Postal History of NIGERIA

Post Offices AKURE to AMUMARA EZITTE

AKURE
12.03.1917 to 30.09.1960
140 miles  north east of Lagos
1   2C "TELEGRAPHS"     12.03.1917
(Proud)		    
2   2C "NIGERIA" Bars on sides 13.02.1920
(Proud)		 19.11.1928
(Proud)		  
       
3   2C "NIGERIA" after 1945 used on telegrams 04.03.1929
(Proud)		 01.03.1939
(Proud)		  
4   2C "NIGERIA"     01.06.1946
(Proud)		 02.07.1952
(Proud)		  
5   2C "NIGERIA"   01.06.1946
(Proud)		 02.07.1952
(Proud)		  
       
6   2C "NIGERIA"   23.07.1952
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
7 "REGISTERED" Oval "AKURE NIGERIA"   22.02.1928
(Proud)		 04.09.1951
(Proud)		  
       
8 "REGISTERED" Oval "AKURE NIGERIA"   20.10.1952
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
       
9   PARCEL     1C Akure in centre      
10   PARCEL     2C Akure in centre      

AKUTUPA BUNU
03.02.1958 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency in Kabba district
NOT SEEN

AKWANGA
20.12.1955 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Gudi
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"     20.12.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AKWETE
01.09.1941 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Aba
1   1C "NIGERIA"     08.10.1941
(Proud)		 16.06.1955
(Proud)		  
2   2C "NIGERIA"     14.03.1956
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AKWUKWU
23.01.1940 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Isseleuku
1   1C "NIGERIA"     16.04.1940
(Proud)		 30.04.1942
(Proud)		  
2   2C "NIGERIA"     12.12.1942
(Proud)		 28.07.1950
(Proud)		  
3   1C "NIGERIA"     03.08.1953
(Proud)		 17.09.1955
(Proud)		  
4   2C "NIGERIA"     21.10.1955
(Proud)		 11.03.1957
(Proud)		  
5   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"   23.08.1959
(Proud)		 09.11.1959
(Proud)		  

ALADE
01.02.1957 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Akure
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"     29.04.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ALAKARA IDIORO
26.08.1957 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Yaba
1   1C "PA"   06.09.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ALANAMU
22.09.1945 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Ilorin
1   1C "NIGERIA"     13.04.1945
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ALARI
12.12.1955 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Ilaro
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     28.12.1955
(Proud)		 27.02.1957
(Proud)		  

ALAYI
01.03.1950 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Uzuakoli
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     23.04.1950
(Proud)		 22.08.1955
(Proud)		  
2   1C "P A"     19.09.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ALDERS TOWN
01.12.1944 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Warri
1   1C "NIGERIA" Alders on right and Nigeria on left 06.12.1944
(Proud)		 11.11.1949
(Proud)		  
2   1C "NIGERIA"     19.11.1949
(Proud)		 31.05.1951
(Proud)		  
3   1C "NIGERIA"   27.10.1951
(Proud)		 03.10.1955
(Aab)		  
4   2C "NIGERIA"     30.11.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ALLI STREET
07.07.1958 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Lagos
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY" NEW DISCOVERY 12.12.1959
(Aab)		    

ALOR
24.08.1953 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Warri
1 "P A" 1C "NIGERIA"     14.10.1953
(Proud)		 29.12.1953
(Proud)		  
2 "P A" 1C "NIGERIA"     26.11.1954
(Proud)		    
3 "P A" 1C "NIGERIA"     18.02.1956
(Proud)		 29.02.1956
(Proud)		  
4 "P A" 1C "NIGERIA"     21.09.1951
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AMAEKPU UMUOHA
17.04.1959 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Nbawsi
1   1C "PA"     17.06.1960
(Proud)		    

AMAENYI AKWA
24.08.1959 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Awka
1   1C "PA"     06.11.1959
(Proud)		 10.06.1960
(Proud)		  

AMAI
13.12.1948 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Abraka
1 "P A" 1C "NIGERIA"     21.09.1949
(Proud)		 18.12.1953
(Proud)		  
2 "P A" 1C       18.02.1956
(Proud)		 25.10.1957
(Proud)		  
3   1C "NIGERIA"     20.06.1960
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AMAIGBO
27.11.1953 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Bende
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"     27.11.1953
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AMAINYINTA
10.09.1960 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency in the Umuahia District
Not recorded

AMAKOHIA
28.10.1949 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Umuahia
1   1C "NIGERIA"   28.10.1949
(Aab)		 11.07.1955
(Proud)		  
2   1C "NIGERIA"   03.12.1958
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AMAPU NTINGHA
30.10.1951 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Nbawsi
1   1C "NIGERIA"     18.07.1949
(Proud)		 16.11.1954
(Proud)		  
2   1C "POSTAL AGENCY" Year inverted 26.06.1957
(Proud)		 27.01.1961
(Hamilton)		  

AMAR
1905 to 26.06.1908
1921 closed by 1924
Situated on the Benue River
1   2C "Cross"     08.12.1906
(Proud)		 26.06.1908
(Proud)		  
1921
(Proud)		    

AMARAKU
12.12.1953 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Owerri
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     20.01.1954
(Proud)		 27.09.1955
(Proud)		  
2   1C "PA"   19.10.1956
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
       

AMASSAMA
07.02.1945
22.10.1945 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Nembe
1   1C "NIGERIA"     07.02.1945
(Proud)		    
23.02.1946
(Proud)		 19.05.1955
(Proud)		  
2   2C "NIGERIA"     19.12.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AMAUZARI
15.08.1953 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Owerri
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     07.10.1953
(Proud)		 19.05.1955
(Proud)		  
2   1C "PA"     31.10.1955
(Proud)		 29.08.1960
(Proud)		  

AMEKE IBEKU
20.03.1956 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Owerri
1 "PA" 1C "Blank"     17.10.1956
(Proud)		 22.08.1957
(Proud)		  

AMICHI
21.02.1955 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Nnewi
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     30.11.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AMUMARA EZITTE
01.05.1954 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Owerri
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA" Earliest date 07.06.1954
(Proud)		 02.07.1955
(Proud)		  
       
2   1C "Blank"   16.12.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)