Postal History of NIGERIA

Post Offices AWGBU to BADDELEY AVENUE

AWGBU
19.09.1955 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Awka
1 "P.A." 1C "Blank"     30.12.1955
(Proud)		 12.10.1959
(Proud)		  

AWGU
01.08.1922 to 30.09.1960
Post Office  from 1957. 26 miles from Enugu
1 "POST OFFICE" 1C "NIGERIA"   01.08.1922
(Proud)		 12.03.1924
(Proud)		  
2   1C "NIGERIA"     31.05.1924
(Proud)		    
3   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides 14.07.1924
(Proud)		 18.07.1930
(Proud)		  
4   2C "NIGERIA"   24.10.1935
(Proud)		 13.10.1955
(Proud)		  
5   2C "NIGERIA"     03.11.1956
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AWKA
09.11.1920 to 30.09.1960
20 miles from Onitsha
1   2C "NIGERIA" Bars on sides
No time code		 09.11.1920
(Proud)		 31.01.1957
(Proud)		  
2   2C "NIGERIA" Bars on sides
Time code AM/PM		 11.07.1949
(Proud)		 07.09.1955
(Proud)		  
       
3 "PO" 1C "NIGERIA" Skeleton type 13.09.1955
(Proud)		 01.10.1955
(Proud)		  
4 "PO" 1C "Blank" Skeleton type 29.10.1955
(Proud)		 06.07.1957
(Proud)		  
5   1C "POST OFFICE"     18.09.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
       
6 "1" 1C "NIGERIA"   Index 1 after name 01.09.1960
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
7 "REGISTERED" OVAL "AWKA INIGERIA"     20.10.1947
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AWKA ETITI
29.11.1956 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Onitsha
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"     21.08.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AWKA MBAUKWU
30.05.1959 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Awka
1   1C "PA"   08.06.1959
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AWKUZU
10.05.1943 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Awka
1   1C "NIGERIA"     20.11.1943
(Proud)		 07.07.1955
(Proud)		  
2   2C "NIGERIA"   19.05.1956
(Proud)		 20.04.1960
(Proud)		  

AWO ALERO
07.07.1947 to 11.06.1949
Postal agency under Agbor
Name changed to Owa Alero
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     06.11.1947
(Proud)		 11.06.1949
(Proud)		  

AWO IDEMILI
29.06.1953 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Orlu
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     12.08.1953
(Proud)		 25.07.1955
(Proud)		  
2 "PA" 1C "AWO"     17.12.1955
(Proud)		 20.09.1957
(Proud)		  
3 "PA" OVAL "Blank"     02.11.1958
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AWO OMAMA
25.10.1954 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Oguta
1   1C "Blank"     13.06.1957
(Proud)		    
2   1C "OMAMA"   29.05.1958
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AYANGBA
23.05.1956 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Asaba
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     19.06.1956
(Proud)		 11.01.1958
(Proud)		  
2   1C "NIGERIA"   Asterisk above date 25.03.1960
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AYE
25.02.1947 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under okitipupa
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"   AYE PA 15.02.1947
(Proud)		 02.11.1949
(Proud)		  
2 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"   PA AYE 25.04.1951
(Proud)		 27.03.1953
(Proud)		  
3   1C "Blank"   Nigeria on the left 16.07.1954
(Proud)		 20.04.1955
(Proud)		  
4   1C "Blank"   As nr. 3
but A inverted		 08.06.1956
(Proud)		    
5 "POSTAL AGENCY" 1C "Blank"     19.08.1957
(Proud)		    
6   2C "NIGERIA"   12.04.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AYERE
02.11.1949 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Owo, later Kabba
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"   02.11.1949
(Aab)		 03.08.1960
(Proud)		  

AYOGWIRI
12.12.1957 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Auchi
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"   NIGERIA on left 04.10.1958
(Proud)		 13.01.1959
(Proud)		  

AZARE
1926 to 30.09.1960
Post office 1954. 100 miles south east of Kano
1   2C "NIGERIA"     06.11.1929
(Proud)		 18.08.1949
(Proud)		  
2 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     22.07.1950
(Proud)		    
3   1C "NIGERIA" Asterisk above date 02.05.1952
(Proud)		 13.08.1959
(Proud)		  
4 "REGISTERED" OVAL "AZARE NIGERIA"     05.09.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AZIA
26.07.1954 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Ihiala
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     27.01.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

AZUMINI
16.06.1938 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Aba
1   1C "NIGERIA"   16.11.1938
(Proud)		 15.07.1951
(Proud)		  
2   1C "NIGERIA"   Asterisk above date 29.04.1952
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

BADAGRY
31.01.1893 to 30.09.1960
48 miles from Lagos
1   1C "W.AFRICA"     31.01.1893
(Proud)		 03.04.1900
(Proud)		  
2   1C "LAGOS WD"   26.05.1895
(Hamilton)		 13.09.1904
(Proud)		  
3   1C "WCA"   29.12.1904
(Proud)		 28.07.1909
(Proud)		  
4   2C "SOUTHERN NIGERIA"   16.09.1909
(Proud)		 01.06.1927
(Proud)		  
5   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides 19.06.1929
(Proud)		 14.09.1937
(Proud)		  
6   2C "NIGERIA"     31.08.1938
(Proud)		 25.05.1959
(Proud)		  
7   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides
Shorter and wider bars		 01.03.1943
(Proud)		    
8   2C "NIGERIA"   Asterisk below date 05.12.1955
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
9 "REGISTERED" OVAL "BADAGRY NIGERIA"     24.10.1930
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

BADDELEY AVENUE
11.02.1958 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Yaba
1   1C "PA" Aveneu instead of Avenue 13.03.1958
(Proud)		 07.03.1960
(Proud)		  

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