Nigerian cancels to 1980 volume 1: Aba to Ankpa– Office name in magenta = new office. Type name in magenta = new type. Earliest / Latest in magenta = new date range– Type refers to Proud, or if not in Proud, to Jones. If P type given, I’ve tried to give the equivalent Jones type in the comment column – Earliest / Latest dates come from Jones Ed 2 - he incorporated the great majority of Proud's dates. If the date is suffixed P it comes from Proud. If the date is

suffixed IS it comes from Ince and Sacher. Other suffixes refer to the source of the information. J suffix shows the information came from the notes of finds made by Neville Jones after the publication of Jones Ed2. The number in brackets after some office names refers to the administrative number given to that office, which may appear on some cancels from that office, Identifying the numbers is a work in progress.

– My Early / My Late = the earliest / latest date example I’ve got. If the date is in magenta it's because it is either equal to or earlier / later than the date in P / J /IS– If I have a cover it's shown as 1C, 2C etc in the comment column. If I have a cover or piece with a registered label it's shown as 1R, 2R etc

Text highlighted in blue has been added or changed from the November 2018 version of this list, available in http://www.nigerian-post-offices.org.uk/archive.html

Compiled by Paul Redhead. Please don't publish this list without obtaining permission from paul@redsite.org. Material from 'The Postal History of Nigeria' is used by kind permission of Edward Proud, and the copyright is reserved by the International Postal Museum. The authors of the other books referred to will also wish to assert their copyrights (see www.nigerian-post-offices.org.uk for further details).

This list was published on 3 March 2020Office name Type Comment Earliest Latest My Early My Late

Aba D2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD3 J4 early in violet 21 DE 15 26 JY 16 21 DE 15 26 JY 16D5 J5 1C 17 AP 20 5 DE 21 17 AP 20 24 NO 21D5 S2 Given in Jones as 'J5 date in one line' NO 10 19 DE 13 19 NO 10 19D6 J6 18 NO 1920 14 FE 1922 18 NO 1920 14 FE 1922

D7 + and – time J8 gets worn, bars thicker, uneven. Lkd definitely different to crisp early D8s 7 FE 22 2 SP 32 7 FE 22 2 SP 32

D8 J8A But some thinner side bar egs - ie while extremes are clearly different, D7 , 8 overlap LKD on cover 5 28 12 31 J 27 JU 39 15 FE 32 27 JU 39

D9 J14, inc 2 violet 14 mm across feet of ABA 4 fig date 1C 15 DE 1938 25 MR 1959 6 DE 1939 23 SP 1945D10 J16 P earliest: 11.1.64 18 JU 41 8 12 50 15 JA 1946 20 FE 1946D11 J16 1C 25 10 47 19 OC 1951 10 DE 1948 17 OC 1951D12 J12A 13 mm across feet of ABA 2 fig date 12 MR 47 31 OC 49 10 JA 48 26 OC 49D13 30 7 49D14 30 7 49D15 J33 ABA letters closer than D16 2C 4 NO 49 12 MR 60 4 NO 49 19 JU 52D16 J34 10C 15 JY 52 J 4 SP 61 3 SP 52 4 SP 61D17 Not in J 1 10 59 P 26 1 60 P

J39 J63A re-allocated in Oc 2017 5 MY 1972 12 JU 79 8 JU 78 12 JU 79J55 Wide setting 23 MR 62 23 AP 65 24 JA 63J55 Narrow settingJ46 30mm di 13 DE 1979 J

J55A Odd date format. 1C Lkd on C 8 * JU/19?? 20*SE/1985 8 * JU/19?? 20*SE/1985

J56 Not in P 15 AP 59 18 MY 67 24 JA 63 18 MY 67J57 24 mm di 11 OC 65 J

J63 PO. Variable. 2 , 4 fig date PO close but dist varies 3C 3R 4 MY 1962 26 OC 79 4 FE 71 26 OC 79J63A Re-allocate to J39J65 PO. PO wider 1C 30 JY 70 8 AP 74 30 JY 70 8 AP 74

J95 1 at 6 o’c, 5, 8 seen. Lkd no * over date, and year by date of stamp issue All on covers 4C 2R 31 OC 83 6 MA 93 31 OC 83 6 MA 93

J100 4 AU 77 17 FE 86 J 4 AU 77 24 JU 83J104 30mm PO My eg ABA at 11 o’c (yr 2000) 1C 16 JA 80 J 8 MY 20 8 MY 20New 35mm di in horiz lines ABA HO / date / MAILS 1 27 MAR 07 27 MAR 07R2 JR1 22 AU 22 25 MY 35 7 SP 23 24 SP 34R4 JR3 bigger cancel & letters. Inc 4 in violet 1R label on piece 15 JY 36 30 JY 49 15 JY 36 31 JA 48R5 JR27 1C 1R 7 JU 48 31 OC 1949 7 JU 48 31 OC 1949R5 S1 IA detached from Nigeria joined to make REGISTEREDIA ?? ?? 1949 ?? ?? 1949

R5 S2 A detached from Nigeria joined to make REGISTEREDA. Missing in album Oc 2017 on C #59 16 MY 1949 16 MY 1949

R5 S3 A in NIGERIA inverted 30 AU 1949 30 AU 1949

R6

Can't distinguish the 2 J types, the 2 P types, or reconcile them. But PQ and I distinguish 2 types according to the distance between outer feet of R and A in NIGERIA, The type is 5-5.5 mm across, with a letter height of 3.5mm, and there is also a type in which the distance is 7mm, letter height 3mm 6C 6R My OC 60 on C from Arochuku

5.5mm 8 DE 49 22 MY 59 8 DE 49 22 MY 59

R7 7mm 25 NO 59 12 MY 66 2 SP 60 21 SP 63

R9 JR25. P ekd pre-dates impression book so suspect (PQ) 11 9 57 P 11 MY 67 J 20 JU 59 30 AP 60R10 JR25. B in ABA less wide, esp top loop, G in Reg,d rounder Not given Not given 19 JU 60 14 MR 67R11 JT16 (was JT4 in Ed1) 1C 1R 22 MY 1959 J 31 MY 66 27 JU 1959 31 OC 1960JR59 Egs backstamp on C #6714, 7669 ABA 4 2C 2R 16 AP 84 13 JA 86 J 16 AP 84 11 NO 85PP2 JP4 (wrong no of verticals). 1eg in black 1 violet GV 8 JU 56 GVPP4 Lkd on QE2 date not visible 30 JY 1949 1 SP 1953 19 MY 1951 1 SP 1953PP5 JP5 My egs used on reg entire 4C 4R 23 MY 56 21 JU 57 22 JA 57 1 AP 57JP15 QE2 = PP5 Oc 2017 QEII

JP16 'PARCELS top ABA base' but no 'NIGERIA (cf PP4 - mix up. Jvol1 is 1958), ABA at 6 o'c. Lkd by stamp issue date 19 AU 1958 1 JA 1961 1 JA 1961

JT4 Missing from 2nd ed. Not in P 19/7 SP/56 19/24 NO/66 19/7 SP/56 19/24 NO/66D1 Branch Office J70 ABA 2C 1R 8 SE 1959 21 SP 1965 3 DE 1959 20 AP 1965D1 S2 With outer text turned 45 deg c’wise 2 NO 1965 3 AP 1967 2 NO 1965 3 AP 1967?? C 28 mm diam double circ, ABA at base can't see top 4 DE 50 4 DE 50

Aba Town (21) D1 J16 2C 28 JY 1939 22 5 51 P 28 JY 1939 2 MR 1951D2 J37 early 1C 11 OC 51 P 30 MY 55 11 OC 51 5 OC 54D3 J51 2C 25 OC 54 20 MY 67 5 NO 54 20 FE 67J46 Latest date eg by issue date of stamp 8 FE 71 22 JU 1974 15 SP 1971 22 JU 1974

J63 3C 3R P at foot instead of PO OC 22 1974 29 OC 1978 JU 6 1975 2 MR 1977Aba Ukwu J39A with * 18 FE 1979 ?? AU ?? ?? AU 19??Abagana D1 J16 3C 12 AU 1938 4 6 51 P 12 AU 1938 31 OC 1949

D2 J37 my egs have * early 10 OC 51 ?? FE 55 10 OC 51 ?? FE 55D3 J33 Inc R label on piece w 2 UK stamps + 1 Nigerian 1C 13 DE 55 6 NO 65 6 JU 56 24 SP 65J55 ’65 is v late use of QE 3D 25 MR 64 14 DE 66 25 MR 64 5 NO 65J57 11 MY 71 21 MY 73 11 MY 71 21 MY 73? 30 mm diam but only half visible. Oct 17: not sure enough 15 JU 73J63 PO transit cancel on 2 covers #2186, 2187 12 MY 75 14 JU 76 12 MY 75 14 JU 76J100 On cover #72 name centred at 1 o’c 14 JY 00 14 JY 00

Abagana Onitsha D4 J78 1C 1R 18 SP 1959 4 JA 63 J 25 SP 1959 6 JA 1960Abah D1 J41 Postal Agency 24 MY 1956 28 DE 1959 24 MY 1956

D2 J41 PA 6 AU 1956 12 8 57 P 6 AU 1956 12 AU 1957Abah Ogwashiuku D3 J42 sent in 59 (P), 1C ekd on C 28 MY 62 13 MY 77 28 MY 62 2 NO 63Abak (2) D2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D4 J15 4 OC 1927 5 OC 1928 4 OC 1927 5 OC 1928D5 J17 Inc violet 2C 1R 30 10 28 P 16 OC 59 29 DE 28 8 JA 55D6 J56 11 JY 56 5 NO 59 22 AU 58 5 NO 59D7 J60 latest by issue date. early with time added Lkd on C 11 MY 65 10 JY 00 11 MY 65 10 JY 00D8 J34 1C 21 DE 55 29 DE 64 21 DE 55 29 DE 64R2 JSB1 23 1 53 P 19 JU 74 23 JA 53 3 AU 73R3 JR4 and JR14 lkd 'Nigeria' almost missing / illegible 5C 5R 13 MY 54 1 OC 77 22 JA 55 1 OC 77R4 JR25 NB J date is 4 yrs before P says sent! Typo? 13 MY 54 14 FE 72 28 JY 65 14 FE 72R5 JR26 28 SP 60 30 AU 75 30 AU 75JR61 31 mm 2 SP 80 J

JT17 'TELEGRAPHS' @ 12 O'Cl. 'ABAK' @ 8 O,Cl 17 AP 54 10 MY 73 17 AP 54 10 MY 73Abakaliki D1 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D2 J6 early a tiny bit > diam ? J dates after P dates 8 12 21 P 30 NO 24 9 DE 1921 27 NO 1922D3 J12. Also set with time in 23, 24 (4 egs) 10 8 23 P 8 NO 49 22 NO 23 8 NO 49D4 J17 20 JU 40 17 JU 52 20 JU 40 17 JU 52D5 J37. But P shows no * J latest 9y after P 9 JA 50 24 AU 66 9 JA 50 24 AU 66D6 J34 2C 4 MR 53 16 MY 67 4 MR 53 16 MY 67

J39A Ie with * (Only diff from J104?), HO at base J reassigned to J104 J. 9 OC 74 6 JY 81 31 OC 78 9 MY 80

J63 PO spacing wide but variable Inc MY 71 eg w 1st A in Abakaliki invert 5C 3R 2 SP 70 13 AU 80 J 3 OC 70 4 AP 79

J63A PO at base much closer Inc eg with * by yr Lkd on C 24 JA 75 13 MY 83 24 JA 75 13 MY 83J95 26mm 3 at base my egs on C 5C 14 NO 85 J 7 MA 06 27 JY 87 7 MA 06J104 HO Acc to J pic shd not have *, but?? See J39 for update 25 MR 80 10 AP 82 19 MY 80 10 AP 82R2 JR14 12th is inverted + 2 egs inv 2 days apart 1C 1R 6 FE 51 12 NO 64 6 FE 51 4 MY 59JR26 7 AP 62 1 MR 67 7 AP 62 1 MR 67

Abakpa D1 J15 2C 9 AU 1954 16 SP 1955 9 AU 1954 2 JY 1955

D2 S1 J46 PA at 3.30 O'c, facing cw J46 15 SP 56 to16 NO 56 1C 7 5 56 P JY 9 1956 JY 9 1956D2 S2 J46 PA at 4.30 O'c, facing ccw 19 2 58 P 10 OC 1960 10 OC 1960D2 S3 J46 PA at 6 O'c, facing ccw Lkd year by date of stamp issue 11 OC 1963 11 AU 1966 11 OC 1963 11 AU 1966J41 PA + ?eg >73 can’t see base 30mm 2 JU 1962 8 NO 1965 2 JU 1962 8 NO 1965J105 ?? mentioned Ed 1, not in Ed 2. Error?

Abaku Street OshogboIn 88 PO list but not NIPOST J108 30mm 12 OC 80 J

Abala D1 J15 30 JY 1947 24 NO 1949 30 JY 1947 24 NO 1949D2 J37 no * 1C 1R 12 SE 52 4 JY 54 12 SE 52 22 AU 53D3 J33 10 JY 56 3 SP 59 16 JY 57 27 JY 59J104A 10 JU 80

Abala Owerri J31 16 JY 63 2 MY 67 14 NO 63 2 MY 67Abalabi D1 J15 odd date 12 instead of DE 4C 3R inc lkd 27 JA 1940 23 DE 1960 27 JA 1940 23 DE 1960Abalabi IfoAbalabi in P as 10 miles from Ifo Junction.

J? 23 mm diam. Lower third missing so can't type. No hyphen 2 DE 65 2 DE 65

Abam D1 J16 2 JU 1944 13 MR 1953 2 JU 1944 13 MR 1953Abaomege J41 PA 1C can’t read the 2 letters at foot 24 SP 1962 31 MR 92 6 MR 1963 31 MR 92

J41 S2 ?

Name separated into ABA OMEGE. Bottom 10% unclear. No PA? Year by stamp issue date 9 JY 73 9 JY 73

Abaragba D2 J41 1C 23 OC 1956P 23 OC 63 J 23 OC 1956J104? PA at base 1 line date no * Lkd by issue date 5 MY 73 5 MY 73

Abatete D1 J15 1C 10 JA 1946 27 AP 1951 10 JA 1946 27 AP 1951D2 J37 16 OC 51 12 9 55 P 16 OC 51 6 AP 55D3 J33 A1C 24 AP 56 PQ 8 SP 61 4 MY 56 17 JY 59J63 Sub PO latest by issue date 19 AP 1963 7 JU 1969 31 OC 1963 31 MR 1967

J100? 30mm * above 1 line date, but bottom missing. Peter Horlyk eg (on a money order) is complete however ?? MY 80 2 FE 98 PH ?? MY 80 2 FE 98 PH

Abatete Onitsha J31 Lkd year by stamp issue date 6 JA 62 ?? FE 92 6 FE 63 ?? FE 92Abavo D1 J16 violet ink 43/44 31 DE 1943 22 AP 1949 31 DE 1943 22 AP 1949

D2 J15 Reg label on piece. 1C 12 JU 1950 13 JU 1955 12 JU 1950 13 JU 1955D3 J46 1C PA ABAVO My ekd dated 1955 on 1956 R Visit... 10 FE 1955 28 AU 1957 10 FE 1956 28 AU 1957

Abavo Agbor D4 J42 but has * 6 AP 60 7 SP 89 6 AP 60 7 SP 89AbbaAbba Orlu already in J. Abba is c 15 miles East of Onitsha. Orlu is a local gov't area

J42 PA. J39 according to J update 24 NO 1961 5 NO 1963 24 NO 1961 5 NO 1963

Abba Orlu J31 19/26 OC/65 20 JA 71 19/30 MR/?? Abbi (41) D1 S1 J15 PA ABBI lkd in P TYPO. late in J / typo of P ?? 1C 1R 13 AP 1948 25 OC 1949 13 AP 1948 25 OC 1949

D1 S2 J15 ABBI PA 1C 3 JU 1950 19 NO 1955 3 JU 1950 7 SP 1955D1 S3 J15 ABBI PA 1st B in ABBI reversed 18 MY 1954 18 MY 1954D1 S4 J15 ABBI PA 1st B in ABBI moved to end A BIB 1C 1R 30 MR 54 30 MR 54

D2 J33 4C 2R 29 MR 55 3 MY 62 4 OC 55 6 OC 61Abbi Abraka J58 1 NO 63 28 AU 1959 1 NO 63 28 AU 1959Abedei D1 J41 18 JU 1956 15 AU 1959 22 JA 1958 15 AU 1959

D2 S1 J15 - P pic looks like J16 21 DE 1956 23 AU 1957D2 S2 J46 13 MR 1957 23 8 57 P

Abedei Abraka D3 J42 P and my egs show * 29 JY 60 20 JU 89 29 JY 60 20 JU 89Abeokuta D2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D3 Details now in Pre-1914 ListIS 13B Details now in Pre-1914 ListD5 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD7 J2 R label on piece JU 27 17 30 SP 35 J JU 27 17 9 SP 35D8 J6 30 OC 1920 4 AU 1923 30 OC 1920 3 MY 1923D9 J8 1C 2 8 23P 5 JU 31 J 27 SP 23 5 JA 31D13 J16 J latest 9 y later than P 2C 10 JA 1936 19 AP 1947 10 JA 1936 8 FE 1936

D14J18 width of outer ring seems to vary. Top line of date in P pic looks higher than my egs ? Variant spp Adeokuta mentioned in Cameo (or ? failed inking) 1C

12 AU 35 20 JU 58 12 AU 35 20 JU 58

D16

J17 and ?J20 Abeok is wider than D14 (24mm A tip to A tip Vs 22mm). Diff letter shapes. Difficult to see if dots there. R in NIGERIA loger loop. P ekd (2/49) and I've looked at 50+ egs without finding earlier than 1951

6 AU 36 28 FE 58 9 SE 51 4 JU 55

D17 J45 2C 26 DE 50 2 NO 64 26 DE 50 2 OC 64J55 Lkd year by stamp issue date 5 FE 65 14 MY 87 5 FE 65 14 MY 87 J69 ABEOKUTA H.O. 25 FE 66 25 FE 66J95 ABEOKUTA 3. 4 at foot. On C 23 JU 96 23 JU 96

New 1 ABEOKUTA HO MAILS 1 @12 o’c 30mm. Scan in new folder.Lkd in C 19 07 00 24 01 11 19 07 00 24 01 11

R15BIS Details now in Pre-1914 ListR2 JR1 1C 1R 12 5 22P 14 AP 30 22 MY 22 14 AP 30R4 JR9 3 JA 1934R6 JR6 J latest 14y after P 8/47 - 1/48 violet 21 FE 36 16 AU 62 2 OC 36 14 OC 50R7 JR4 and JR19. V char. wavy edge to oval 2C 2R Lkd on C 1 DE 51 23 JA 86 26 JU 52 23 JA 86R8 JR25 5 AU 61R9 JT3. My eg telegraph use ?? 6 yrs earlier than P 6 AU 54 23 FE 60 6 AU 54 23 FE 60JR8 Very like R6 but less wide 30 AU 60JR26 2C 2R -1 seen Ekd & Lkd on C 22 JY 64 6 SP 85 22 JY 64 6 SP 85

PP2 JP4 but diff no of bars. P pic town name much closer to L than my two egs GV (1936) GV

PP2A Smaller font than PP2 1 eg in black, 1 in violet GV GVPP4 JP21 11 MR 42 25 NO 63 11 MR 42 25 NO 63JT5 My eg tentative.. 1 OC 61 ?? ?? 67 ?? ?? 67SB9 New type. 23.5mm di. Money Order Abeokuta at top, 3 ?? 78 3 ?? 78

Nigeria at baseAbeokuta Station D2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListAbese AbeokutaIn NIPOST list. Ogun State J31 10 AU 65 10 AU 65

Abia Okpo J41 27 AU 1964 22 SP 1989 J

Abigi D1 J16 2C 23 AU 1943 6 OC 1965 MR 1 44 29 OC 1962Abinsi D1 J5 31 AU 17 6 DE 19 ?? 24 18

NN3IS Details now in Pre-1914 ListAbiriba D1 J16 4C inc R label on piece 10 JU 1938 8 JN 1959 J 11 JY 1938 4 AU 1955

D2 No J15 Only P date is 11 NO 1955 11 NO 1955 11 NO 1955D3 J33 18 1 56 P 6/1967/MY 18 JA 56 6/1967/MYJ60 On C ABIRIBA 2, 52 at base 26 JU 01 26 JU 01J63 SO at base. 1 eg with more space in SO 1C 13 SP 1963 1 JU 1978 13 SP 1963 1 JU 1978J63A? Spp Aberiba (alt spp in Google?) or =J46 (J update)? 22 ?? 1980 23 JY 1981 J 22 ?? 1980

New 1 30mm * over 1 line date. Cw from 1 o’c ABIRIBA BRANCH POST OFF E (reversed). Yr by stamp issue date. On C ?? ?? 93 ?? ?? 93

Abo D4 Details now in Pre-1914 List7BIS Details now in Pre-1914 List

Abo Mbaise D1 J41 15 JU 1960 20 DE 1963 ?? SP 1961 20 DE 1963Abo Mbaise Owerri J31 J Date from me. ?? my basis for ‘65. 18 OC 65 14 JU 78 18 OC 65 14 JU 78Abogodo Abakaliki15km NNW of Abakaliki, postcode 481105. Not in NIPOST list. Ebonyi State

J108 Year likely to be '80 or '81 13 SE ?? 13 SE ??

Aboh D2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD3 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD6 S2 J15 St 1 is Aboh Isala 1C 10 JU 50 8 6 55 P 29 JY 52 5 AP 1955D7 J46 P eg shows no year My eg yr very faint 1C 2 JY 57 18 SP 60 2 JY 57 19 AU 59R1 Details now in Pre-1914 List

Aboh Abaja J39 18 DE 63 J 14 10 74J41 1C 1R 22 JA 1964 24 AU 1966 20 MY 64

Aboh Isala D6 S1 J15. Name changed to Aboh ‘49 22 SP 1945 29 JA 1949 22 SP 1945 2 FE 1946Aboh Kwale D8 J42A 23 AU 60 12 MY 78 10 MR 64 12 MY 78

J42 19/12 DE/68 15 JU 72 19/12 DE/68Abonnema (18) D1 J15 3 MR 1938 26 SP 1938 J 7 MR 1938 20 AU 1938

D4 J65 yr last 2 digits often v faint 2C 3 DE 1956 13 SP 1958 J 19 DE 1956 26 AP 1958D4A J 65 Ekd is EBay eg, with 1st F in Office reversed 2C 20 NO 1957 17 DE 1957 17 DE 1957D4B POS OFFICE 1eg of prev used stamps – fraud 1C 6 DE 1957 13 MR 1958 6 DE 1957 13 MR 1958 D5 J56 with * under date 8 9 58 P 11 JU 1963 8 SP 1958 16 DE1960D6 J57 19/21 FE/63 19/19 AU/65 19/6 FE/64 19/19 AU/65D7 J51 19/19 MY/63 8 AU 73 7 JA ???? 8 AU 73D8 J60 J early w time Lkd on C 29 NO 62 7 JU 83 29 NO 62 7 JU 83

J37 14 JU 63PQ

R2 JR14 3C 3R 21 OC 58 20 MY 78 21 OC 58 ?? MR 73JR25 Year by stamp issue date 20 SP 66 J 16 AP 84 21 JA 74 16 AP 84

Abonnema Degema D2 J29 11C 7R + R on piece 21 DE 38 27 NO 56 21 DE 38 13 NO 56Abraka (5) D1 J16 date on 3 lines 20 JY 1937 12 OC 1937 20 JY 1937 12 OC 1937

D2 J17 2C and transit on #7624 20 MY 37 6 7 57 P 9 NO 37 20 JU 57D3 J37 3 JN 55 J 5 AP 82 15 AU 57 5 AP 82D4 J56 . 5 1 58 P 1980+ 13 AP 59 1980+R1 JR14 . transit cancel on #7625 19 SP 52 12 MY 67 J 27 FE 53 4 JU 66R2 JSB1 24 DE 54 8 JY 71 24 DE 54 8 JY 71

Abua D1 J16 25 FE 1939 17 AP 1951 25 FE 1939 29 SP 1950D2 J37. 3C 3R Lkd year by date of stamp issue 27 AU 52 13 JA 66 15 OC 52 13 JA 66J39 ? 30mm ABUA letters spaced out. 1 line date. Foot missing 17 JA 73 17 JA 73

Abua Port HarcourtP states Abua was under Port Harcourt in 1939. 10 miles away from PH

J99 Lkd on C 28 JU 75 J 10 OC 83 13 NO 76 10 OC 83

Abudu (29) D1 J15 17 8 48 P 12 JU 1951 31 DE 1948 25 JY 1950D2 J37 2C 7 2 52 P 10 AU 55 10/MY 52 7 JY 55D3 J33A 7 3 54 P 19/20 JU/60 5 OC 55 6 JA 60D4 J51 31 DE 59 28 FE 63 31 DE 59 27 JU 62

Abudu Benin D6 J42 31 MR 66 J OC 11 77 11 OC 70 OC 11 77J58 Lkd on C 11 MY 63 18 NO 82 24 JU 63 18 NO 82

Abuja (25) D1 J5 7 MY 26 1 NO 26 21 OC 26D2 J14 Lkd month from stamp issue date 24 JA 1927 10 JA 50 10 OC 1928 10 JA 50D3 J37 latest is by stamp issue date 1C OC 25 52 6 MR 56 OC 25 52 6 MR 56D4 J46 no PA 29 MY 1956 14 JA 1958 29 MY 1956 14 JA 1958D5 J56 6 SE 58 17 AU 82 J 23 DE 58 3 AU 78J51 Lkd on C Not in P tho new ekd 3 yrs before J ekd 16 AU 57 22 DE 79 16 AU 57 22 DE 79

NEW 1 New. 30mm. NEW FED CAPITAL TERR cw from 10 o’c PO ABUJA ccw from 9 o’c. * date in 1 line lkd by stamp issue 3 NO 83 5 OC 85 3 NO 83 5 OC 85

NEW 4 30mm CT cw at 11 o’c ABUJAccw @ 6 o’c ‘3’ above 1 line date. On C 17 AP 98 17 AP 98

NEW 5 30mm cw from 9 o’c ADCP CENTRE A PO ccw @ 6 o’c ABUJA ‘*’ above 1 line date. On Covers 1? SE 83 21 SE 83 1? SE 83 21 SE 83

NEW 6 30mm cw from 11 o’c TMPC ccw from 6 o’c ABUJA ‘*’ above 1 line date. On Covers My egs B in ABUJA reversed 21 3 7 29 3 7 21 3 7 29 3 7

NEW 2 35 mm something at top. ABUJA at 5 o’c faint ?? ?? 08NEW 3 30mm something at top. ABUJA at 5 o’c faint 8 MY 07R2 JR14 4C 4R 5 FE 59 1 MR 82 J 19 MY 59 7 AU 80JP4 30mm, worn, used to show registration 1C #7502 1970s 28 MY ?? 28 MY ??JP15 Used to show registration 1C 1970s 31 MY ?? 31 MY ??

Abule Ijesha D1 J41 PA 5C 2R earliest C PA more widely sep. 19 OC 1956 17 DE 1963 23 SP 1957 15 SP 1960J65 Postal Agency My egs AGENYC 9 AU 66 4 SP 68 PQ 9 AU 66 26 AP 67

Abule Ijesha Yaba D2 J31 (J update) With * . LKD date by stamp issue 27 OC 61 31 AP 73 27 OC 61 31 AP 73AbulenlaAbule Nla is an area in Lagos (Ebute Metta)

J113 Postal Agency, date in 1 line, no * 3C 3R Lkd on C 31 MY 72 29 AU 80 31 MY 72 29 AU 80

Abule Nle Road Mentioned in P and J. Not seen by eitherAbule Okuta BarigaAbule Okuta Road is in the Bariga area of Lagos

J100 With PA at 6 o'clock. On entire 1C 1R 18 MY 77 18 MY 77

AburumbedePA c 25 km SW of Ogoja. Not in NIPOST, in gazetteer

J100 With *, and PA at 6 o'clock. Year is 80 or 81 20 NO ?? 20 NO ??

Acha OkigwiAcha is c 15 km E of Okigwi, Abia State

J100 Missing bottom 20% of cancel 20 MY 78 19 JY 82 20 MY 78 19 JY 82

Achalla D1 J46 PA is at 3 o'c in P pic 19 OC 56 31 MY 1961D1 S2 J46 Text rotated so PA is at 5 o'c. 1C ekd inside it 21 AU 1956 10 SP 1958 26 AP 1958 10 SP 1958

Achalla Awka J31 12 JY 63 20 AU 77 12 JY 63 20 AU 77Achara Layout EnuguAn area in Enugu (Google), in NIPOST list too

J110 J108 (in J update) Words round circle. No * visible. 1 line date 20 NO 77 5 JY 85 20 NO 77 5 JY 85

Achara UturuAn area in Uturu town (a newish town absorbing villages?) in NIPOST list as HO Abia State

J100 Office name starts at 10 o’c. * (star) above 1 line date. On C ?? ?? 06 ?? ?? 06

Achi D1 J16 1C 1R 11 SP 1944 AU 24 1955 11 SP 1944 24 MR 1955D2 J33 diff date layout from P image 1C ekd on C 16/JA 19/56 3 AP 67 16/JA 19/56 3 AP 67

Achina D1 J16 4C 2R Lkd on C 20 AU 1947 13 NO 1961 20 AU 1947 13 NO 1961J104 PO at base widely separated On C 3 JY 00 3 JY 00

Achina Awka J31 Lkd year by date of stamp issue FE 26 62 30 JA 74 27 NO 63 30 JA 74ACORD CantonmentACORD = Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development – mainly Africa based NGO, but no info on status or location in Nigeria. Not in 88 or NIPOST lists.

J104 PA at 6 o’c 1C ekd on C 31 JY 90 31 JY 90

Adadia D1 J15 5C 2R Lkd year by date of stamp issue Position of PA varies somewhat 18 NO 1955 28 DE 1973 19 NO 1955 28 DE 1973

Ada Ikirun D1 J43 6 JY 50 5 JY 60 8 JY 53 20 SP 54D2 J46 J latest 2 DE 1959 1C 11 JA 1956 60+ P 4 JU 1956 20 OC 57

D3 J37 Lkd year by stamp issue date 1 JN 60 J ?? JA 74 13 FE 61 ?? JA 74Adani J41 PA and eg with *, no year, >1980? 4 JY 1966 29 JA 79 4 JY 1966 29 JA 79Adatan D1 S1 J41 13 MR 1957 18 SP 1957 13 MR 1957 1 JY 1957

D1 S2 J41 J latest 11 NO 1958 1C 30 JY 58 60+ P 30 JY 58 16 JA 1960Adatan Abeokuta J31 7 NO 63 J 9 DE 71 9 MR 66 9 DE 71Adazi Ani D1 J46 4 JA 1956 JY 26 1957 14 DE 1956 JY 16 1967Adazi Ani Awka J31 Lkd by year of issue NO 14 62 24 JA 1974 DE 23 63 24 JA 1974Adazienu D1 J15 ekd name split ADAZI ENU 7 JU 1952 6 JU 1955 7 JU 1952 6 JU 1955

D2 J46 2 NO 1955 15 JY 1960 2 NO 1955 15 JY 1960

D2 S2 J46 PA letters closer together. Oc 17 remerge with D2 - not convincing difference 2 NO 1955 4 JA 1956 2 NO 1955 4 JA 1956

Adazienu Awka J31 Sp Adazi-Enu-Awka 20 DE 63 ?? FE 78 20 DE 63 ?? FE 78Adazi Nnukwu D1 J41 PA 3C 3 AU 1957 26 SP 61 3 AU 1957 26 SP 61Adazi Nnukwu Awka J31 7 MY 63 J 27 SP 76 15 OC 64 27 SP 76ADCPA AbujaHO in Abuja. In 88 and NIPOST lists. Not sure what it stands for though

J108 ADCP CENTRE A PO at top ABUJA at foot 1C 25 MY 84 25 MY 84

Adedotun D2 J65 1C 1R ekd doesn't have Xs at 3, 9 o'c 31 JA 1959 14 NO 1960 31 JA 1959 14 NO 1960Adedotun Abeokuta Adedotun was in Abeokuta district (P)

J31 30 DE 63 J 25 NO 69 25 NO 69

Adeje D1 J16 Adeji 1C 1R- 22 JY 1944 13 JU 1950 22 JY 1944 13 JU 1950D2 J15 ?P early date typo sld be ’50, not ’56 2C 13 JU 1950 30 NO 1954 14 MY 1952 1 OC 1954D2 S2 Nigeria runs clockwise A EJE missing D lkd lower case d, yr

in biro31 DE 1963 16 JY 68 31 DE 1963 16 JY 68

D3 J13 Adeji sp 2C 5/FE 19/55 19/SP 19/57 5/FE 19/55 29/MY 19/57D4 S2 J41 If 58 (only yr) my eg is earlier than P 20 10 58 P 4 JY 195?D4 S3 J41 19 FE 1958 2 9 59 P

D4 S4 J41 1C 19 1 59 P 2 9 59 P 1 JY 1959 2 SP 1959D4 S5 As S4 but T in POST inverted 6 AP 1959 6 AP 1959?? 30 mm but only 2/3 visible 7 MR 1973

Adeje Warri D5 J42A 1C 31 MR 60 27 NO 62 4 JA 61 27 NO 62J97 ADEJE top WARRI at base 1 NO 7? 19 FE 1977 1 NO 7? 19 FE 1977

Adeji See AdejeAdekunle Bus Stop D1 J41 PA 2 NO 1956 2 NO 1959Adekunle Bus Stop Ebute Metta D2 J111. 16 DE 63 J 18 SP 70 5 OC 64 18 SP 70

Aderemi Road Ife J35 My ekd has ILE instead of IFE 1C 1R DE 1 1962 SP ?? 1982 5 JY 1966 SP ?? 1982Adesuwa BeninStreet in Benin City. In 88 but not NIPOST list. Edo State.

J100 1C 1R 22 DE 77 22 DE 77

Adeyemi College OndoIn NIPOST list. HE college in Ondo city.

J100 Year missing - possibly >1980 Lkd on C 19 JA ?? 12 AP 06 19 JA ?? 12 AP 06

Adi Asim D1 J41 Adiasim 11 DE 1959 10 AU 1966 13 MR 1961 10 AU 1966Adikpo J41 PA 12 JY 63 J 4 OC 1963Adikpo Gboko J31 Invert centre 19/17 SP/66 19/4 ??/78 19/6 JY/71 19/4 ??/78Adio D2 J16 4C 2R 2 1955 and 6 egs missing A in NIGERIA 10 JU 1939 1 NO 1961 ?? AU 1940 1 NO 1961Ado D2 J16 17 MR 1942 31 MY 1951 17 MR 1942 31 MY 1951

D3 J37 4C 2R 3 NO 51 3 MR 62 3 FE 54 25 JA 61JT4 Not in P 23 NO 55

Ado Awaye D1 J16 5 OC 1943 25 NO 1954 ?5 OC 1943 3 NO 1949Ado Awaye OyoIn P, 63 list as PA under Oyo J31 J update gives Ado Awaye Odo - mis-ID? In J, 63 lists Ado

Awaye is given as under Oyo 16 DE 63 J

Ado Ekiti (6) D1 No J equiv 5 FEB 1921P

D2 S1 J5 11 AP 22 P

D2 S2 J5 21 SP 21 1 OC 28 P 21 SP 21 1 OC 28D2 S3 J5 My egs spaced Ado Ekiti but also 'Nigeria' at base 18 JA 29 13 9 30 P 18 JA 29 29 JA 30D3 J12 25 OC 30 14 OC 37 25 OC 30 14 OC 37D4 J17 3C 1R 6 NO 37 2 JY 62 6 NO 37 5 AU 60D5 J37? How diff? same as D8 ? 20 JA 53 23 OC 62D6 JT7 12 9 53 P 29 DE 67 14 SP 53 29 DE 67D7 J15 PO not PA (as shown in P) 2 OC 1953 26 OC 1953 2 OC 1953 26 OC 1953D8 J37 2C 30 12 53 P 60+ P 11 JU 55 11 OC 61D9 J45 22 AU 60 3 JA 77 22 AU 60 18 NO 75J55 27 mm 22 AU 97 J

J41 8 JA 62J76 -1 and -2 3C lkd on C 24 SP 63 24 SP 84 24 SP 63 24 SP 84J95 2C ADO EKITI 3 with 6 at foot 23 JY 87 19 AU 88 23 JY 87 19 AU 88J100 On Cs name starts @ 11 o’c lkd yr by date of stamp issue 22 DE 86 19 AU 93 22 DE 86 19 AU 93R2 JR9 only date in P or J is 11 JA 1952 11 JA 1952 16 FE 52 16 FE 52 8 AP ????R3 JSB1 1C 3 AP 52 5 OC 59 29 AP 52 20 MY 55R4 JR14 4 AP 53 23 AU 78 4 AP 53 17 MR 67

Ado Ekiti Christ School See Christ SchoolAdonta D1 J41 1C 13 DE 1956 6 OC 1959 13 DE 1956 8 MY 1957Adonta Ogwashiuku D2 J42A 4 MR 62 23 OC 70 16 NO 62 23 OC 70Ado Odo Lagos D2 J31 Lkd by issue date 12 JU 62 1 MY 78 27 JU 62 1 MY 78Adun D1 J46 10 JA 55 11 FE 56 14 NO 55 11 FE 56

D2 J15 6C 3R NO 9 1953PQ 17 OC 60 PQ FE 26 54 2 SP 60J41 23 NO 1962 J 24 DE 1963 J 18 DE 1962 4 DE 1963J55 27 mm 10 DE 67 J

J100? * under 1 line date. Bottom 30% missing Year is 80 or 81 26 MY ?? 26 MY ??Afagha Ikot Ebak D1 J15 Early egs 1954. Later >1960, w spp NIGERA 4C 2R 31 MR 54 1 MY 67 31 MR 54 3 NO 66

ekd on CAffa D1 J15 1 MY 54 7 SP 1955 17 JU 1955

J46 22 MR 1962Afia Nsit D1 J41 3C 3R 6 AP 1957 3 AU 1988 J 6 AP 1957 16 OC 1975Afikpo (7) D2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D4 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD5 J10 =26.5mm according to J, but P pics look identical 27 MY 21 24 DE 23 27 MY 1921 29 OC 23D6 J12 =26mm according to J 23 AP 24 11 DE 49 ? AP 24 1 DE 49D7 Without time J33. inc 2 eg with * 1C 20 JY 52 J 23 AU 56 27 NO 52 23 AU 56D7 With time J34 1C 27 FE 53 27 JY 61 27 FE 53 7 AP 61J55 Last eg has * above date lkd yr by stamp issue date on C 4 AP 62 25 AU 92 4 AP 62 25 AU 92J76 29 FE 64 25 FE 75 25 FE 75R2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListR3 JR1 4 3 50 P 24 10 55 P 4 MR 50 1 JY 55R4 JR4 & JR14 4 is .5 mm wider? J 5 yrs pre P 4C 4R 14 SP 50 7 MY 75 16 JA 54 2 MY 66JR25 10 MY 62 5 MY 65 30 AP 65 5 MY 65R5 JSB1 24 DE 51 8 SP 58 24 DE 51 8 SP 58R6 JT7 Lkd Nigeria not visible, on C ?? MR 55 J 4 JY 80 15 AU 55 4 JY 80JP4 Sans serif in black GV GV

Afikpo Gboko J31 26 JY 77 6 SP 79Afikpo Road D1 J5 date arranged conventionally in early eg 15 MR 20 9 MR 22 15 MR 20 22 / MR 9

D3 J12 14 OC 35 15 JU 54 PQ 14 OC 35 25 JA 54D4 J33 31 DE 55 6 AU 66 31 DE 55 3 JY 66

Afin Street Ede J41 PA 5C 21 AU 1967 6 NO 1979 21 AU 1967 22 MR 1979Afoigwe D1 J15 26 OC 1954 1 MR 1955

D2 J46 3C 1R 25 JA 1956 25 AP 1962 30 MY 1956 25 AP 1962J41 PA 6 JA 1962PQ 12 MY 62 J

? New. 30mm. Afoigwe @ 10pm. Text at foot unclear 2 egs. Date?. 1966 on = Sub Post Office eg seen on Ebay no date

Afoigwe Ogidi J31 In 1961 as Afoigwe-Ogigi 1C 16 DE 61 19/24 AU/89PQ 9 JA 63 10 MR 89Afokang J39 10 FE 78 19 JU 82 10 FE 78 19 JU 82Afor Achara Umuahia>80. Not in Nipost, gaz, In G Principal market (= Afor?)in Achara village in Umuaka comm. Imo State

J108Afor Achara @ 12 o'c. Umuahia @ 6 o'c. Yr by date of stamp issue. Also eg AFOR @ 12 o’c ??ACHARA @ 6 o’c. Not clear enough...

1 SE 86 1 SE 86

Afor AguluPA In J update. In 88 list In NIPOST Anambra State

J104 30mm 18 JA 80 J

Afor EgbuPA In J update. Not in 88 list In NIPOST Imo State

J104 PA 30mm 11 SP 80 J

Afugiri D1 J15 1C 4 AU 1954 1 JU 1955 5 AU 1954 1 JU 1955D2 J46 J 5 yrs earlier than P 12 OC 1955 22 NO 1965 12 OC 1955 22 NO 1965J41 PA 1C 1R Lkd on C 3 AU 74 3 MY 77 3 MY 77

Afuje D1 J15 22 AP 1948 29 10 54 P 21 JU 1948 28 OC 1954D2 J33 1 SP 55 16 JA 60 18 JA 56 19/28 SP/59J57? Spp AFUZE year is 80 or 81 ?? AU ?? ?? AU ??

Afuje Auchi D3 J42A ?? AP 59 J 18 AP 61 13 MY 60 18 AP 61J16 AFUZE AUCHI 6 NO 1962 27 JY 1966 25 MR 1964 27 JY 1966J58 17 FE 73

Afuze Auchi See Afuje AuchiAfuze Benin J79 7 NO ??AG Leventis Lagos Placed with Leventis Stores ffAgafor D1 J15 1C 1R 24 OC 1947 13 NO 1961 31 DE 48 13 NO 1961Agafor Opobo J31 28 MY 62 5 DE 66 PQ 16 JU 62 4 NO 65Agaie D1 J15 1C 16 OC 56 24 AU 60 19 OC 1956 29 AU 59Agaie Bida D2 J42 19 MR 66 16 MR 67 16 MR 67Agbabu D1 J16 7 FE 38 8 JU 38 7 FE 38 27 MY 38

D2 J17 My early eg in violet 1C 22 MR 44 7 SP 71 22 MR 44 7 SP 71Agbado (19) D1 J5 19 JA 24 24 AU 24 28 MR 24 24 AU 24

D2 J10 1C 1R 30 AP 25 4 MR 60 30 AP 25 5 FE 59D5-9 J51 Lkd on C 11 JU 63 J 25 MY 83 21 OC 63 25 MY 83R2 JR25 Lkd on C 19 SP 62 18 MR 04 5 DE 6? 18 MR 04

Agbadu D1 J16 1C 1R 6 AP 1946 16 DE 55 6 AP 1946 12 NO 1954D2 J33 lkd by stamp issue date 5C 3R 20/DE 54 23/MY 63 20/DE 54 23/MY 63JP18? 78

Agbadu Warri J31 1C 14 DE 63 2 MR 81 14 DE 63 2 AP 79

Agbaja J15 30 mmt 50% visible (inc Agbaja PA) Lkd date by stamp issue 1C Not in P or J 3 AU 1954 JY 14 1966 3 AU 1954 JY 14 1966

Agbaja Lokoja D2 J42 25 OC 62 29 DE 63 J

Agbani (24) D1 J5 early eg has slipped day slug 24 AP 1936 18 SP 1936 24 AP 1936 18 SP 1936D2 J17 mine's a lot earlier than J or P (25.11.42) 1C 19 AP 37 5 OC 59 19 AP 37 5 AP 55D3 J33 6C 6R Ekd on C 4 FE 56 12 AU 65 4 FE 56 12 AU 65D4 J60 1 OC 60 21 DE 66 20 DE 60 21 DE 66J51 Lkd no at base not visible Lkd yr by stamp issue date. On C 13 SP 56 14 JA 92 13 SP 56 14 JA 92J63 PO 14 MR 1972 2 DE 80 J 14 MR 1972 19 JA 1979R2 JR26 22 SP 60 4 OC 66 22 SP 60 4 OC 66

Agbani Road BO EnuguPO In 88 and NIPOST lists. A major Rd in S of Enugu City. Enugu State

J108 AGBANI RD at top. ENUGU BO at foot. 1C 1R 22 MY 84 22 MY 84

Agbaraha Otor Ughelli D2 J42 OC/1960/4 22 OC 82 19/15 JA/64 14 JY 82Agbarha Otor D1 J15 2C 5 NO 1956 10 NO 1959 5 NO 1956 12 SP 1959

J37 26 SP 75Agbassa Igbadu J41 PA 27 OC 64 ?? DE 1964 ?? DE 1964Agbede D1 J16 18 DE 1937 28 JU 1955 18 DE 1937 28 JU 1955

D2 J33 2C 2R ekd on C 19/MY 4/56 19/12 NO/59 19/MY 4/56 19/6 OC/59Agbede Ubiaja D3 J 42 30 MY 60 1 AP 63 1 AP 63Agbede Uromi J31 13 FE 61 14 MY 73 20 OC 63 14 MY 73Agbelekale Street OshodiStreet in Oshodi area of Lagos, close to MMI Airport Ikeja

J100 But new layout for date, and words: Agbekale St CCw from 12.30, Oshodi ccw from 12 27*JU/80 2*JY/80 27*JU/80 2*JY/80

Agbeni (30) D1 S1 J15 13 MY 1948 10 9 48 P 13 MY 1948 10 SP 1948D1 S2 J15 22 10 48 P 14 4 49 P 20 DE 1948 10 MR 1949D1 S3 J15 30 5 49 P

D1 S4 J15 1C JY 19 49 NO 16 1949 JY 19 49 NO 16 1949D1 S5 J15 18 NO 1949 26 JA 1950 18 NO 1949 26 JA 1950D1 S6 J15 1C 6 FE 1950 4 JY 1951 6 FE 1950 4 JY 1951

D1 S7 J15 invert A in Nigeria. AGBEN w broken N and ? I leaning (= fragment of N or an I?) 27 FE 1950 27 FE 1950

D2 J37 4C 3R 24 OC 51 10 MY 75 J 3 NO 51 12 NO 73Agbere D1 J15 AGBERE starts at 10 o'c PA close spaced 3 AU 1953 18 FE 1958 ?? AU 1954

D1 S2 J15 AGBERE starts at 9 o'c, PA widely spaced 1C 1R 15 MY 1957 15 MY 1957Agbere Warri Not seen but mentioned in JAgberi D1 Details now in Pre-1914 List

R2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListAgbesi D1 J5 7 AP 1927 25 AU 1927 7 AP 1927 2 AU 1927

D2 J14 29 OC 1927 20 MR 1957 29 OC 1927 7 SE 54Agbeye D1 J15 15 NO 1958 14 JA 1960 15 NO 1958 14 JA 1960Agbeye Oshogbo D2 J42A Lkd by date of stamp issue 10 JU 60 2 AP 66 10 JU 60 2 AP 66Agbiam D2 J14 Inc R label on piece 19 MY 1928 6 FE 1933 ?? JU 1928 15 OC 1930Agbogugu J41 Lkd by stamp issue date 29 JA 1958 J 16 AU 66 29 MY 1961 16 AU 66Agbonyin Avenue S/lere J108 1C 1R Lkd on C 16 NO 72 6 NO 78 16 NO 72 6 NO 78Agbor (8) D2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D3 J8 P 2 yrs pre J. late much later ? overlap w J12.+ time 3 1 22 P 29 4 55 P 10 NO 23 5 SE 24D4 J12 (no time 2 digit date). Light bars. P latest 3 yrs after J 30 AU 24 5 NO 58 20 JA 26 11 JU 52

D5 J11 (no time 4 digit date) heavy bars. J late is '37 ! Ekd is on stamp also cancelled with D2 1C Lkd on C 15 FE 1921 11 MR 1958 15 FE 1921 11 MR 1958

D7 J33 13 AU 57 14 DE 60 20 JA 58 3 MR 59J34 14 SP 56 21 NO 60 14 SP 56 21 NO 60J45 And J 61? 2 SP 60 20 MY 72 26 SP 60 5 JU 71J60 Time added. Number at base erased (J) 25 JU 75 8 JU 81 25 JU 75 ?? ?? 80J61 Time added 2 SP 60 12 JU 72 17 JU 61 12 JU 72J76 Agbor 2 Lkd on C 2C 3 MY 74 1 AP 81 8 MY 74 1 AP 81J100 AGBOR. PO at base ekd year is 80 81 or 92 4C Lkd on C 20 AU ?? 1 NO 00 20 AU ?? 1 NO 00

R2 JR1 inc 2 loose reg labels 31 MR 28 5 FE 55 31 MR 28 15 AU 51R3 JR4 1C 1R 21 OC 52 6 MR 78 23 FE 53 16 OC 70R5 JR25 13 MR 59 12 MY 72 5 DE 65 15 NO 71JR19 V similar to JR4 but 1.5 mm smaller 7 OC 65 4 JU 66JP4 KGVI but not in P GVIJT3 16 JU 52 9 AU 66 16 JU 52 9 AU 66JSB1 2 SP 60 29 AU 63 2 SP 60 29 AU 63

Agbor Town D1 J15 inc R label on piece and ink year date correction 1C 13 JU 1953 26 FE 60 13 JU 1953 29 OC 1959Agbor Town Agbor J42A 23 JU 60 11 AU 72 23 JU 60 11 AU 72Agbowa D1 J16 2C 2R 15 MR 1944 6 JU 1958 15 MR 1944 7 MR 1958Agbowa Ikorodu D2 J31 1C 1R Ekd on C 26 JU 61 7 FE 73 26 JU 61 7 FE 73Agege (9) D1 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D2 J6 New lkd 11 yr after old one 1C 1R 13 MY 1922 5 OC 1934 13 MY 1922 5 OC 1934D3 J5 10 OC 23D4 J10 14 FE 25 30 OC 45 14 FE 25 30 OC 45D5 Not in J 20 NOV 1933P

D6 J13 First G in Agege is different? 30 NO 44 18 JU 51 30 NO 44 18 JU 51D7 J18 2mm larger diam 15 3 49 P

D8 J34 1C 13 JU 52 J 16 JY 60 26 AU 52 16 JY 60D9 J54 has 2 at base (but office 2 is Abak) 8 AU 56 31 JA 59JSB1 Not in J or P 23 NO 51 23 NO 51D10 J55 2 AU 61 PQ 30 AP 81 22 AU 61 13 AU 78J76 D11-13 ? 3 SP 63 5 JY 78 3 SP 63 2 AP 74

New1 30mm di 'AGEGE' @12. 'CODE 3' @6. 1 line date w * above. Lkd is CODE 9, yr by stamp issue date, on C 30 OC 77 3 OC 85 30 OC 77 3 OC 85

J104 HO @ 6 o'c. 2C 27 MR 84 7 SE 85 27 MR 84 7 SE 85

New2 30mm AGEGE H ??? FWD @ 12 0’c 1 line date, name type large 28 SE 17 28 SE 17

New3 30mm AGEGE HO MAILS 1 centred @ 12o’c 2C 03 10 02 21 11 03R2 JR13 inc R label 6 MR 39 23 OC 51 6 MR 39 1 NO 50R3 JR4 1C 1R 2 SP 50 2 AU 60 J 16 JY 52 18 MR 60R5,R6 JR26 1 and 2 seen lkd on C 21 AU 61 PQ 2 DE 82 19 MR 62 2 DE 82JT14 14 MY 75 ?? AP 77 2 SP 75 ?? AP 77

Agege Motor Road Mushin Not seenAgenebode (10) D2 J12 11 AU 25 5 JY 30 21 DE 25 5 JY 30

D3 J14 3 AU 30 5 MR 53 3 AU 30 25 JU 52D4 J15 PO 10 DE 1953 29 DE 1956 10 DE 1953 29 DE 1956D5 JSB1 1C 17 OC 57 25 MY 64 17 OC 57 8 JA 64D7 J45 lkd on 1C 24 JU 63 7 SE 79 24 JU 63 7 SE 79D6 Not in Jones 25 NO 65 24 AU 70 25 NO 65 24 AU 70J88 21 JA 72 31 OC 81 21 JA 72 31 OC 81R2 Sez JR5 but P pic = JR1 1C 1R 27 SE 28 7 MY 62 27 SE 28 7 MY 62

Aggrey Road Port Harcourt J89 AGGREY RD BO PORT HARCOURT 16 SP 75 J 19 NO 75 19 NO 75J104 ‘AGGREY RD PH’ centred on 12 o’c BO @ 6 o’c 2C 11 OC 85 14 DE 85 11 OC 85 14 DE 85

(602) JR20 3 AP 75 23 FE 82 8 AP 75 12 OC 81Aghalokpe D1 S1 J15 2C ekd on C 30 OC 53 1 FE 1955 30 OC 53 1 FE 1955

D1 S2 J15 5C 2R 7 MY 1955 3 NO 1959 7 MY 1955 3 NO 1959Aghalokpe Sapele D2 Spelling is Akhalokpe – so see under thatAghoro D1 J41 1C Lkd on C 27 OC 58 17 JA 59 17 JA 1959Aghoro Burutu D2 J42 28 JY 60 27 MR 65 28 JY 60 27 MR 65Ago Are D1 J16 28 3 44 P 4 JU 1956 28 MR 1944 3 JA 1955

D2 J33 FE 28 56 3 JA 73 FE 28 56 3 JA 73Ago Iwoye (31) D1 J15 4C 3R 5 JY 1948 1 SE 1959 5 JY 1948 1 SP 1958 ?

D2 J51 >J yr by stamp issue date 1C Ekd on C (Inc eg missing A in NIGERIA - ?? ref to D1??) 10 OC 58 2 NO 66 10 OC 58 2 NO 66

R57 New type in J update - reg oval. AGOIWOYE above, but more curved than oval frame 3 JY ?65 2 DE 69 3 JY ?65 2 DE 69

Ago Iwoye Ijebu OdeAgo Iwoye is in P as 13 miles from and under Ijebu Ode

J51 J58 in J update 3 JY 71 28 MY 81 J 3 JY 71 30 JU 73

Ago Owu D1 S1 J43 20 DE 50 on front, 19 DE 50 on back 1C 24 NO 50 19 DE 50 24 NO 50 19 DE 50D1 S2 J43 no PA Lkd year by stamp issue date 1C 1R 11 NO 53 2 MR 62 11 NO 53 2 MR 62

Ago Owu Ibadan J31 25 DE 63 J 7 SP 76 28 JY 66 7 NO 73Agodi (264) J55 29 NO 77

New4 35mm txt in horiz lines AGODI / HO / date / MAILS 1 . 1 eg on C 25 OCT 02 25 OCT 02

Agodi Gate J41 PA 26 SP 61 9 DE 63 26 SP 61 AP 2 62J55 BO Red and black cancels seen by J 28 SP 64 7 JU 84 14 MR 66 7 JU 84J63 BO My lkd may be J41. Bottom third missing 1C 27 SP 61 23 DE 64 22 MR 63 23 DE 64J104 POST OFFICE 1C 31 AU 84 J 18 FE 87 18 FE 87

New1 30mm AGODIBOGATE centred @12 o’c IBADAN ccw centred at 6 o’c * over 1 line date 1 eg on C 14 JU 93 14 JU 93

New2 30mm AGOI HO GATE MAILS cw from10 o’c 3 egs on C * over 1 line date 19 JA ?? 6 SP 00 19 JA ?? 6 SP 00

JR44 4C 4R Lkd on C 10 NO 65 16 JU 82 5 SP 66 16 JU 82Agodi Gate Ibadan J101 3 JU 63 4 AP 81 3 JU 63 7 AP 79Agodi Ibadan D4 J68 Egs with no or invert 5 of year, 2 and 4 digit yr 4C 4R 5 JU 57 22 JY 1958 5 JU 7 8 JY 1958NB Ibadan BO (D1, D3) D5 J31 J 3 yrs earlier than P 3C 1R 29 JY 55 10 AU 61 28 JY 58 31 MY 61are with Ibadan D6 J77 + / - time.Ekd on C as P pic, rest diff date format 2C 5 FE 59 27 JU 61 1959/5 FE 24 JU 61

R4 JR28 3C 3R Lkd on C – missing? 28 MR 59 17 NO 60 28 MR 59 17 NO 60D8 Not in J, no dates P has picture but no dates 31 OC 60 PQ 31 OC 60 PQ

New3 30mm 1 line date * below. AGODI HO IB @ 12 o’c 11 DE 01 27 MA 02 11 DE 01 27 MA 02Agoi Ibami ObubraVillage in Cross River State, c

J104 >80 PA @ 6 o'c 23 JU 82 23 JU 82

40km SSE of ObubraAguata (47) D1 J16 3C 3R 30 MR 1944 25 NO 50 30 MR 1944 25 NO 50

D2 J37 ?? AP 52 1 NO 55 ?? AP 52 7 AP 55D3 J33 1C 1R 10 JA 56 4 MR 64 10 JA 56 12 SP 63J51 9 DE 64 13 NO 71 8 SP 65 13 NO 71J55 Latest by date of stamp issue lkd on C 25 AU 65 1 FE 93 25 AU 65 1 FE 93J57 No * 4 AP 73 14 JY 78 4 AP 73 14 JY 78J37 No * spp AGUTA =?? 25 JY 55 25 JY 55JR25 8 MY 73 29 JA 77 8 MY 73 29 JA 77JT14 AGUATA TELEGRAPH ekd on C 13 JY 81 24 SP 81 13 JY 81 24 SP 81

Aguata Awka J31 4 AP 62AguguIn NIPOST PO in Oyo State. Area in Ibadan

J104 Year by date of stamp issue 1 C 14 JY 99 14 JY 99

Aguleri D1 J16 8 AU 1938 7 JU 1953 8 AU 1938 15 NO 1949D2 J37 1C 1 AP 52 18 OC 55 1 AP 52 MY 10 55D3 J33A ’56 no *, Variety of date slug arrangements 22 NO 55 9 NO 61 24 FE 56 9 NO 61J41 Lkd uncertain, no bottom half 5 SP 1961 23 NO 1973 23 NO 1973J104 2 OC 71 4 JA 78 4 JA 78

Aguleri Ogidi J108 15 AU 80 29 DE 80 15 AU 80Aguleri Onitsha J31 Invert slug 12 FE 62 10/20 FE/67 19/30 JU/62 10/20 FE/67Agulu D1 J16 14 OC 1941 22 NO 1949 14 OC 1941 22 NO 1949

D2 J37 4C 1R 12 AP 52 28 OC 66 12 AP 52 28 OC 66J98 AGULU PO ?? MR 72 19 JY 85 ?? MR 72 19 JY 85J57 No * but can't see very bottom so tentative 2 JY 77 2 JY 77J46? 30 mm. PO, not PA, 18 JA 72 19 SP 72PQ 18 JA 72 13 SP 72

Agulu Awka J31 3 MY 62 4 NO 63 3 MY 62 4 NO 63Aguluozo Igbo J41 PA 1C 12 JY 1963 27 FE 1981 12 JY 1963 29 JY 66Aguobu Owa D1 J41 1C 29 JA 1958 7 OC 1966 31 JA 1958 7 OC 1966Agyaragu D1 J16 4 JY 1939

D2 J20 19 OC 1942 29 MR 54 J 19 OC 1942 24 NO 49D4 J33 4C ekd on C 17 JY 56 27 AP 66 17 JY 56 27 AP 66

AhaOyo in 88 list, so not ARA (as in P) or Ahia (JVol1).

J41 year assumed by stamp (Commen indep) 15 OC 1961 15 OC 1961

Aha OyoSee above J31 18 MY 71 18 MY 71

Ahia J37 J listed previously as AHA & ARA. Not in P but see entry for Ara. no equiv in Ara for J37 though 3 NO 51

J41 No equiv in P under Ara for J41 14 OC 59 20 DE 63 J 22 NO 1960Ahiaba D1 J41 lkd is PA ? and year by stamp issue date 1C 1R 28 SP 1956 12 SP 73 29 OC 1956 12 SP 73Ahiara D1 J16 Inc eg w invert year date 2C 2R 4 MY 1938 4 AU 1951 4 MY 1938 4 AU 1951

D2 J37 4C 4R 2 OC 51 16 NO 60 2 OC 51 16 NO 60J63 Sub PO lkd year by stamp issue date 6 JA 1964 26 SP 73 6 JA 1964 26 SP 73J76 Suspect ? I gave bad info. See next 8 AP 73

Ahiara Owerri J31 7 SP 63 12 JU 78 10 JU 71 12 JU 78Ahoada (11) D2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D3 J9 & J12:? both have 2 digit yr. P has 4 dig. Yr. 19 faint? 1C 23 OC 20 1 MY 50 10 AP 1921 1 MY 50D4 J15 PO 2C 25 MY 1950 24 JA 1957 J 25 MY 1950 16 AU 55D5 J46 PO In most egs, PO closer than in P pic 2C 9 NO 55 9 AU 1957 10 JA 56 9 AU 1957D6 J37 1C 4 MR 56 26 AP 90 J 25 MR 56 11 MR 72J34 23 FE 61 18 FE 67 23 FE 61 18 FE 67J45 25 MR 72 11 NO 86 25 MR 72 11 NO 86J51 1 SP 75 20 JA 76 J

J103 PO at base * and 1 line date ??= J63 in J update 10 FE 71 14 AU ?? 22 NO 71 14 AU ?? 22 NO 71JSB7 23.5mm di on piece. AHOADA MONEY ORDER 29 AU 73 29 AU 73R2 JR14 1C 1R 31 JY 52 24 SP 66 J 31 JY 52 12 AP 66R3 JR26 5 MR 62 30 AP 62 5 MR 62 30 AP 62JR19 1.5mm smaller than JR14? 11 AP 63 4 MR 67 16 JY 66JR25 3C 3R 1 JA 73 16 NO 83 J 1 JA 73 27 AU 81JSB1 1 FE 67 1 FE 67

Aina StreetIn Ikeja (in NIPOST list) J100 A at base of cancel 3 MY 78 9 JY 85 3 MY 78 9 JY 85

Air Mail Lagos in ‘Lagos’ P AM1 No J 5 11 31 P

AM3 12 12 41 P 14 12 41 P8

AM6 J42A (as Air mail Lagos) & J114 under Lagos in J. Same? 2C (under Lagos)

1 JA 59 27 JA 68 2 AP 59 27 JA 68

Air Parcels J42A B.B.O. AIR PARCELS 17 JU 63Aisegba D1 J15 8 AU 1955 17 NO 1976

D2 J46 7 JA 1954 5 MR 1959 17 SP 1957 5 MR 1959Aiyede D1 J16 23 MY 1942 16 JU 70 23 MY 1942 16 JU 70Aiyede EkitiAiyede is 23 m NE of, and under, Ado Ekiti (P)

J42A 22 AU 71 12 JA 72 22 AU 71 12 JA 72

Aiyede Ogbese D1 J41 PA 2C 19 OC 1956 MR 13 1961 19 OC 1956 13 AP 1959Aiyedun D1 J46 no PA 13 JU 1955 19 JY 70 13 JU 1955 19 JY 70Aiyegunle D1 J15 1C ekd on C. P pic shows PO instead of PA (my eg) 17 NO 1955 20 AU 1959 17 NO 1955 17 AP 1956Aiyegunle Auchi D2 J42A SP 62 11 OC 78 10 AU 73Aiyegunle Gbede D1 J15 1C ekd on C 14 AP 1952 9 MY 1962 14 AP 1952 9 MY 1962Aiyegunle Gbede Kabba J31 10 JA 64 J 6 SP 78AiyepeAiyepe is in Odogbolu LGA, Ogun State

? Lkd 30mm town name at 12 o’c but bottom 25% of strike missing. YRr by date of stamp issue Ekd '66 def set 3 NO ?? 28 JA 74 3 NO ?? 28 JA 74

Aiyesan D1 J15 1C 6 NO53 eg sp NGIERIA 2 NO 1953 27 AP 1956 2 NO 1953 24 NO 1955

D2 J46 Lkd year by date of stamp issue 1C 27 AP 1956 9 MR 65 27 AP 1956 9 MR 65Aiyetoro D1 J16 2C 1 MY 1940 5 NO 1962 1 MY 1940 5 NO 1962

J66 Sub post office.Lkd year by stamp issue date 12 JA 69 8 FE 71 23 MY 69 8 FE 71Aiyetoro Abeokuta (55) J31 18 JA 69 23 JA 71 18 JA 69 23 JA 71

J58 4C 1R 29 AU 71 11 AP 06 29 AU 71 11 AP 06J55 26 OC 71 28 AP 80 26 OC 71 28 AP 80

Aiyetoro Ekiti D1 J46 P ekd is typo. 1C ekd on C 5 FE 1954 J 7 NO 77 8 FE 1954 9 SP 1958Aiyetoro Gbede D1 J15 8 DE 1948 28 JU 1962 9 FE 1949 27 OC 1960Aiyetoro Gbede Kabba J31 Lkd year by stamp issue date 7 JU 63 J ?? ?? 73 3 SP 66 ?? ?? 73Aiyetoro Ilaro J31 12 JY 63 20 NO 67 6 MR 64 2 FE 67Aiyetoro Mushin J41 24 SE 1963 15 OC 71 24 SE 1963 15 OC 71Aiyetoro Okitipupa J41 PA 11 SP 1961 12 MY 1962 12 MY 1962Aiyetoro Okitipupa Okitipupa J31 22 DE 63 6 JY 69 14 SP 64 5 OC 68Aiyetoro Sub See AiyetoroAjagba D1 J16 4 MR 1945 23 DE 1959 4 MR 1945 16 MR 1955

D2 J46 3C 2R lkd on C 9 SP 1956 28 AU 70 14 AU 1958 28 AU 70Ajagba Okitipupa J31 7 AP 72 4 AP 79 7 AP 72 19 MR 73Ajagbodudu D1 J41 2 SP 1958 12 OC 1959 2 SP 1958 25 AU 1959Ajagbodudu Sapele D2 J42A 8 AP 60 8 MY 65 30 MY 60 8 MY 65Ajalli (28) D1 J16 24 DE 1939 14 DE 1951 24 JU 1940 14 DE 1951

D2 J37 has * P eg doesn’t 1C !R 5 NO 51 5 SP 55 5 NO 51 ?30 JU 53?D3 J33 1C ekd on C 30 JA 59 10 AU 60 30 JA 59 14 JU 60D4 J61 +time 7 SP 60 5 MR 80 30 DE 60 20 MR 62D5 J81 27 SP 60 10 OC 66 10 OC 66J76 10 FE 64 1 MR 72 10 FE 64 1 MR 72JR26 9 OC 74

Ajaokuta Okene J31 Bottom unclear so year ?. Ajaokuta is on the missing offices list 3C 25 OC 89 25 OC 89

Ajara Vedo ApapaAjara Vedo is a village about a mile north of Badagry

J110 2 MY 80 2 MY 80

Ajaseppo D1 J15 24 JA 1955 16 OC 1959 25 JU 1956Ajaseppo Offa D2 J42 21 DE 63 J 20 JA 72 4 JY 69 20 JA 72Ajassor D1 J41 31 DE 1958 31 JY 1964 28 OC 19?? 1 OC 1963

J104 One line date. PA (small) at base 10 OC 7? 12 NO 81 10 OC 7? 12 NO 81Ajawa J15 1963/21 NOAjegunle D1 J16 3 AP 1946 2 MR 1949 3 MY 1948 8 DE 1948

J46 My eKD is scan from internet sale item 19 SP 1956 21 AU 59 19 SP 1956 21 AU 59

Ajegunle Apapa D3 J41 PA AJEGUNLE APAPA cw, with wider 'PA' 7C 4R.Ekd on C later egs more distance between Ajegunle and Apapa 18 AU 1958 25 OC 1974 18 AU 1958 5 AP 1967

D3 SI AJEGUNLE PA APAPA CW centred on 12 o'c 30 DE 1971 1 JU 1973 30 DE 1971 1 JU 1973D3 S2 Wording APAPA AJEGUNLE cw, with close 'PA' 19(73) 9 JA 1981 8 SP 19(73) 9 JA 1981 8 SP

Ajegunle Otta D2 J57 19/20 DE/63Ajeromi (23) D1 S1 J15 In the J15s generally, PA distance varies, O-M-I also, 7 AU 1951 31 7 53 P ?? DE ??52

D1 S2 J15 31 JY 1953 14 10 54 P 31 JY 1953 26 JY 1954D1 S3 J15 1C 8 SP 1954 3 AU 1955 8 SP 1954 3 AU 1955D2 J41 PA 13C 7R. PA separation varies 31 MY 1955 23 JY 1962 5 SP 1955 13 MR 1962J33 4 JA 61 4 JA 61J51 4 egs (=J51 in J update? His ekd 29 OC 63) 1C 2 NO 77 7 DE 83 2 NO 77 7 DE 83JR34 3C 3R 14 NO 63 27 JY 77 14 NO 63 27 JY 77

Aji D1 J16 13 OC 42 2 JA 1951 13 OC 42 2 JA 1951D2 J37 3C 2R 15 DE 51 14 MY 80 15 DE 51 14 MY 80

Aji Orlu J31 14 AP 62 20 JY 81 14 AP 62 20 JY 81Ajilete D1 J15 3C 20 AP 1955 9 OC 1962 20 AP 1955 30 AU 1962Ajilete Ilaro'Ajilete is PA under Ilaro' P J31 Year by date of stamp issue 27 DE 73 27 DE 73

Ajowa D1 J41 25 MR 1958 1958/11 SP 24 AP 195(8)Ajowa Ikare D2 J42A 17 MY 62 21 NO 69 17 MY 62 13 MY 69Ajue D1 J15 1954/24 MR 9 FE 1955 1954/24 MR

D2 J46 7 FE 1955 1 NO 68 PQ 28 MR 1956 6 JU 1958Akabuka D1 J41 11 AP 1960 SP 29 1980 J 9 JY 1962 29 OC 1973Akabuka Ahoada'Akabuka is PA under Ahoada' P

J31 14 SP 68 14 SP 68

Akaeze D1 J41 1C Lkd on C 23 SP 1960 3 AU 1966 28 JU 1962 3 AU 1966Akalako Road Ipetumodu J108 4 OC 79 5 JU 81Akamkpa J41 PA 27 DE 1963 31 OC 1966 27 DE 1963 31 OC 1966Akanu D1 J41 5 NO 1958 30 DE 1963 1 FE 1962 30 DE 1963

J104 PA ?date on one line?? 2 MY 78 2 MY 78Akaokwa D1 J41 23 FE 1959 18 AP 1961 23 FE 1959 9 MR 1951Akaokwa ArondizuoguP: Akaokwa is a postal agency under Ndizuogu district

J31 AU 20 62 PQ JA 10 63 JA 10 63

Akassa D1 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD3 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD4 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD5 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD6 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD7 J14 13 MY 30 1 JY 32 13 MY 30 1 JY 32D9 J15 PA closer together than P pic 3C 2R 21 AU 54 25 NO 1960 27 OC 1954 5 MR 1958R2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

Akassa Brass J31 1 JU 62 4 NO 65 1 JU 62 13 AU 65Akatta J104* With * above date 26 SP 79 26 SP 79

In NIPOST. Imo State c15km SW of IhialaAkerri D1 J15 29 AU 1951 8 SP 1953 8 SP 1953

D2 J46 21 MY 1956 21 MY 1956Akerri Minna D3 J42 no * SP 8 60 MR 8 67 MR 8 67Akhalokpe See AghalokpeAkhalokpe Sapele D2 J42 In P as Aghalokpe 31 MR 60 8 DE 77 31 MR 60 3 DE 75Akinima D1 J46 1C 3 SP 1954 24 FE 1964 3 SP 1954 28 SP 1963Akinima Ahoada J31 13 SP 65 24 SE 82 30 JY 79 24 SE 82

Akinmorin D1 J41 Date by stamp issue. P shows cancel 11 No 1949, and office opening date 1959 ??!! 4C 1R 11 NO 60 1 MY 1979 4 JY 1964 31 OC 1978

Akokwa J66 'Akokwa sub post office' cw round circle 1C SP 21 1964 5 MY 72 SP 21 1964 26 AU 1970J66S2 Akokwa Sub @ 11o'c, PO @ 6 o'c OC 27 1966 OC 27 1966J100 29 JY 77 12 MY 78 29 JY 77 12 MY 78

Akokwa Owerri J31 SO 1C Lkd on C year by date of stamp issue 19/25 FE/72 19/25 NO/85 19/25 FE/72 19/25 NO/85Akotogbo D1 J15 4C 1R ekd on C 14 SP 1945 16 JU 1955 14 SP 1945 16 JU 1955

D2 J46 1C 1R 20 NO 1955 4 NO 1960 20 NO 1955 1 NO 1957Akotogbo Okitipupa'Akotogbo is PA under Okitipupa ' P

J31 5 JY 72 19 JA 73 5 JY 72 19 JA 73

Akpa Amato J41 ‘and PA’ Inc POSTAL AGENCY (earlier) and PA (later) 7 NO 1959 14 JU 82 ?? MR ??60 14 JU 82AkpakpavaIn 88 list and NIPOST list. PO. Area in Benin City Bendel state

J108 AK AKPAVAA cw from 10 o’c. BR NCH PO ccw from 8 o’c . Lkd on C ? BRANCH missing? 12 SE 85 ?? ?? 93 12 SE 85 ?? ?? 93

Akpap Okoyong D1 S1 J15 sp Akpap Okoyang 29 JA 1948D1 S2 J15 13 8 49 P

D1 S3 J15 2C 1R 22 11 49 P 5 JY 1966 7 AP 1951 5 JY 1966D1 S4 J15 ‘NIGER I A’ at base 18 OC 1957 18 OC 1957

Akparabong D1 J41 My egs don't have the D above date in P pic 1C 10 SP 1956 23 JA 1965 10 SP 1956 10 AU 61Akparabong IkomAkparabong is PA 6 miles from Ikom (P)

J108 IKOM at base 13 OC 80 13 OC 80

Akpet No 1Not in NIPOST list In gazetteer (= Akpet central?) Cross River state

J104? Bottom half missing PA ?? JY ?? 2 AP 1980 J ?? JY ??

AkpugoVillage about 5 miles north of Enugu Abo (Enugwu Aboh)

J41 PA Lkd year by stamp issue date 24 DE 1963 27 AU 1973 24 DE 1963 27 AU 1973

Aku D1 J15 3 NO 1949 30 SP 1950 30 JA 1950D3 J41 PA lkd year by stamp issue date 24 AP 1958 18 JY1966 24 AP 1958 18 JY1966

Akugbene D1 J15 no 19 (P has all 4 yr digits) 17 NO 1953 21 9 55 P 17 NO 1953 10 JU 55

D2 J46 2C 2R ekd lkd on C 1 MY 56 22 JA 57 1 MY 56 22 JA 57D3 J15 2C 2R ekd lkd on C 18 10 58 P 26 NO 59 18 OC 58 12 FE 59

Akugbene Warri D4 J42A Lkd 4 in m/s 15 MY 60 2 AP 77 J 9 NO 60 2 FE 74Akungba D1 J16 4 JY 1949 30 MR 1955 4 JY 1949 30 MR 1955

D2 J41 1C 17 MY 1957 21 FE 62 17 MY 1957 21 FE 62New1 35mm text in horiz lines AKUNGBA / date / ??MAILS 2C 29 JUN 06 15 APR 11 29 JUN 06 15 APR 11

Akungba Ikare J31 26 NO 63 26 MR 81 15 OC 66 29 JY 71Akunu AkokoIn NIPOST list (Akunnu Akoko). Ondo state c 30 km W of Okene

J46 Year by date of stamp issue ?? JA 1966 ?? JA 1966

Akure D1 S Nigeria telegraphs 12 3 17 P

D2 J12 2 MY 19 19 NO 28 19 JY 20 19 NO 28D3 J20 1C 3 DE 28 30 JA 51 3 DE 28 14 OC 50D4 J13 27 diam Ekd is transit cancel on #8225 5 MR 46 12 JY 52 5 MR 46 3 MR 52D5 J18 28.5 diam Scarce. 2 date lines a little further apart 21 JY 49 30 AU 60 30 AP 52 2 JU 52D6 J34 latest v v worn 1C 3 DE 46 11 MR 80 7 FE 53 11 MR 80J37 21 NO 62 10 AP 78 21 NO 62 10 AP 78

J104 My egs HO at foot (1 eg OH) 4C 2R Ekd on C #7525 as transit #7526 24 JY 87 25 AU 95 24 JY 87 25 AU 95

New2 LETTER OFFICE cw from 9.30 o’c. Ccw from 8 0’c AKURE PO. 22 FE 91 J 25 AU 95 25 AU 95

New3 LETTER OFFICE ccw from 9 o’c. Cw from 10 0’c AKU E HO. 1C 30 JY 01 30 JY 01

New4 KURE cwfrom 6 o’c. *, inv 1 line date OFFCE LE cw from 11 o’c 1C violet 20 OC 81 20 OC 81

New1 35mm diameter. Text horizontal AKURE / HO / date / XXX where XXX = ‘MAILS 2’ or ‘RF 1’ (3 C of each) 18 JU 04 12 OCT 11 03 DEC 04 12 OCT 11

New5 42mm diameter. Text horizontal AKR / HO / date / CTR 2 1C 14 6 02 14 6 02

R2 JR1 inc reg label on piece 26 JY 27 30 NO 60 26 JY 27 30 NO 60R3 JR14 + inv slug ‘57 24 JY 52 27 JA 73 J 24 JY 52 12 DE 68R4 Not in J. No J type equiv JT6 JT7 closest 22 JU 57 6 FE 60 22 JU 57 6 FE 60JR29 -1 seen but 2 may exist 3C 3R 1 MY 63 5 AP 82 1 MR 64 5 AP 82

JR58 New type in J update. double bordered oval Registered above Akure 5 below 1C 1R 11 AU 83 22 DE 89 11 AU 83 22 DE 89

PP2 JP4 GV GVPP4 JP15 7 NO 56JSB1 6 FE 60 28 DE 60

Akure Hospital RoadNot in NIPOST list. Major Road in Akure Ondo State

J100 Starts @ 9 o’c 1C 19 JA 04 19 JA 04

Akutupa Bunu J41 PA 21 DE 1959 12 OC 64 21 DE 1959Akwanaja IS MS Details now in Pre-1914 ListAkwanga D1 J41 2C 2R 20 DE 1955 16 SP 59 23 JU 1956 27 MR 1957Akwanga Gudi D3 J42 19/4 SP/60 ?? MY 65 J 19/19 DE/60 27 MY 63Akwete D1 J16 deep violet ink 1946/7 1C Lkd on C 8 OC 1941 JY 4 1955 8 OC 1941 JY 4 1955

D2 J33 ekd diff date format to P pic. Lkd year by stamp issue 1 reg label on piece 1C JA 13 56 19/4 JA/67PQ JA 13 56 19/1/JY 66

J63 SO 1C 12 JU 72 17 MR 1977 12 JU 72 17 MR 1977J100 But odd date format 10/JA * 78 26/AP * 78 10/JA * 78 26/AP * 78

Akwukwu D1 J16 my egs violet ink as per P 16 AP 40 1 OC 1942 16 AP 40 1 OC 1942D2 J20 12 DE 42 28 JY 50 15 AP 43 13 DE 49D3 J37 1C 1R 6 MR 53 17 SP 55 6 MR 53 25 MY 55D4 J33 21 OC 55 17 AU 57 4 JA 56 17 AU 57D5 J41 Letters of postal face inwards. T of postal invert 4C 24 SP 1958 5 MR 1960 24 SP 1958 5 MR 1960D5 S2 J41 Letters of postal face outwards 26 NO 1956 26 NO 1956

Akwukwu Isseleuku (39) D6 J42 ?* in P eg, not in J. My egs have * 12 DE 60 18 FE 63 4 FE 61 18 FE 63J58 No * Yr slug invert on NO stamp 1C 12 OC 63 J 13 OC 79 20 DE 63 13 OC 79

Alaba Oro ApapaStreet in Apapa, Lagos. In NIPOST list

J108 Words round circle. 1 line date under * 2 AP 78 13 JU 78 2 AP 78 13 JU 78

Alade D1 J41 1C 29 AP 1957 7 DE 1962 J 30 AU 1957 20 OC 1958Alade AkureAs above. P notes '3 m S of Akure'

J31 23 AP 63 2 JU 71 23 AP 63 2 JU 71

AladjaBy Warri, Delta State. In G, not NIPOST

J104* * above 1 line date 11 SE 81 2 NO 81 11 SE 81 2 NO 81

Alakara Idioro D1 J41 PA latest is '60+ according to P 1C 1R lkd on C 6 SP 1957 18 OC 1960 6 SP 1957 18 OC 1960Alakara Yaba D2 J31 19/9 AU/63 6 OC 77 19/9 AU/63 6 OC 77Alanamu D1 No J equivalent (J16) but = what J gives as J46 no PA 29 SP 1945 22 SP 1958 29 SP 1945 11 DE 1950Alanamu Ilorin D2 J42A 21 OC 63 10 AU 68Alari D1 J15 1C 28 DE 1955 6 JU 196? 26 AP 1956 12 OC 1956

D1 S1 J15 letters of ALARI are double spaced 1C 1R 14 DE 1957 14 DE 1957Alari Ilaro J31 21 DE 63 J 1 NO 66 1 NO 66Alayi D1 J15 23 AP 1950 22 AU 1955 9 AP 1951 29 AP 1955

D2 J41 PA 2C 1 JY 1954 21 OC 77 8 JU 1956 21 OC 77Alders Town D1 J15 Loose A points in1C 6 DE 1944 3 MY 57 7 DE 1944 29 AU 1945

D1 S2 J15 as D1 with loose A pointing out 5C 23 MY 1946 23 MY 1946 14 NO 1949D1 S3 As D1 but A of Nigeria inverted 1C 1R 15 OC 1945 15 OC 1945D2 J16 19 NO 1949 25 JU 1951 19 NO 1949 25 JU 1951D3 J37 4C 1R 27 OC 51 12 SP 55 27 OC 51 9 SP 55D4 J33 A 2C 2R 29 NO 55 3 SP 62 5 DE 55 25 AP 62

Alders Town Warri (72) J58 1C 1R My lkd in violet ink 27 DE 63 4 FE 84 27 DE 63 4 DE 81Alhaji Lasisi St D4 J52 In P under Idi Oro 16 MR 1959Alhaji OttaIn NIPOST list (Alh Otta St) Mushin. Lagos State

J?? 30 mm Name starts @6 runs cw to 12. Most of RHS missing. No PA visible 27 DE 72 27 DE 72

AliadePO in NIPOST list but not in 73, 88 lists. c50km S of Makurdi, Benue State

J100? 30 mm 1 line date under *, but bottom 20% missing Lkd year by date of stamp issue 1C 2 OC 72 30 SE 93 2 OC 72 30 SE 93

Alisimie J41 AU 21 1961 28 NO 1962 AU 21 1961 28 NO 1962Alisimie Agbor J31 30 DE 63 24 OC 79 30 DE 63 27 OC 76Alli Street D2 J52 (under Lagos in P) 24 OC 1959 26 OC 1959Alvan Ikoku College OwerriIn 88 list, not in NIPOST list. Teacher Training College in Owerri, Imo State

J100 Starts at 7.30 o’c. Year on cancel is 80 but yr on despatch stamp is 81 1C 1R Lkd on C Eg with reversed E in Owerri 16 MA 81 8 MA 83 16 MA 81 8 MA 83

Alof StreetSt in Lagos.PA In 88 list. Not in NIPOST list. On L island, by Okepopo St

J100 SP 5 75 J

Alor D1 S1 J15 1C and correct my typo year ekd on C 14 OC 1953 29 DE 1953 14 OC 1953 29 DE 1953D1 S2 J15 26 11 54 P

D1 S3 J15 18 2 56 P 29 2 56 P

D1 S4 J15 4C 2R 29 1 51 P 20 SP 1961 10 AU 1956 20 SP 1961Alor Nnewi J31 9 FE 62 5 JU 88 16 DE 63 7 OC 66

Amaekpu Umuoha D1 J41 PA Lkd on C 2C 17 JU 1960 2 NO 87 13 JY 1960 2 NO 87Amaenyi Awka D1 J41 PA. J has Awka Amaenyi (1 date 24.8.59) - same? 1C 6 NO 1959 28 AP 1961 28 NO 1959 28 AP 1961

J31 21 DE 63 11 MY 67 21 DE 63 11 MY 67Amah OmokuCommunity c 4m SE of Omoku In 88 list Rivers State

J108 1C 1R 1 JY 80 1 JY 80

Amai D1 J15. 2C 1R 5 JA 1949 17 DE 1959 5 JA 1949 17 DE 1959D2 J46 2C 19 NO 1955 5 AP 1958 19 NO 1955 5 AP 1958

Amai Abraka D3 J42 20 JN 60 12 SP 89 20 JU 60 12 SP 89Amaigbo D1 J41 1C 27 NO 1953 9 NO 1961 23 JY ???? 3 JY 1961

J46 30 mm. J update has it as J100 with date in 2 lines 10 MR 73 4 MR 77 10 MR 73 4 MR 77J100 12 AP 78 20 JU 78 12 AP 78 12 JU 78

Amaigbo Orlu J31 14 MR 62 AP 15 67 14 MR 62 10 AU 66AmaimoAmaimo is located in the NE of Ikeduru LGA, near Owerri

J41 PA 5 MR 77 5 MR 77

Amainyinta D1 J41 J date before P office open date 1C 3 MY 1957 20 FE 1966 3 JU 1963 25 SP 63J41A PA at base. Yr by stamp issue date 2 ?? 73 2 ?? 73J112 30 MR 1966 3 MY 1967

Amakohia D1 J16 1C 10 DE 1941 25 JU 1951 10 DE 1941 25 JU 1951D2 J37 3C 2R 5 NO 51 18 MY 67 5 NO 51 7 FE 67J41 PA 72 eg in blue 4 SP 72 13 NO 75 4 SP 72 13 NO 75J97 AMAKOHIA UMUAHIA Lkd final A in UMUAHIA invert 20/OC * 77 28 JU 85 20/OC * 77 28 JU 85

Amalla NsukkaIn NIPOST list. c 20k NE of Nsukka Enugu State

J100? Partial so type ID not 100%. Probably after 1980 17 MA ?? 17 MA ??

AmamgbalaC 20km E of Umuahia, Ebonyi State, in NIPOST

J100? Partial so type ID not 100%. May be after 1980 18 A? ?? 18 A? ??

Amansee Town J46 6 JA 72Amapu Ntigha D1 J16 1C But all my egs have PA after town so J15 ekd on C 15 DE 19/50 11 JY 19/55 15 DE 19/50 11 JY 19/55

D2 J46 odd: same as P ekd for D1! My old ekd wrong 30 OC 19/51 24 DE 19/63 20 MR 19/57 24 DE 19/63J39 Date from J omitted in error 26 JU 78R34 AMAPU but not 100% certain! 8 OC 73 8 OC 73

Amapu Ntigha Umuahia J31 12 NO 65 7 SP 66 7 SP 66Amar D2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListAmaraku D1 J15 2C ekd on C 20 JA 1954 3 FE 1958 20 JA 1954 3 NO 1955

J46 1C 1R Ekd on C 11 JU 1956 11 JU 1956D2 J41 PA 8C 2R 20 JY 1956 9 JU 1961 20 JY 1956 22 MR 1961J66 SUB PO 30 AP 1968 18 JU 1975 9 NO 1971 1 JU 1975

Amaraku Owerri J31 Correcting my error 11 JA 62 12 NO 66 DelC 11 JA 62 1 ?? 66Amarkpu Amuoha J41 21 MY 197?AmasiriA township in Afikpo North Local Govt Area

J104 17 MY 79 17 MY 79

Amassama D1 J16 3C 1R 7 FE 1945 28 MY 55 7 FE 1945 11 MY 1955D3 J33 2C 2R 19 DE 55 20 MY 65 1 FE 56 20 MY 65J56 2 NO 73 7 JY 82 2 NO 73 7 JY 82

Amauzari D1 J16 P pic looks like J15 2C. my egs J15 ekd on C 7 10 53 P 19 MY 1955 7 OC 1953 9 OC 1953D2 J41 PA 2C 1R 31 OCT 1955 22 AU 1960 31 OC 1955 22 AU 1960

Amauzari Owerri J31 30 DE 63 9 AU 78 30 DE 63 29 JY 77Amauzu MbaiseAmauzu (or Amuzu) is a community in Aboh Mbaise, Imo State

New 30mm diam. Town name faces cwise, starting at 7o'c round to 2 o'c. * and one line date in middle. Mauve ink 29 AP 77 29 AP 77

Amawbia J55 8 NO 77 15 SP 80 2? M? ?? 15 SP 80J57 7 NO 74 15 MY 75 7 NO 74JR25 7 OC 73

Amawbia Awka J70 BO 21 FE 72 10 NO 76 21 FE 72J55 With * 30 MY 75 20 JU 75 30 MY 75 20 JU 75JR25 AMAWBIA-AWKA 16 NO 76 16 NO 76

Amegi J41 PA 17 MY 1963 25 OC 1966 17 MY 1963 17 MY 66J41 S2 Postal Agency Yr by stamp issue date 15 MR 1974 21 AU 19?? 15 MR 1974 21 AU 19??

Ameke Ibeku D1 J46 2C 17 OC 1956 22 AU 1957 19 OC 1956 22 AU 1957J15 Ekd on C, with inv R in Nigeria 21 AU 1959 24 DE 1963 21 AU 1959 24 DE 1963J41 PA Yr by stamp issue date 25 MY 1967 4 MR 77 4 SP 1973 4 MR 77

Amichi D1 J15 2C 9 MR 1955 4 OC 1961 9 MR 1955 1 JY 1961Amichi Nnewi J31 30 MR 62 13 MY 82Ebay 2 AP 62 27 AP 77Amikwo AwkaAmikwo is in In NIPOST list. Anambra State. Post 80

J100 PA? 17 SE 82 17 SE 82

Amiri OrluAmiri is in NIPOST list. Imo State. c10km SW of Orlu

J31? Cancel is in violet. Ekd year is by date of stamp issue 4 SP 73 4 SP 73

Amoko Adoekiti J31 27 AP 77AmoliPA under Awgu in 88 list In NIPOST Enugu State

J108 In violet AMOLIPA no sp @ 12 o'c AWGU @ 6 o'c 12 AP 82 12 AP 82

Amuda IsouchiIn 88 list under Okigwi Abia State

J104 16 DE 81 16 DE 81

Amukoko ApapaIn 88 list ’Amukoko Village’ Apapa Lagos State

J108 Reported by PQ. 14 OC 91 PQ 24 SP 92 14 OC 91 PQ 24 SP 92

Amukpe J41 8 SP 1965 13 OC 1977 26 JY 1968 13 OC 1977Amumara Ezitte D1 J15 2C 1R 17 MY 1954PQ 25 NO 1957 J 12 JY 1954 31 AU 1955

D2 J46 4C 3R 6 DE 1955 22 MY 78 21 MY 1956 22 MY 78Amuro D1 J41 2C ekd on cover 21 AU 1957 26 AP 1961 21 AU 1957 26 AP 1961Amuro KabbaP: Amuro is a postal agency in Kabba district

? 24mm diam. Bottom third missing. Year by stamp issue date. JA 13 64 J 23 OC 68 23 OC 68

Amuro Otanchara D2 J41 PA Lkd year by date of stamp issue 24 JU 1960 25/AP 73 27 JY 1960 25/AP 73Amuro Otanchara Okigwi J31 J gives as Okigwe - typo 22 MR 62 1 NO 66 11 AP 62 1 NO 66AnchauUnder Duchinwai. Not in P or J. In NIPOST list (as Anchan). Kaduna State 70km E of Zaria

J46 J41 in J update 28 MR 1955 J 7 NO 1955 7 NO 1955

Angara D1 J15 6 AU 1947 24 NO 1950 1 OC 1947 1 AP 1950D2 J37 1C 1R 21 JA 52 ?? AU 61 21 JA 52 ?? AU 61J41 PA 15 JY 71 15 JY 71

J46 S2Very Provisional! ANARA (and NIPOST have ANARA HO in Imo State). In G: almost equid Okigwe and Owerri so tallies with P location '20m from Okigwi'

25 AU 87 25 AU 87

Angara Okigwi J31 No * 10 NO 62 18 JA 67 PQ 30 DE 63Anglo JosA postal district in Jos, Plateau state. In 88 list (as BO) NIPOST (as a HO)

J100ANGLOJOS all one word. 2nd eg ANGLO JOS. With P @ 6 o’c. Year by issue date See also J104 JOs which may be ANGLO JOS

17 DE 84 4 MA 03 17 DE 84 4 MA 03

Ania D1 J41 4 SP 1959 5 MY 1967 J ?? OC ?? 29 OC 1965J39 18 OC 74J100? Incomplete strike 15 JU ?? 15 JU ??

Anigeje D1 J15 2C same date, lkd on C 6 JA 1955 16 MY 1956 6 JA 1955 16 MY 1956Alt spp is Aningeje (P) D2 J15 Differ in position of PA 2C 2R 24 11 58 P 16 SP 1966 J 26 JA 1959 9 FE 1962Aningeje CalabarAningeje is between Calabar and Oban in Akamkpa LGA.

J31 23 MR 79 23 MR 79

Ankpa D1No J equiv given. Early is from EBay scan (via RH). Awkward vis a vis D2 cos the top section of inner ring may simply be very faint,

JA 22 17 29 9 17 P AP 23 17

D2 JN4 IS 'no pre-1914 cancels seen' 27 4 18 P AP 11 21 JY ?? 18 AP 11 21D3 J5 2 JY 21 19 SP 21 2 JY 21 19 SP 21D4 J12 31 7 21 P 19 DE 23 ?? JY 22 30 AU 22D5 J15 1C 1R 4 SP 1946 21 NO 61 7 MY 1947 7 JU 1955D6 J46 Later eg shows PA a little further cw 1C 1R 3 AP 56 13 FE 78 SP 19 56 13 FE 78J55 3 AP 86 J 5 MA 90 J

J104A PO Part cancel * and 78 clear ?? ?? 78 16 AP 81 J ?? ?? 78Ankpa IdahP - Ankpa was PA under Idah, then Nsukka

J31 12 DE 77 12 DE 77