Postage stamps and postal history of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate
This is a survey of the
First stamps
Postage stamps were issued specifically for the Northern Nigeria Protectorate beginning in 1900.
The first series consisted of nine stamps with values ranging from 1/2 pence to 10 shillings, depicting
The final series of stamps for the Northern Nigeria Protectorate was a series of thirteen denominations depicting
Stamps of Northern Nigeria were replaced by those of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria in 1914.
Borgu local post
A local post briefly existed at Borgu in 1905 for which crudely made one penny stamps were produced.[2]
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate
- Postage stamps and postal history of Nigeria
- Revenue stamps of Northern Nigeria
References
- ^ "Northern Nigeria | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
- ^ "Northern Nigeria: The Illo Canceller and Borgu Mail" by Ray Harris in Cameo, Vol. 14, No. 3, Whole No. 90, October 2013, pp. 158-160.
Further reading
- ISBN 1-872465-17-X