Lot 250 Nigeria #17, 34 1/2d Deep Green & 1.5d Orange, 1914-1929 King George V Imperium Keyplate & 1936 Pictorial Issues, Usage On 2 Postcards, Postage Due Cover & Stamped Envelope

Two colour postcards, both sent to the same recipient in Germany on October 23, 1931 from Lagos, one Postage Due cover to the US and the 1d stamped envelope, sent to the UK, after being uprated with a 1/2d green pictorial issue.

The postcards depict two water scenes: Ebute Metta and Ighere near Lagos. The postcards are sent at the 1.5d rate, and are franked with a single of the 1.5d orange. The postage due cover is sent at the 2d rate, but is shortpaid with a single 1.5d orange. There is a T postage due marking, but no postage due stamps. The stamp is tied by a smudgy Proud type D7 Ebute Metta cancel and one Lagos backstamp.

The stamped envelope does have some corner damage, but decent cancel and backstamp strikes. The stamp is tied by Proud type D2 Owo cancel. There is a Proud type D8 Oshogbo backstamp and a machine cancel on the back for Lagos.

VF condition overall. The value of the cancels in Proud is 10 GBP. The destination for the cards is slightly better, but probably the most common Western European destination for mail from Nigeria. It should add about $10 in value. The basic covers should be $5, and the cards should be $10. The stamp value on cover is about $3. So, my estimate of the value of these is $38.