Postal History of NIGERIA

Post Offices AMURO to AROCHUKU

AMURO (OTENCHARA)
13.02.1957 to 21.08.1957
07.05.1959 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency uner Okigwe
1 "OTANCHARA" 1C "POSTAL AGENCY"     21.08.1957
(Proud)		    
20.07.1959
(Proud)		 29.09.1959
(Proud)		  
2   1C "P.A."     24.06.1960
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ANGARA
03.05.1947 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency uner Okigwe
1 "P.A." 1C "P.A."     06.08.1947
(Proud)		 24.11.1950
(Proud)		  
2   1C "NIGERIA"   Asterisk above date 04.03.1953
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ANIA
20.06.1959 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency uner Bende
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"     14.10.1959
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ANIGEJE
06.01.1955 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency uner Calabar
1 "P.A." 1C "NIGERIA"     06.08.1947
(Proud)		    
2 "P.A." 1C "NIGERIA"     24.11.1958
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ANKPA
1910 to 19.12.1923
27.04.1946 to 07.05.1947
12.09.1949 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency uner Idah
1   2C "Blank" Top of ring open 23.04.1917
(Proud)		 29.09.1917
(Proud)		  
2   2C "Cross"   27.04.1918
(Proud)		 20.05.1920
(Proud)		  
3   1C "NIGERIA"   02.07.1921
(Proud)		    
4   2C "NIGERIA"   31.07.1921
(Proud)		 19.12.1923
(Proud)		  
5 "P.A." 1C "NIGERIA"     04.09.1946
(Proud)		 07.05.1947
(Proud)		  
20.01.1954
(Proud)		 07.06.1955
(Proud)		  
6 "P.A." 1C "Blank"     03.04.1956
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ANNANG
21.07.1947 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency uner Opobo
1 "P.A." 1C "NIGERIA"     24.10.1947
(Proud)		 19.08.1955
(Proud)		  
2 "P.A." 1C "Blank"     29.11.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ANYAMA
12.01.1957 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency uner Port Harcourt
1 "P.A." 1C "NIGERIA"   01.04.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

APAPA
09.09.1927 to 30.09.1960
1 mile from the port of Lagos
1   2C "NIGERIA" Bars on sides
Wide first A in Apapa		 09.09.1927
(Proud)		 15.03.1949
(Proud)		  
2   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides
Narrower A first A in Apapa		 09.03.1928
(Proud)		 02.11.1959
(Proud)		  
3   1C "NIGERIA"     09.07.1929
(Proud)		    
4   2C     14.04.1934
(Aab)		 20.04.1954
(Proud)		  
5   1C "13 SAVINGS BANK 13"   Asterisk above date 23.04.1955
(Proud)		    
6   2C "NIGERIA"   16.09.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
7 "TELEGRAPHS" 1C "APAPA NIGERIA"     02.12.1957
(Proud)		    
8 "REGISTERED" OVAL "APAPA NIGERIA"   20.02.1928
(Proud)		 08.11.1951
(Proud)		  
9 "REGISTERED" OVAL "APAPA NIGERIA"     18.08.1952
(Aab)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
       
10   PARCEL          

APAPA ROAD
19.02.1953 to 30.09.1960
1 mile from the port of Lagos
1   1C "NIGERIA"   Known with I
of NIGERIA missing		 08.05.1953
(Proud)		 26.02.1955
(Proud)		  
2   1C "Blank"   11.08.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960  

APATERE
30.04.1954 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Ibadan
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA" Last seen 18.03.1961 23.06.1954
(Proud)		 13.04.1959
(Proud)		  

APAUKWA BARRACKS
02.04.1957 to 09.05.1959
Postal agency under Onitsha
1   1C "PA"   12.04.1957
(Proud)		 09.05.1959
(Proud)		  

ARA
15.09.1955 to 14.12.1957
21.09.1959 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Ede
1 "PA" 1C     Spelt ARA PA 28.12.1955
(Proud)		    
2 "PA" 1C     Spelt PA ARA 14.12.1957
(Proud)		    

ARAGBA
01.03.1956 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Abraka
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"   06.11.1956
(Proud)		 17.10.1959
(Proud)		  

ARA MOKO
20.12.1940 to 11.08.1941
16.02.1942 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Abraka
1   1C "NIGERIA"       18.04.1941
(Proud)		  
30.04.1942
(Proud)		 10.11.1949
(Proud)		  

ARAROMI APAPA
13.08.1959 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Apapa
1   1C "PA"     29.10.1959
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ARAROMI OBU
14.05.1955 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Okitipupa
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"   14.05.1955
(Proud)		 15.10.1957
(Proud)		  
2 "PA" 1C "Blank"     14.01.1958
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ARAROMI OWU
01.11.1956 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Ibadan
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"   06.11.1956
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ARGUNGU
16.12.1938 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Sokoto
1   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides 21.05.1940
(Proud)		 28.01.1941
(Proud)		  
2   2C "NIGERIA"     12.07.1949
(Proud)		 30.04.1958
(Proud)		  
3   2C "NIGERIA"     26.09.1958
(Proud)		 06.08.1960
(Proud)		  

ARIAM
01.03.1946 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Bende
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     20.07.1951
(Proud)		 28.12.1955
(Proud)		  
2 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     13.05.1957
(Proud)		 19.08.1960
(Proud)		  

ARIGIDI
01.03.1946 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Ikare
1   1C "NIGERIA" Large postmark 07.05.1946
(Proud)		 31.01.1951
(Proud)		  
       
2   1C "NIGERIA"   Small postmark 23.11.1953
(Proud)		 15.12.1958
(Proud)		  

ARIJAN
01.02.1952 to 15.04.1952
Postal agency in Ijebu District
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     15.04.1952
(Proud)		    

ARINLESE (SQUARE) ABEOKUTA
15.09.1941 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Abeokuta
1   1C "NIGERIA" Large postmark 03.11.1941
(Proud)		 11.01.1951
(Proud)		  
2   1C "NIGERIA"   Small postmark 21.11.1951
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

ARO
27.10.1904 to 31.12.1913
26.10.1921
1   1C "W,AFRICA"     02.12.1907
(Proud)		 03.11.1909
(Proud)		  
2   2C "SOUTHERN NIGERIA"     03.03.1910
(Proud)		 31.12.1913
(Proud)		  
3   1C "NIGERIA"     26.10.1921
(Proud)		    

AROCHUKU
1906 to 15.06.1914
09.09.1925 to 30.09.1960
19 miles from Itu
1   1C "SOUTHERN NIGERIA" No dots on sides 20.08.1908
(Aab)		 16.07.1909
(Proud)		  
2   2C "SOUTHERN NIGERIA"
www.michael-hamilton.com/ 		Dots on sides 02.09.1909
(Hamilton)		 03.01.1914
(Proud)		  
3   2C "Dot"     08.09.1925
(Proud)		 15.10.1925
(Proud)		  
4   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides 06.05.1926
(Proud)		 03.07.1944
(Proud)		  
5   1C "NIGERIA"     03.01.1947
(Proud)		 27.06.1952
(Proud)		  
6   2C "NIGERIA"   12.08.1952
(Proud)		 03.10.1959
(Proud)		  
7   1C "NIGERIA"     05.11.1958
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
8   1C "SAVINGS BANK"     04.11.1953
(Proud)		 01.03.1955
(Proud)		  
9 "REGISTERED" OVAL "AROCHUKA NIGERIA"   30.11.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
10 "TELEGRAPHS" 1C "NIGERIA"   05.10.1950
(Proud)		 19.11.1955
(Proud)