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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Territories, an area between the Forcados and Brasse Rivers, once administered by the Royal Niger Company but now part of modern Nigeria.
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First stamps
The first stamps used in the Niger Territories were British stamps from 1890. The Niger Territories never issued stamps, they only used British stamps which can be identified by their distinctive postmarks. The postmarks were inscribed "THE NIGER TERRITORIES POST OFFICE" or "THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY CHARTERED & LIMITED", and with the name of the post office underneath. The post offices were:
Transfer
From 1 January 1900, the territories were transferred to the control of the British government.
References
Postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Territories Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA