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Senegal
1st January 1887
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Africa | 25 |  |
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5c on 20c |
5c on 30c |
10c on 4c |
10c on 20c |
15c on 20c |
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| † | Sc4 | Sc6-8 | Sc12 | Sc13-20 | Sc23 | xxx |
perf 14x13½, no wmk,
Surcharged at St. Louis.
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | ||
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| General issues of French Colonies surcharged | ||||||
| 5 centimes on 20c red / green | 1-5 | 1+a-d ‡ | ||||
| 5c on 30c cinnamom / drab | 6-8 | 2+a-b | ||||
| 10c on 4c purple-brown / grey | 9-12 | 3+a-c | ||||
| 10c on 20c red / green | 13-20 | 4+a-g | ||||
| 15c on 20c red / green | 21-30 | 5+a-i | ||||
† A representative example of each of the five types is shown, identified where known.
‡ "1+a-d" denotes that there are five stamps, 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d.
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Republic |
| 1960 Sc195 SG228 |
Senegal's first set is a complex range of surcharges of general French Colonies issues. While there are only four original stamps involved, the complexity lies in the variations in the typefaces used: five for the 5 centimes, eight for the 10c and ten for the 15c values. At least they are all black until 1892.There is no straightforward way to cross-reference the catalogues and so a simplified listing is given above.
Senegal issued its first stamps as a French colony in 1887. The stamps of French West Africa were used from 1944 until 1959. In November 1958 Senegal became an autinomous state within the French Community and in April 1959 joined with French Sudan to form the independent Mali Federation. Senegal left the Federation in August 1960 and became the Republic of Senegal.