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Postage Stamps And Postal History Of Nigeria
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Nigeria. 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). Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. ''The Stamp Atlas''. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.312. 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 Southern Cameroons of the British Mandate territory of British Cameroons. This issue was also valid for use i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the stamp to the face or address-side of any item of mail—an envelope or other postal cover (e.g., packet, box, mailing cylinder)—that they wish to send. The item is then processed by the postal system, where a postmark or cancellation mark—in modern usage indicating date and point of origin of mailing—is applied to the stamp and its left and right sides to prevent its reuse. The item is then delivered to its addressee. Always featuring the name of the issuing nation (with the exception of the United Kingdom), a denomination of its value, and often an illustration of persons, events, institutions, or natural realities that symbolize the nation's traditions and values, every stamp is printed on a piece of usually rectangular, but sometimes triangular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People On Stamps Of Nigeria
This is a list of people on the postage stamps of Nigeria and earlier constituent parts, including the years in which they appeared on a stamp. Lagos 1874-1906 *Victoria of the United Kingdom (1874) *Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1904) Niger Coast Protectorate 1894-1898 *Victoria of the United Kingdom (1894) Northern Nigeria 1900-1912 *Victoria of the United Kingdom (1900) *Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1902) *George V of the United Kingdom (1912) Oil Rivers 1892-1893 *Victoria of the United Kingdom (1892) Southern Nigeria 1901-1912 *Victoria of the United Kingdom (1901) *Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1903) Nigeria 1914-1960 * Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1953–1958) *George V of the United Kingdom (1914–1936) * George VI of the United Kingdom (1937–1948) Nigeria Independent 1960+ *Nnamdi Azikiwe (1963, 1964) *Robert Baden-Powell (1965, 1982) * Alexander Graham Bell (1976) *Yakubu Gowon (1969) *Jaja of Opobo (1964) *John F. Kennedy ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal System Of Nigeria
Postal may refer to: Places * The Italian name for Burgstall, South Tyrol in northern Italy * Postal, Missouri * Postal Square * Postal Museum (Liechtenstein), a postal museum in Vaduz, Liechtenstein People * Fred Postal, former co-owner of the Washington Senators of the American League * Paul Postal (born 1936), American linguist Arts and entertainment * ''Postal'' (franchise), a series of computer games launched in 1997 ** ''Postal'' (video game), first entry in the series ** ''Postal'' (film), a 2007 Uwe Boll-directed film based on the ''Postal'' computer game * ''Postal'' (comics), a comic book series written by Matt Hawkins and Bryan Hill Other uses * Postal code *Postal service, mail See also * Going postal (other) * Postal Act (other) * Postal Bank (other) * Postal abbreviation (other) * Postal inspector (other) * Postal service (other) * Postal strike (other) The term postal strike or mail stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Proud
Edward Wilfrid Baxby (Ted) Proud (18 April 1930 – 6 February 2017) was a British postal history, postal historian, philatelic writer, and philatelic dealer who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2008. Early life and family Ted Proud was born on 18 April 1930."Edward Wilfrid Baxby (Ted) Proud Obituary", Patrick Pearson, ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 126, No. 1444 (April 2017), p. 140. His birth was registered in the Willesden district of London. Baxby was his mother's maiden name. Proud married twice, firstly to Doreen J. Dolley in Bromley, Kent, in 1951, and secondly to Karoline Ulrike Springer in City of Westminster, Westminster, London, in 1966. He had seven children by his first marriage, and four by his second. Philately Proud founded the Proud-Bailey Company Limited in 1961 through which he published handbooks covering the postal history of over eighty different British colonies and which illustrate more than 50,000 postal markings. Proud-Bailey became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenue Stamps Of Nigeria
Few revenue stamps of Nigeria and its predecessor states have been issued, since most of the time dual-purpose postage and revenue stamps were used for fiscal purposes. The first revenue-only stamps were consular stamps of the Niger Coast Protectorate and the Southern Nigeria Protectorate, which were created by overprinting postage stamps in 1898 and 1902 respectively. The Northern Nigeria Protectorate did not issue any specific revenue stamps, but a £25 stamp of 1904 could not be used for postal purposes due to its extremely high face value. When these protectorates were merged into the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, a series of rare revenue stamps was issued. Lagos issued a single tax stamp in 1938, and the Eastern Region issued income tax and revenue stamps in the 1950s. Nigeria also issued Passenger Service Charge stamps in the 1980s and a Stamp Duty stamp in 2006. Nigeria also used impressed duty stamps, and proofs for issues for Southern Nigeria and the Western State are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps And Postal History Of Biafra
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Biafra. The ''Republic of Biafra'' was a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria which existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970. The secession was led by the Igbo people following economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions among the various peoples of Nigeria and contributed to the causes for the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War. Biafra was recognized by Gabon, Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania and Zambia. The authorities in Biafra issued banknotes and postage stamps in order to assert their claim to sovereignty. The postage stamps were used mainly on internal mail within the region but also on some external mail sent by air via Libreville in Gabon. Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. ''The Stamp Atlas''. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.313. The stamps are not recognised as legitimate by all stamp catalogues. First stamps After independence, the Post Office in Biafra continued to use Niger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps And Postal History Of The Southern Nigeria Protectorate
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. The Southern Nigeria Protectorate was a British protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria, formed in 1900 from union of the Niger Coast Protectorate with territories chartered by the Royal Niger Company below Lokoja on the Niger River. The Lagos Colony was added in 1906, and the territory was officially renamed the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. In 1914, Southern Nigeria was joined with Northern Nigeria to form the single colony of Nigeria. First stamps The Protectorate initially using the postage stamps of the Coast Protectorate, in March 1901 a set of nine values, depicting Queen Victoria in a 3/4 portrait, went on sale. Edward VII The stamps of Queen Victoria were replaced by stamps of Edward VII in 1903. The design, a profile of the King, continued in use throughout his reign, with changes of color, watermark and paper. The 1d. value was redrawn in 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps And Postal History Of The Northern Nigeria Protectorate
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate. First stamps Postage stamps were issued specifically for the Northern Nigeria Protectorate beginning in 1900. All stamps of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate are definitive issues of a Key Plate design, differing in the sovereign depicted, type of paper, watermarks, and choice of colored or colorless numerals for the denomination. The first series consisted of nine stamps with values ranging from 1/2 pence to 10 shillings, depicting Queen Victoria. The second series, consisting of identical denominations, but in slightly different colors was issued on July 1, 1902, depicting King Edward VII. Unusually, a £25 stamp was issued in April 1904. This was really intended as a revenue stamp, it being nearly impossible to invent a piece of mail needing so much postage. It was used to pay for imported liquor licences. It is the great rarity of philately with copies commanding a high price. The Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps And Postal History Of The Niger Territories
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Territories, an area between the Forcados and Brasse Rivers, once administered by the Royal Niger Company but now part of modern Nigeria. First stamps The first stamps used in the Niger Territories were British stamps from 1890. Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. ''The Stamp Atlas''. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.311. The Niger Territories never issued stamps, they only used British stamps which can be identified by their distinctive postmarks. The postmarks were inscribed "THE NIGER TERRITORIES POST OFFICE" or "THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY CHARTERED & LIMITED", and with the name of the post office underneath. The post offices were: *Abutshi (4 October to 31 December 1899) * Akassa (1888 to December 1899) * Asaba (inscr. Agent General Niger Territories) (1894 to 4 August 1895) *Burutu (20 January 1897 to 20 May 1899) * Lokoja (30 June to 31 December 1899) Transfer From 1 January 1900, the territories were transferred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps And Postal History Of The Niger Coast Protectorate
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Coast Protectorate. The Niger Coast Protectorate was a British protectorate in the Oil Rivers area of present-day Nigeria, originally established as the Oil Rivers Protectorate in 1891 and confirmed at the Berlin Conference the following year, renamed on 12 May 1893, and merged with the chartered territories of the Royal Niger Company on 1 January 1900 to form the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. Oil Rivers Protectorate The main post office was established at Old Calabar in November 1891; sub-offices existed at Benin, Bonny, Brass, Opobo, and Warri. Initially the postage stamps of Britain were used; in July 1892 they were overprinted with "BRITISH / PROTECTORATE / OIL / RIVERS". A pressing need for halfpenny values in mid-1893 resulted in a variety of surcharges on 2d and 2d stamps. While most simply read "HALF / PENNY", with a horizontal bar to obliterate the old value, some were overprinted "1/2 d" twice, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps And Postal History Of The Oil Rivers Protectorate
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Coast Protectorate. The Niger Coast Protectorate was a British protectorate in the Oil Rivers area of present-day Nigeria, originally established as the Oil Rivers Protectorate in 1891 and confirmed at the Berlin Conference the following year, renamed on 12 May 1893, and merged with the chartered territories of the Royal Niger Company on 1 January 1900 to form the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. Oil Rivers Protectorate The main post office was established at Old Calabar in November 1891; sub-offices existed at Benin, Bonny, Brass, Opobo, and Warri. Initially the postage stamps of Britain were used; in July 1892 they were overprinted with "BRITISH / PROTECTORATE / OIL / RIVERS". A pressing need for halfpenny values in mid-1893 resulted in a variety of surcharges on 2d and 2d stamps. While most simply read "HALF / PENNY", with a horizontal bar to obliterate the old value, some were overprinted "1/2 d" twice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps And Postal History Of Lagos
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Lagos, now part of modern Nigeria. Stamps The first stamps of Lagos were issued on 10 June 1874. Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. ''The Stamp Atlas''. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.311. Stamps portraying Queen Victoria were issued until October 1902. In August 1893, an 1887 4d was overprinted "HALF PENNY". On 22 January 1904 a new design portraying King Edward VII was issued. Despite it being used for only 2 years, the set was issued twice with different watermarks. The last stamp was a 6d issued on 31 October 1905. Amalgamation From 16 February 1906, Lagos became part of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate which then itself became part of modern Nigeria in 1914. See also *Postage stamps and postal history of Nigeria *Postage stamps and postal history of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. The Southern Nigeria Protectorate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
