- £150.00
French Colonies. (French Equatorial Africa- Nigeria). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Afrique Equatorial Francaise Yvert 60, 5f green, Yvert 109, 60c claret and Yvert 117, 1f40 brown tied by Brazzaville/ Moyen Congo double ring '4th Mars 42', endorsed via Accra, Lome, Cotonou' with circular 'Controle P[ostal/ Commission A/ Afrique Equatoriale Francaise' and 'Afrique Francaise Libre' censor tape tied by ova; Ouvert/Par/ L' Autorite Militaire' with hand-struck 'A/ 1' and diamond 'L/ 7', Lagos transit 'Lagos/ Nigeria dated '28 Mr' with 'Nigeria/ Opened by Censor/ Nigeria' label tied by framed 'Passed by Censor/ 12/ Nigeria' in violet on face. Superb item of censored mail from French Congo via A.E.F., Senegal, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Togo and Dahomey.
