Postage stamps and postal history of Nigeria
This is a survey of the
First stamps
The first stamps for Nigeria were issued on 1 June 1914 following the amalgamation of all of the British colonies in the area (Northern Nigeria Protectorate and Southern Nigeria Protectorate).[1][2] The first stamps were the standard King George V Empire keytype, which was also previously used for the issues of Northern Nigeria.
Federation and Republic
The first issue of independent Nigeria was issued on 1 October 1960, following with a definitive issued on 1 January 1961. In 1963 Nigeria became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and a new definitive set was issued on 1 November 1965.
Cameroons U.K.T.T.
Between 1960 and 1961 Nigerian definitives of 1953-57 were overprinted "CAMEROONS/U.K.T.T." for use in
Biafra
Between 30 May 1967 and 15 January 1970, the region of
See also
- List of people on stamps of Nigeria
- Nigerian Postal Service
- Postage stamps and postal history of Lagos
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Oil Rivers Protectorate
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Coast Protectorate
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Territories
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate
- Postage stamps and postal history of Biafra
- Revenue stamps of Nigeria
References
- ISBN 0-356-10862-7
- ^ "Nigeria | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
Further reading
- ISBN 1-872465-17-X
External links
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