£110
LEPER COLONY MAIL - W. AFRICA/CGH & REST OF WORLD: A small 1890-c.1998 group of covers relating to leper colonies inc. two CGH p.stat. 3½p PCs to England postmarked "ROBBEN ISLAND" (leper colony); 1912 Southern Nigeria ½d p.stat. PC to England written from "Leper Asylum Yaba-Ebute-Metta Lagos"; 1945 env. ex Nigeria to Canada franked 3/3d KGVI stamps sealed with censor tape with "MANAGER/ZARIA LEPER COLONY" hs on back flap; and others from various homes/hospitals/lazarets ex USA, Australia, Belgian Congo, or Cuba; plus several unused PPCs showing facilities or patients. [Ex Vandervelde]. (26 items) Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, SOUTHERN NIGERIA, NIGERIA
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