Postal History of NIGERIA

Post Offices CALABAR to CHARATI

CALABAR
10.09.1904 to 30.09.1960
Renamed from Old Calabar
1   1C "Cross" "OLD" removed
Could be number 2		 21.02.1905
(Proud)		 07.01.1907
(Proud)		  
Could be number 2      
2   1C "Cross"   "OLD" removed 09.03.1905
(Proud)		 15.11.1906
(Proud)		  
3   1C "SOUTHERN NIGERIA"     07.03.1907
(Proud)		 16.10.1908
(Proud)		  
4   1C "SOUTHERN NIGERIA"     25.07.1907
(Proud)		 21.11.1908
(Proud)		  
5   1C "SOUTHERN NIGERIA"   22.07.1908
(Proud)		 06.01.1922
(Proud)		  
6   1C "SOUTHERN NIGERIA"     02.04.1921
(Proud)		 06.06.1921
(Proud)		  
7   2C "NIGERIA"   30.04.1919
(Proud)		 21.04.1954
(Proud)		  
       
8   2C "NIGERIA"     13.09.1922
(Proud)		 25.07.1949
(Proud)		  
9   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides 16.02.1921
(Proud)		 04.10.1931
(Proud)		  
10   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides 05.03.1931
(Proud)		 20.12.1935
(Proud)		  
11   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides 11.06.1923
(Proud)		 25.07.1949
(Proud)		  
12   2C "NIGERIA"     16.09.1935
(Proud)		 26.09.1951
(Proud)		  
       
13 "PO" 1C "NIGERIA"     14.04.1950
(Proud)		 25.08.1950
(Proud)		  
14 "MAIL SO" 1C "NIGERIA"   04.01.1952
(Proud)		 26.06.1952
(Proud)		  
       
15   2C "NIGERIA"   06.09.1952
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
16 "REGISTERED" OVAL "CALABAR"   Old removed 23.02.1905
(Proud)		 07.12.1906
(Proud)		  
17 "REGISTERED" OVAL "CALABAR SOUTHERN NIGERIA"     22.03.1907
(Proud)		 23.05.1924
(Proud)		  
18 "REGISTERED" OVAL "CALABAR NIGERIA"   15.06.1925
(Proud)		 07.12.1953
(Proud)		  
       
19 "RGD CTR" 1C "NIGERIA"     04.01.1942
(Proud)		 09.01.1952
(Proud)		  
20 "REGISTERED" OVAL "CALABAR NIGERIA"     29.06.1954
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		  
21 "PARCEL POST" 1C "CALABAR SOUTHERN NIGERIA"     15.04.1908
(Proud)		 23.02.1918
(Proud)		  
22   2C     Parcel Post
Calabar in centre		      
23   1C     Parcel Post
Calabar Nigeria in centre		      
24   1C     Parcel Post
Calabar in centre		      
25   1C     Parcel Post
Calabar in centre		      
26 "PARCELS" 2C "CALABAR NIGERIA"     25.07.1949
(Proud)		 31.12.1956
(Proud)		  

CHAFE
08.08.1938 to 17.10.1940
09.07.1948 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Gusau
1   1C "NIGERIA"     13.06.1939
(Proud)		    
2 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     11.10.1948
(Proud)		 12.01.1960
(Proud)		  

CHALLOWA
31.07.1928 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Kano
1   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides 31.07.1928
(Proud)		 11.07.1949
(Proud)		  
2 "PA" 1C "Blank"     29.11.1954
(Proud)		    
3 "PA" 1C "IGERIA"   "N" of Nigeria missing 10.12.1958
(Proud)		 04.02.1959
(Proud)		  
(4)   1C "NIGERIA"       30.09.1960
(Proud)		  

CHARATI
17.03.1939 to 30.09.1960
Postal agency under Kano
1   2C "NIGERIA"     31.07.1952
(Proud)		 14.05.1960
(Proud)