Postal History of NIGERIA

Post Offices DEKINA to EBUGHU

DEKINA
31.08.1904 to 21.11.1910
Under Lojoja and Idah. Under Northern Nigerian administration.
1   2C "NORTHERN NIGERIA"       250

DENTON STREET
31.10.1953 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Ebute Metta
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"   13.10.1953
(Proud)		 05.01.1956
(Proud)		 8
2 "PA" 1C "Blank"     22.08.1955
(Proud)		 27.08.1958
(Proud)		 8
3 "EB" 1C "163"     19.01.1959
(Proud)		   15

DIKENAFAI
24.11.1952 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Okigwi
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"   21.01.1953
(Proud)		 12.01.1955
(Proud)		 8
2   1C "NIGERIA"     23.04.1956
(Proud)		   20
3 "PA" 1C "Blank"     03.01.1960
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 12

DIOBU
21.01.1956 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Port Harcourt
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"   07.06.1956
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 10

DOKO TOWN
31.10.1958 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Bida
Not recorded

DONGA
07.09.1957 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Nukari
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"     06.12.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 10

DOROWA
26.08.1957 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Barakin Ladi
1   1C "NIGERIA"   P on left
A on right		 06.12.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 8

DOUGLAS STREET OWERRI
01.04.1953 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Barakin Ladi
1   1C "P.A."   06.12.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 12

DUALA
15.10.1914 to 31.03.1916
Occupied by Anglo French forces. Transfered to French administration on 1 April 1916.
1   BOW "(KAMERUN) a"   German postmark 15.10.1914
(Proud)		 08.12.1915
(Proud)		 20
2 "EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" BOW "DUALA"     11.12.1914
(Proud)		 19.12.1914
(Proud)		 200
3   BOW "(KAMERUN) b"   German postmark 08.09.1915
(Proud)		 31.03.1916
(Proud)		 20

DUCHINWAI
August 1925 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Zaria
1   1C "NIGERIA"   02.02.1926
(Proud)		 29.05.1929
(Proud)		 50
2   2C "NIGERIA"     23.08.1930
(Proud)		 13.02.1949
(Proud)		 8
3   1C "NIGERIA"     03.12.1949
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 8

DUKE TOWN
01.06.1904 to 01.08.1915
1916 to 27.02.1951
Native quarter of Calabar
1   2C "NIGERIA"   Bars on sides 18.01.1944
(Proud)		 27.02.1951
(Proud)		 8
2 "REGISTERED" OVAL "DUKE TOWN SOUTHERN NIGERIA"   14.01.1910
(Proud)		 14.11.1913
(Proud)		 80

DUMJERI
 21.04.1908 to 26.01.1911
Near Geidan. Under Northern Nigerian administration.
1 "NORTHERN NIGERIA" 1C "Cross"     21.04.1908
(Proud)		 26.01.1911
(Proud)		 200

DUTSE
05.09.1958 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Kano
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"     18.01.1960
(Proud)		   25

DUTSINMA
17.07.1956 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Katsina
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"   08.09.1955
(Hamilton)		 17.01.1956
(Proud)		 15

EB
This is a short form of Ebute Metta

EBELLE (UBIAJA)
25.02.1952 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Kano
1 "PA" 1C "NIGERIA"     24.05.1953
(Proud)		 09.08.1955
(Proud		 10
2 "PA" 1C "Blank"     14.12.1955
(Proud)		 01.10.1959
(Proud)		 10
3   1C "NIGERIA"   Asterisk 26.04.1960
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 15

EBENATOR
25.02.1953 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Orlu
1   1C "NIGERIA"     20.11.1954
(Proud)		 20.05.1955
(Proud)		 12
2   2C "NIGERIA"     17.02.1958
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 10

EBERI
08.09.1956 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Aba
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"     29.11.1956
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 10

EBU
15.10.1956 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Aba
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"     03.05.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 10

EBUGHU
19.08.1957 to 30.09.1960
Postal Agency under Oron
1   1C "POSTAL AGENCY"   19.08.1957
(Proud)		 30.09.1960
(Proud)		 10