Postage stamps and postal history of Senegambia and Niger
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]
Stamp of Senegambia and Niger, 1903
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]
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of French Sudan
- Postage stamps and postal history of The Gambia
- Postage stamps and postal history of Upper Senegal and Niger
References
- Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, pp.317-8. ISBN 0-356-10862-7
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180303051957/http://www.stampworldhistory.com/country-profiles-2/africa/senegambia-niger/ Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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