(Lagos) 1893 ‘1d’ on Penny Halfpenny postal stationery card addressed to Germany with a fine hand-drawn picture of the artist painting a Lion, addressed and messaged but sent under cover.
1855 outer letter sheet to London bearing large blue '6' indicating the sixpence rate was unpaid, reverse with three-line 'GIBRALTAR/3 NO 1855/SHIP LETTER' overstruck with framed Liverpool Ship five-line date stamp, red arrival backstamp; ex Osborn.
1863 cover addressed to “au gabon, Station Navale de Cotes occidentales d’Afrique” with letters dated Toulon 26 Juin and Port d’Arpaillargny 12 Juillet, franked perforated Napoleon 80c. cancelled gros chiffres ‘4060’ with Uzes cds, th envelope endorsed “Voie anglais par Liverpool & Fernando Po”. A fine cover, ex. Sacher.
1866 entire to Philadelphia, USA franked 1864 10c. and three 15c. (one defective) tied by framed FRANCO handstamps, Rotterdam dispatch and London transit cds both in red, Philadelphia Br. PKt arrival and handstamped ‘5’ accountancy, endorsed at top “By the Steamer Leaving Liverpool 7 April”; ironed out filing creases, attractive.
1871 (28 OC) entire to Cognac, France franked 3d., QK, plate 6, tied '466' Liverpool duplex, oval-framed PAID/B handstamp and PD in red, French entry cds at base and arrival backstamp.
1871 (JY 12) entire to Madeira franked 1867-80 6d., GC, plate 9 tied by London duplex, red oval-framed PD to left, reverse with inspector’s mark and Liverpool P.L.O. transit cd (Port Landing Office); vertical filing crease.
1890 cover to Switzerland, franked 4d tied unclear numeral handstamp, 'ACCRA' date stamp in association, 'PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET' transit, reverse with arrival cancels; small surface faults in Accra cancel otherwise good condition.
1893 1d postal stationery card to London cancelled 'OPOBO RIVER' date stamp, red 'PAID/LIVERPOOL' transit.
1893 Great Britain overprinted 1d postal stationery card to Liverpool, with message, written from Dejimna, not cancelled on despatch but on arrival at Liverpool with '466' obliterator over stamp image, red 'PAID/LIVERPOOL' cds at left.
1894 (Dec) Royal Niger Company printed linen-backed envelope to London showing fair strike of Akassa oval handstamp and bearing Great Britain 1883-84 2/6d. lilac, Jubilee 5d. and a 10d. pair, all placed upside down and cancelled with Paid Liverpool Br. Packet cds; the 5d. with small fault and some wear to envelope. A rare high value franking for an 11oz. Letter.
1895 1d postal stationery card to Manchester written from Warrea, uncancelled on despatch, noticed in transit at Liverpool where ‘466’ obliterator applied, red Paid Liverpool Br Packet date stamp; some slight tone spotting.
1897 (9 JAN) cover to London franked by Great Britain Jubilee 2½d not tied by framed 'BURUTU' date stamp but tied by 'PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET' cds which also overstrikes the Burutu cancel; arrival backstamp.
1898 (4 MAR) cover to London franked by Great Britain Jubilee 2½d tied by framed 'AKASSA' date stamp and also tied by 'PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET' cds, arrival backstamp; some slight creasing.