List of people on the postage stamps of Nigeria explained

This is a list of people on the postage stamps of Nigeria and earlier constituent parts, including the years in which they appeared on a stamp.

Lagos 1874-1906

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1874)
• Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1904)

Niger Coast Protectorate 1894-1898

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1894)

Northern Nigeria 1900-1912

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1900)
• Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1902)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1912)

Oil Rivers 1892-1893

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1892)

Southern Nigeria 1901-1912

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1901)^[1]
• Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1903)

Nigeria 1914-1960

• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1953–1958)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1914–1936)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937–1948)

Nigeria Independent 1960+

• Nnamdi Azikiwe (1963, 1964)
• Robert Baden-Powell (1965, 1982)
• Alexander Graham Bell (1976)
• Yakubu Gowon (1969)
• Jaja of Opobo (1964)
• John F. Kennedy (1964)
• Christian J. Kiewiet (1914, 1988)
• Herbert Macaulay (1964)
• Murtala Muhammed (1977)
• Nefertari (1964)
• Wright brothers (1978)
• Philip Emeagwali (2006)

Biafra 1968-1969

• Pope Paul VI (1969)

See also

• Nigerian Postal Service
• Postage stamps and postal history of Lagos
• Postage stamps and postal history of Nigeria
• Postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Coast Protectorate
• Postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Territories
• Postage stamps and postal history of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate
• Postage stamps and postal history of the Oil Rivers Protectorate
• Postage stamps and postal history of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nigeria . National Postal Museum . 2022-05-25 . 2022-06-14.