cover NIGER COAST: 1893 (4 Aug.) 2d. registered XU5 (small stain at top left) to England, bearing 1892 1/- (a trifle faded) tied by "BONNY RIVER" c.d.s.; 1894 (Apr.) XU5 (slightly soiled) to England, bearing 1894 (Jan.) 2½d. carmine-lake tied by "BONNY RIVER" c.d.s. with another two strikes alongside; 1903 (Feb.) Southern Nigeria 1d. stationery XU5 (228x102mm.--some faults) registered to England, bearing 1897-98 1d. (6) cancelled by "REGISTERED/OLD CALABAR" oval d.s.

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cover NIGER COAST: 1893 (4 Aug.) 2d. registered XU5 (small stain at top left) to England, bearing 1892 1/- (a trifle faded) tied by "BONNY RIVER" c.d.s.; 1894 (Apr.) XU5 (slightly soiled) to England, bearing 1894 (Jan.) 2½d. carmine-lake tied by "BONNY RIVER" c.d.s. with another two strikes alongside; 1903 (Feb.) Southern Nigeria 1d. stationery XU5 (228x102mm.--some faults) registered to England, bearing 1897-98 1d. (6) cancelled by "REGISTERED/OLD CALABAR" oval d.s.

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