1893 (Aug 2): Provisional HALF PENNY on 4 d. dull mauve & black, small group with 16 mm. surcharge unused, further example on piece unused with "SPECIMEN." overprint in violet ex Natal P.O. archives, a used example and a "Double Surcharge" example used together with very scarce 16½ mm. surcharge fine used.

1904 (Jan-Nov): Definitive set of ten values to 10 s. green & brown unused, wmk. Crown CA, with additional 2½ d. with smaller lettering, 3 d. with tone spot on gum otherwise all fresh and fine, large part og. A rare set Gi = £ 650.

1902: De La Rue composite Essay for the Master Die Proof of the Edward VII issue, head-plate photographically reproduced in brown, the balance of the Essay entirely hand-painted and mounted in sunken card (65 x 81 mm.), with perforations, Crown and background and LAGOS in black, POSTAGE and REVENUE in Chinese white, with yellow wash applied over lower lettering and Duty Plate. Manuscript dated "MAY 13, 1902" at top right and signed off "...

1903: De La Rue Imperforate Colour Trial of the 1 d. value in dull green & green, as selected for the 1904 ½ d. value, on watermarked Crown CA paper, large part og. Rare.

1904: 2½ d. dull purple & blue on blue, wmk. Crown CA, Smaller letters of value, unused and used examples, each with variety "Watermark Inverted", large part og., the used example with part 'Paquebot' cds (May 8, 1904) in black. Scarce Gi = £ 380.

1904 (Nov): Edward VII definitive 10 s. green & brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, a fine used example cancelled by Lagos registered datestamp (Nov 26, 1904) in black. A very scarce stamp with just 720 examples sent Gi = £ 950.

Revenues 1888 (Nov): De La Rue Essays (11) all hand-drawn in black and red ink on thin brown tracing paper applied to cards (approx 65 x 77 mm.), for proposed Stamp Duty Revenues, all dated at top "Nov 19th '88", with "Commissioner of Stamp Duties" example and ten designs with differing outer frames for proposed values for 1 d., 6 d., 1 s., 2 s. 6 d., 5 s., 10 s., £1, £5, £10 and £20. Some creasing to one or two values but a remarkable and...

Niger Coast Protectorate / Oil Rivers 1892/99: Great Britain Jubilee 2½ d. purple on blue and 6 d. purple on red, used on large piece of registered envelope each tied by fine strikes of "BONNY RIVER" code A circular datestamps (Sept 16, 1891) in black. Attractive and scarce Gi = £ 900+.

Niger Coast Protectorate / Oil Rivers 1892/99: Great Britain Jubilee 2½ d. purple on blue, single and horizontal strip of three used on 1892 Oil Rivers 2 d. blue registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) endorsed 'OHMS' and 'Opobo' in manuscript, addressed to the Chief Cashier at the Bank of England in London, all tied by "OPOBO RIVER" code C circular datestamps (Oct 15) in black. Liverpool transit (Nov 18) and London arrival (Nov 19)...

Oil Rivers Protectorate 1892 (July 20): Great Britain values overprinted by De La Rue, the complete set of six values in unused blocks of four (two are marginal), all handstamped "SPECIMEN" in black (GB Type 9), fresh and fine but for bend and tone spot on gum of 1 s., large part or unmounted og. A rare and most attractive set Gi = £ 1'200+.rnProvenance: Christies, London, 19 Sept 1996, lot 126.

Oil Rivers Protectorate 1892 (July 20): Great Britain Jubilee ½ d. vermilion in a horizontal pair, 1881 1 d. lilac in a horizontal pair and Jubilee 2 d. grey-green & carmine, all used on 1892 OHMS envelope (the inscription deleted in manuscript) to India, all tied by "BONNY RIVER" code C circular datestamps (Dec 7) in black. Fine oval "OIL RIVERS PROTECTORATE / BONNY" datestamp at left in violet and thence via Liverpool (Jan 17, 1893) to...

Oil Rivers Protectorate 1892 (July 20): Great Britain 1881, 1 d. lilac overprinted by De La Rue, a used horizontal strip of three, neatly cancelled by full strikes of scarce "BUGUMA" code A circular datestamps in black (Feb 6, 1894).