CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1

Niger Company Territories / Akassa 1896: Great Britain 1881 1 d. lilac in a horizontal pair and single 1887 Jubilee ½ d. vermilion used on 1896 cover to Edinburgh, tied by superb strike of double framed "THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY / CHARTERED & LIMITED / POST OFFICE / AKASSA" despatch (Sacher Type 6, SG Type 4) in violet (June 18) with further information strike at lower left. "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" datestamp (July 30) in red at left. Reverse with 'Edinb.-Carlisle / Sorting Tender' cds (July 31) in black and manuscript notation "For Johnnie, African stamps from the Niger". Central file fold well away from the adhesives, a fine and very scarce cover.rnProvenance: Collection R.B. Sanderson (1980); Collection John Sacher, Spink, London, 12 Nov 2009, lot 379.