Postage stamps and postal history of Upper Senegal and Niger
- Postage stamps and postal history of Upper Senegal and Niger
Upper Senegal and Niger was a colony in French West Africa created in 1904 from Senegambia and Niger. Niger became a separate military district in 1911 and a separate colony in 1922, Upper Volta was split off in 1919, and the remainder reorganized as French Sudan in 1920. The capital was Bamako.
with its rider - but each printed in a different pair of colours.
In addition, in 1915 the 10c stamp of 1914 was surcharged an additional 5c and sold as a semi-postal stamp. Sets of postage due stamps were also issued in 1906 and 1914. Stamps of French Sudan superseded all of these in 1921.
Most types are commonly available today, with only the franc denominations of the 1906 stamps costing collectors over 10 USD.
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