Postage stamps and postal history of Senegal
Encyclopedia
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history
of Senegal
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Senegal is a country south of the Sénégal River
in western Africa. It is externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania
to the north, Mali
to the east, and Guinea
and Guinea-Bissau
to the south; internally it almost completely surrounds The Gambia
, namely on the north, east and south, exempting Gambia's short Atlantic Ocean coastline.
Postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of postage stamps and covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems...
of Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
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Senegal is a country south of the Sénégal River
Sénégal River
The Sénégal River is a long river in West Africa that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.The Sénégal's headwaters are the Semefé and Bafing rivers which both originate in Guinea; they form a small part of the Guinean-Malian border before coming together at Bafoulabé in Mali...
in western Africa. It is externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
to the north, Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
to the east, and Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
and Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
to the south; internally it almost completely surrounds The Gambia
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
, namely on the north, east and south, exempting Gambia's short Atlantic Ocean coastline.
First stamps
The first stamps of Senegal were issued in 1887. Before that general issues for the French Colonies were used.See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of Senegambia and NigerPostage stamps and postal history of Senegambia and NigerSenegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the French possessions in Africa, formed in 1902 and reorganized in 1904 into Upper Senegal and Niger....
- Postage stamps and postal history of Upper Senegal and NigerPostage stamps and postal history of Upper Senegal and NigerUpper Senegal and Niger was a colony in French West Africa created in 1904 from Senegambia and Niger. Niger became a separate military district in 1911 and a separate colony in 1922, Upper Volta was split off in 1919, and the remainder reorganized as French Sudan in 1920. The capital was...
- Postage stamps and postal history of French West AfricaPostage stamps and postal history of French West AfricaFrench Sudan was established in the late nineteenth century and occupied roughly the same territory as modern Mali. Later, various constituent parts were separated by the French colonial authorities and subsequently rejoined again and the territory became known as French West Africa with stamps...
- Postage stamps of the French Colonies