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1953(Jun 10) Large 275 x 152 mm printed envelope of the Bank of British West Africa Limited Registered Airmail from Liverpool to Onitsha, Nigeria bearing George VI 3 x 2/6 & single 1/-, 6d & 3d making 9/3 rate tied oval Registered / Corn Ex. Liverpool 2 & with R. Liverpool 248/ No 4610 label & on reverse oval Registered Enugu (15 Jun) transit & Onitsha (17 Jun) arrival datestamps. Onitsha is a port and market town in Anambra state in southern Nigeria. The town lies on the east bank of the Niger River. Founded by adventurers from Benin