International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Nigeria

=Nigeria=


 * A former British protectorate, Nigeria gained full independence in 1960. Three provinces broke away from the central government to form the Republic of Biafra in 1967. The provinces returned to Nigeria in January 1970.
 * All stamps have “NIGERIA” in the frank except provisional uses in Biafra.
 * The stamps are grouped according to political conditions at date of initial use:
 * A - British protectorate, 1950
 * B - Independent republic, 1960

GROUP A: British protectorate period. All stamps include a crown in the design

 * Note the two different crown styles:
 * Nigeria crown types found in stamps.jpg

GROUP B: Independent republic. Stamps without crown
NOTE: Starting around 1995 the Government of Nigeria banned the use of private postage meters because of widespread counterfeiting.
 * Shown below are typical examples of these counterfeits which nearly always are crude and resemble hand stamps.



GROUP C: Bulkpost Venture
BULKPOST VENTURE was introduced by the Nigerian Postal Service on 1st July, 2000. The venture was assigned the responsibility of handling bulk mail business for NIPOST by providing bulkpost service to organizations and bodies who generate a large quantity of mail.

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