Oil Rivers Protectorate 1d and 2d Queen Victoria stamps on cover

Oil Rivers Protectorate · 1894 · 1d and 2d

The cover features two stamps: a 1d red and a 2d green, both depicting a profile portrait of Queen Victoria facing left. The inscription 'OIL RIVERS PROTECTORATE' is above the portrait, and the denomination is below.

These stamps were issued for the British Oil Rivers Protectorate, established in the Niger Delta region. The cover, postmarked from Old Calabar in 1894, reflects the postal services and colonial administration during this period of British expansion in West Africa.