Dahomey

Dahomey, a country in west Africa, is now the Republic of Benin and was previously known as Benin. See: Benin for that history.


 * In 1895, it become a part of Afrique Occidentale Française (A.O.F.) (French West Africa).
 * As a French colony under the name Dahomey, its first stamps were issued in 1899. From 1906, the stamps would also often bear the legend "Afrique Occidentale Française" or "A.O.F."
 * It gained full independence in March 1960 with stamps now inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU DAHOMEY.
 * In 1975, its name became Benin once again.

 File:Dahomey first issue.jpg|From Dahomey's first issue inscribed DAHOMEY ET DEPENDANCES. File:Dahomey Faidherbe.jpg|1c stamp of 1906 with Gen. Faidherbe; note AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANCAISE in frame. File:Dahomey palm.jpg|Issue of 1913. File:Dahomey artisan.jpg|From independent Dahomey's first definitive issue (1961). 

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