Burkina Faso Africa • Western Africa


Timeline of stamp issuing entities of Burkina Faso and connected areas

French Senegal 1877–1944
Upper Senegal and Niger 1906–1916
French Niger 1921–1944
French West Africa (AOF) 1944–1959
Upper Volta 1959–1984
Burkina Faso 1984–today
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Stamp issuing entities of Burkina Faso and connected areas

Name Issued
stamps 		Bird
stamps
1877–1944 French Senegal
→ see under French West Africa (AOF) 		≈ 300
1906–1916 Upper Senegal and Niger
→ see under French West Africa (AOF) 		≈ 50
1921–1944 French Niger
→ see under French West Africa (AOF) 		≈ 100
1944–1959 French West Africa (AOF)
→ see under French West Africa (AOF) 		≈ 100 ≈ 1
1959–1984 Upper Volta ≈ 900 ≈ 32
1984–today Burkina Faso ≈ 1 Thousand ≈ 70
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