OTHER BRITISH AFRICA / FOREIGN AFRICA
Mauritius to Nigeria
NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE
AM197
OIL RIVERS PROTECTORATE 1892 (Dec), De La Rue Artists ESSAY for a proposed surface printed issue for the Oil Rivers Protectorate. The design, in an early state, is for a 2½d duty and has been entirely hand-painted in green and carmine with details highlighted in Chinese white. Executed on thin buff translucent paper (67x84mm), endorsed ‘A’ in red at upper left and dated ‘DEC. 21st. 92’ at upper right. A magnificent and unique essay. Ex Pilkington and Bernard Harmer.
£4,000