Oil Rivers / Niger Coast postal stationery
Unlike the overprinted postage stamps, the use of overprinted postal stationery continued into the period after the change of name of the territory from "Oil Rivers Protectorate" to "Niger Coast Protectorate".
Note: the numbering system used below was drawn up by the Society for the website, and may not be used without permission.
Registration envelopes
(illustration courtesy of Stephen Schuman)
1 Queen Victoria. 2d blue envelope, overprinted "BRITISH PROTECTORATE - OIL RIVERS" above the impressed stamp. Insurance table £5 to £10 on reverse has amendment label for £5 to £25 stuck over it. 1892. size H2.
2 as No. 1 but the insurance table is now printed for £5 to £25. 1892. sizes F, G, H2.
3 as above but the insurance table is now £5 to £50. 1892. sizes F, G, H2.
No 4. size F
4 as No. 3 but overprinted "NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE". 1894. sizes F, G, H2.
Postcards
1 Queen Victoria. ½d brown card, overprinted "BRITISH PROTECTORATE OIL RIVERS" in 2 lines below the inscription. die B, 1892. size a.
- die B: large triangle above "HA" and "N"; top line on forehead is doubled.
(illustrations courtesy of "bokbok**" - ebay)
2 as above but die C.
- die C: smaller triangles; top line on forehead is trebled.
3 Queen Victoria. 1d red card, overprinted "BRITISH PROTECTORATE OIL RIVERS" in 2 lines, together with three black lines obliterating most of the original inscription. 1892. size b.
4 Queen Victoria. 1d red card, similar to No. 3, but overprinted "NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE". 1895. size b.
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