By: Corinphila Auction AG
lot # 5160 - brit. colonies lagos
1874/75: 1 d. lilac-mauve and 2 d. blue perf. 12½ and 1876 1 d. lilac-mauve perf. 14, used on 1876 cover to Bathurst, Gambia but addressed as 'Sierra Leone' all tied "L" obliterators in black with "LAGOS" code A despatch cds (Aug 10) below. Reverse with "SIERRA LEONE" double arc cds (Aug 27) in black. The cover with myriad manuscript notifications of the adhesives in red ink and weak sides to the envelope but a rare usage.
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