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British West Africa [1859–1959] Africa • Western Africa
Timeline of stamp issuing entities of British West Africa and connected areas
Sierra Leone Protectorate
1859–1956
Gambia Colony and Protectorate
1869–1964
Lagos Colony
1874–1904
Gold Coast
1875–1953
Oil Rivers Protectorate
1892–1893
Niger Coast Protectorate
1894–1897
Northern Nigeria Protectorate
1900–1912
Southern Nigeria Protectorate
1901–1912
Nigeria Colony and Protectorate
1914–1959
Ghana
1957–today
Nigeria
1960–today
Sierra Leone
1961–today
Gambia
1964–today
Biafra State
1968–1970
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1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
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1970
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2010
2020
Stamp issuing entities of British West Africa and connected areas
| Name |
Issued
stamps |
Bird
stamps |
|---|---|---|
| 1859–1956 Sierra Leone Protectorate | ≈ 200 | |
| 1869–1964 Gambia Colony and Protectorate | ≈ 200 | |
| 1874–1904 Lagos Colony | ≈ 50 | |
| 1875–1953 Gold Coast | ≈ 200 | |
| 1892–1893 Oil Rivers Protectorate | ≈ 10 | |
| 1894–1897 Niger Coast Protectorate | ≈ 30 | |
| 1900–1912 Northern Nigeria Protectorate | ≈ 50 | |
| 1901–1912 Southern Nigeria Protectorate | ≈ 60 | |
| 1914–1959 Nigeria Colony and Protectorate | ≈ 90 | |
|
1957–today
Ghana
→ see under Ghana |
≈ 4 Thousand | ≈ 289 |
|
1960–today
Nigeria
→ see under Nigeria |
≈ 700 | ≈ 20 |
|
1961–today
Sierra Leone
→ see under Sierra Leone |
≈ 5 Thousand | ≈ 461 |
|
1964–today
Gambia
→ see under Gambia |
≈ | ≈ 501 |
|
1968–1970
Biafra State
→ see under Nigeria |
≈ | ≈ 7 |
About British West Africa
Bibliography
Noel Davenhill, “Gold Coast. Visiting the British Empire,” American Philatelist, March 2013: 224-229.
David Horry, “The Postmarks of Nigeria within the King George VI Period, 1937–1953,” Gibbons Stamp Monthly, May 2013: 78-79.
Nimrod [pseud.], “Stamp Hunting: Nimrod suggests some stamps worth looking for Northern Nigeria and Southern Nigera,” Gibbons Stamp Monthly, April 2014: 75.
