page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Niger
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Niger
caption_attribution_description: English: Meter stamp catalog image, Niger type 5
context_page_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Niger, a former French colony that obtained independence in 1960.
  Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km², over 80 percent of which is covered by the Sahara desert. The capital city is Niamey.
context_section_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Niger, a former French colony that obtained independence in 1960.
  Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km², over 80 percent of which is covered by the Sahara desert. The capital city is Niamey.
caption: A 1990 meter stamp of Niger from Niamey.
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