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Postage stamps and postal history of Burkina Faso

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Upper Volta's first stamps were issues of Upper Senegal and Niger overprinted "HAUTE-VOLTE", appearing in 1920. Overprints and surcharges continued to be issued throughout the 1920s, then superseded in 1928 by a
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The Republic operated its own postal system, and issued its first stamp in 1959, marking the 1st anniversary of the Republic, and memorializing governing council president
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The story of the posts in Burkina Faso begins in the 1890s, with French penetration into the area and the establishment of military posts.
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Upper Volta was reconstituted in 1947, its postal administration continued to be part of
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chief, Hausa woman, and Hausa warrior. Upper Volta also participated in the
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In 1932 the colony was dissolved and its territory divided between
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A 2008 stamp of Burkina Faso showing traditional wrestling
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in 1919, postal service in the area was administered by
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postage stamps
postal history
Burkina Faso
French Upper Volta
Senegambia and Niger
Upper Senegal and Niger

definitive series
Hausa
Colonial Exposition Issue
Côte d’Ivoire
French Sudan
Niger
French West Africa
Republic of Upper Volta
Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly
animal masks
"Upper Volta | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory"
the original
Scott catalogue
Rossiter, Stuart
ISBN
0-356-10862-7
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Postage stamps
postal history
Afars and Issas

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