Postage stamps and postal history of Lagos

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Lagos, now part of modern Nigeria.

Stamps

The first stamps of Lagos were issued on 10 June 1874.^[1]^[2] Stamps portraying Queen Victoria were issued until October 1902. In August 1893, an 1887 4d was overprinted "HALF PENNY". On 22 January 1904 a new design portraying King Edward VII was issued. Despite it being used for only 2 years, the set was issued twice with different watermarks. The last stamp was a 6d issued on 31 October 1905.

Amalgamation

From 16 February 1906, Lagos became part of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate which then itself became part of modern Nigeria in 1914.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.311. ISBN 0-356-10862-7
^ "Lagos | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.^{[title missing]}