LAGOS contrary to regulations without despatch cds 1877 cover marked "per S.S. Volta" to August Rikli, Water Lane, Liverpool with QV 6d green CC wmk (SG.15) tied "L" obliterator with red PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET/1 JY 77 arrival alongside rated red "5", reverse flap shows Mrs Franklin, Lagos as sender. Small corner perf. fault lower right. £325
IBADAN, Lagos postal history 1902 cover to George Bell & Sons, Covent Garden, London (a book publishing house) with pair QV ½d dull green (SG.21) tied IBADAN B/MR -- 1902 cds (no day slug), backstamped Lagos B/MR 3 1902 and London MR 27 02. £175
EBUTE METTA W.C.A., Southern Nigeria postal history 1908 use of KE7 2d PSRE with added pair KE7 1d pmk'd EBUTE METTA (LRD Lagos T.13A) dated A/11 MY 1908 to The White House, Portrush, Ireland. £140
BENIN, Southern Nigeria postal history 1906 opened 3 sides cover with KE7 1d pmk'd BENIN A/MR 21 06 (T.4) to Banbury with "N.W" in triangle and on reverse FORCADOS and Banbury cds. £75
BONNY, Southern Nigeria postal history 1907 cover with pair KE7 ½d pmk'd BONNY A/FE 6 07 (T.3A) on cover to the PMG, Freetown, Sierra Leone. £48
AKASSA, Southern Nigeria postal history 1905 cover with pair KE7 ½d pmk'd AKASSA A/OC 31 05 (T.2) to Banbury, England. £48
YUNDUM AIRPORT to NORTHERN NIGERIA, Gambia postal history */9 MR 66 tying design QE2 7½d AIR LETTER to Samaru, Zaria, Northern Nigeria, scarce early commercial use from airport with mention of seeing Quarantine procedures and pathology whilst visiting Nigeria. £65
BRASS RIVER, Niger Coast dated A/MR 4 96 on N.C.P. 1d Post Card to England, full newsy text. £50
BURUTU skeleton (RUTU not inserted or fallen out) (D9) 20 AU 1928 on KGV 2d chestnut to London, no backstamps, skeleton width 30mm. Identification of this BU as BURUTU is not certain (as the BURUTU D7 d/ring was in use up to SP 8 1928 per Proud); and BUEA has been considered. Perhaps recognition of the correspondence will assist. £125
ABA, Southern Nigeria (T.6a) OC 11 19 on KGV 2d rate cover to Chicago. £45