Postage stamps and postal history of Senegambia and Niger

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Stamp of Senegambia and Niger, 1903

Senegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the French possessions in Africa, formed in 1902 and reorganized in 1904 into Upper Senegal and Niger. [1]

Despite its brief existence, the French government-issued postage stamps for the administrative unit, in the form of a version of its Navigation and Commerce series, inscribed "SENEGAMBIE / ET NIGER". The set consisted of 13 values, from 1 centime to 1 franc. [2]

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References

  1. Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, pp.317-8. ISBN   0-356-10862-7
  2. "Senegambia & Niger | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[ title missing ]