H&G 1a. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1949 underpaid 1d 'UPU' cover to UK with 'T' tax mark applied. 1949 (NO.24.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d 'UPU' adhesive tied by IBADAN/NIGERIA cds and being under paid having black 'T' tax mark applied at left with '10c' alongside in manuscript. A nice use of this UPU value. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 inward first flight cover from UK. 1936 (FE.15.) inward first flight cover from UK marked '1st Air Mail' with LAGOS/NIGERIA arrival b/s. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1927 1d red PSE uprated to UK used at BAUCHI. H&G 1. 1927 1d Red on white postal stationery envelope addressed to UK bearing additional 1d adhesive tied by BAUCHI/NIGERIA village cds dated 14.FE.33. H&G 1. £50.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 4d rate first flight cover to Kano in Northern Nigeria. 1936 (OC.29.) illustrated first flight cover addressed locally to Kano bearing 2d pair tied LAGOS with black four lined AIR MAIL/FIRST DESPATCH/LAGOS-LONDON 29.10.36 cachet. KANO arrival b/s. £22.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 9d rate registered first flight cover to UK. 1936 (FE.13.) registered cover addressed to UK sent on the Feb 15th Imperial Airways first flight marked 'Via Kano and Khartoum' and bearing pictorial 3d and 6d adhesives tied by oval REGISTERED/LAGOS cancels. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 1d red PSC (corner crease) uprate to UK used at WARRI. Unlisted by H&G. 1914 1d red on buff postal stationery postcard (creased at right and re-inforced with hinges on reverse) addressed to UK & cancelled by WARRI/NIGERIA cds dated 31.DE.23. Upon arrival the card has been re-addressed to Greece with 'GB' 1/2d adhesive added & tied by barred strike. ASHNAI arrival cds on front in Greece. Despite the unfortunate corner folds this is an exceedingly rare piece of stationery. Unlisted as such by H&G & is one of only four copies known. This being the only uprated example. £450.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1926 2d rate cover to UK used at KWALE. 1926 (MY.3) cover to UK bearing 1d pair tied by 'skeleton' type KWALE/NIGERIA cds. SAPPELE/NIGERIA transit b/s. (Proud type D4). £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1928 6d rate registered cover to USA used at ABAK. 1928 (JA.23) reg'd cover to USA bearing 1d (x6) adhesives tied by scarce 'skeleton type' ABAK/ NIGERIA cds's. £120.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 3d rate cover to USA used at ABEOKUTA. 1935 (JA.29) cover to USA bearing 1 1/2d pair (SG 17) tied by 'skeleton type' ABEOKUTA/ NIGERIA cds. (Proud type D13). £65.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1944 1/3d rate censor cover to UK used at WARRI. 1944 cover addressed to UK bearing 1/3d adhesive tied WARRI/NIGERIA and with black on bluish P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER label at left tied on the front by octagonal crowned PASSED/ PP/24 h/s. Little types IV and VII. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 1d rate censored postcard use to UK. 1942 (DE.3.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Kola Market neat Lagos' bearing 1d adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA and with dome violet censor h/s at left. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d ultramarine RPSE to UK struck LATE FEE. H&G 1. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK (top left corner cut diagonally) bearing 1d adhesive tied REGISTERED/LAGOS and dated 3.SP.21 on front and a further five examples similarly struck on reverse. Black LATE FEE handstamp applied on address side. H&G 1. £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/27' cover to USA used at OGBOWOSHO. 1941 cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied OGBOWOSHO with black PASSED BY CENSOR/27/NIGERIA h/s at left in black. LAGOS slogan transit b/s dated 18.JNE.41. £50.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1953 £1 black and violet unmounted mint. SG 80. 1953 £1 Black and violet in a fine unmounted mint example. SG 80. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1915 3d rate cover to Switzerland used at ISHAN/SOUTHERN NIGERIA. 1915 (AP.11.) cover addressed to Switzerland bearing a fine strip of the 1d red tied by single ringed ISHAN/SOUTHERN NIGERIA cds's. Proud type D2. A scarce village use. £110.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1935 'S.S.OTHO' maritime cover to USA. 1936 (DE.28.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d , 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied LAGOS/NIGERIA and struck at left by 'S.S.OTHO' maritime handstamps. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1935 2d rate cover to UK bearing 'Silver Jubilee' issue used at MALLAM MADURI. 1935 (SP.4.) cover addressed to Ireland bearing 2d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive tied by d/r MALLAM MADURI/NIGERIA cds. Proud type D2. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 1 1/2d rate censor use of postcard to UK used at BUKURU. 1941 (NO.13.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Leper Women at Katsina Settlement' bearing1/2d and 1d adhesives tied BUKURU and with black sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/27/NIGERIA h/s below. A scarce censored use of a postcard. £65.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 1 1/2d rate censor use of postcard to UK used at BUKURU. 1941 use of a picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Waia weaving Bauchi Province' bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied by BUKURU/NIGERIA cds with red sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/13/ NIGERIA h/s at left. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 1 1/2d rate censor use of postcard to UK used at BUKURU. 1941 use of a picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'A Birom Farmer' bearing 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied by BUKURU/NIGERIA cds with black sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/12/NIGERIA h/s at left. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d ultramarine RPSE to UK used at ANOADA. H&G 2. 1923-37 3d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK & bearing additional 2d adhesive tied by AHOADA/NIGERIA cds 22.DE.32. H&G 2. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d ultramarine RPSE to UK used at ABA. H&G 2. 1923-37 3d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) to UK bearing additional 2d adhesive tied REGISTERED/ABA.NIGERIA cancel dated 6.NO.23. H&G 3. £35.00 |