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West African CFA franc (Upper Senegal & Niger usage only)


Name: West African CFA franc
Defn: 100c=1fr=1fcfa=1f
Symbol: ₣
Code: XOF
Desc: new
Units of money:
centime c 1
franc fr 100

Users of this currency: Benin (1730 stamps, 1976-2016), Burkina Faso (991 stamps, 1984-2018), Dahomey (669 stamps, 1899-1975), French Guinea (250 stamps, 1892-1944), GuineaBissau (8470 stamps, 1998-2018), Ivory Coast (1507 stamps, 1892-2018), Mali Federation (13 stamps, 1959-1960), Mali (2647 stamps, 1960-2019), Mauritania (430 stamps, 1906-1973), Niger (7485 stamps, 1921-2020), Senegal (2158 stamps, 1887-2017), Upper Senegal & Niger (56 stamps, 1906-1915), Upper Volta (904 stamps, 1920-1984) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Upper Senegal & Niger in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1c 2   1906 issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe, 1914 viobrn&vio issue=1914 d=camel with rider
2c 2   1906 issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe, 1914 gray&brnvio issue=1914 d=camel with rider
4c 2   1906 issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe, 1914 blk&bl issue=1914 d=camel with rider
5c 5   1906 issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe ... 1914 yelgrn&blgrn issue=1914 d=camel with rider olbrn&dkbrn d=camel with rider unissued
10c 6   1906 car issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe ... 1914 redorg&dprose issue=1914 d=camel with rider yelgrn&blgrn d=camel with rider unissued
10c+5c 1   1915
15c 4   1906 vio issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe ... 1914 brn&org issue=1914 d=camel with rider
20c 4   1906 issue=1906 d=oil palm ... 1914 viobrn&blk issue=1914 d=camel with rider
25c 3   1906 bl&red issue=1906 d=oil palm ... 1914 ultra&bl issue=1914 d=camel with rider blk&blgrn d=camel with rider unissued
30c 4   1906 purbrn&red issue=1906 d=oil palm ... 1914 olbrn&brn issue=1914 d=camel with rider redorg&rose d=camel with rider unissued
35c 2   1906 blk&red pc=yel issue=1906 d=oil palm, 1914 carrose&vio issue=1914 d=camel with rider
40c 2   1906 car&bl issue=1906 d=oil palm, 1914 gray&dlrose issue=1914 d=camel with rider
45c 2   1906 purbrn&red issue=1906 d=oil palm, 1914 bl&brn issue=1914 d=camel with rider
50c 4   1906 dkvio&red issue=1906 d=oil palm ... 1914 blk&grn issue=1914 d=camel with rider
60c 2   1906 blk issue=1906 postage due d=natives, 1914 org issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 due)
65c 1   bis<bl d=camel with rider unissued
75c 2   1906 dkbl&red pc=ltorg issue=1906 d=oil palm, 1914 org&brn issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1fr 4   1906 blk pc=bl issue=1906 d=Eugene Ballay ... 1914 brn&brnvio issue=1914 d=camel with rider
2fr 2   1906 bl pc=pink issue=1906 d=Eugene Ballay, 1914 grn&bl issue=1914 d=camel with rider
5fr 2   1906 car pc=straw issue=1906 d=Eugene Ballay, 1914 vio&blk issue=1914 d=camel with rider

Used by 56 stamps of Upper Senegal & Niger: (See all uses as list)
postage due 1906 5c grn issue=1906 postage due d=natives
1906 40c car&bl issue=1906 d=oil palm
1906 35c blk&red pc=yel issue=1906 d=oil palm
1906 50c dkvio&red issue=1906 d=oil palm
1906 30c purbrn&red issue=1906 d=oil palm
1906 25c bl&red issue=1906 d=oil palm
1906 20c issue=1906 d=oil palm
1906 15c vio issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe
1906 10c car issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe
1906 5c issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe
1906 4c issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe
1906 2c issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe
1906 45c purbrn&red issue=1906 d=oil palm
1906 75c dkbl&red pc=ltorg issue=1906 d=oil palm
1906 1fr blk pc=bl issue=1906 d=Eugene Ballay
1906 2fr bl pc=pink issue=1906 d=Eugene Ballay
postage due 1906 1fr blk issue=1906 postage due d=natives
postage due 1906 60c blk issue=1906 postage due d=natives
postage due 1906 50c vio issue=1906 postage due d=natives
1906 1c issue=1906 d=Louis Faidherbe
postage due 1906 20c blk pc=yel issue=1906 postage due d=natives
postage due 1906 15c dkbl issue=1906 postage due d=natives
postage due 1906 10c redbrn issue=1906 postage due d=natives
1906 5fr car pc=straw issue=1906 d=Eugene Ballay
1914 45c bl&brn issue=1914 d=camel with rider
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postage due 1914 1fr vio issue=1914 due d=numeral (1914 due)
1914 45c bl&brn issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 2fr grn&bl issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 1c viobrn&vio issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 2c gray&brnvio issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 4c blk&bl issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 5c yelgrn&blgrn issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 10c redorg&dprose issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 15c brn&org issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 20c viobrn&blk issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 25c ultra&bl issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 30c olbrn&brn issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 35c carrose&vio issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 40c gray&dlrose issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 50c blk&grn issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 75c org&brn issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 1fr brn&brnvio issue=1914 d=camel with rider
1914 5fr vio&blk issue=1914 d=camel with rider
semipostal 1915 10c+5c
5c olbrn&dkbrn d=camel with rider unissued
10c yelgrn&blgrn d=camel with rider unissued
10c cl&bl d=camel with rider unissued
25c blk&blgrn d=camel with rider unissued
30c redorg&rose d=camel with rider unissued
65c bis<bl d=camel with rider unissued

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