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Auction: 15011 - The James F. Hudson Collection of British Africa Part I.
Lot: 2347

(x) Lagos
Covers
1892 (12 Sept.) Officer's envelope (complete with contents) from Eric Campbell at Jebu Ode to his brother, Sir Duncan Campbell at Barcandine in London and redirected to Wimbledon, bearing 1891 2½d. ultramarine tied by oval of bars and with London squared-circle (22.10) alongside, showing red crayon "2½", Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (22.10) at left, the reverse with Government House imprint (deleted), Lagos (20.9) and London (22.10) c.d.s.; the contents refer to the local flora and fauna, a visit from the Governor who is a keen collector of butterflies; the envelope with a few stains in places though a most unusual cover, the writer serving with the Lagos Expeditionary Force against the Jebu tribe. Photo

provenance:
John Sacher, November 2009

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Estimate
£250 to £300