Senegal

Senegal, or Sénégal, is a small country on the west coast of Africa, a former French colony. Many of its its colonial period issues are additionally inscribed "AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANÇAISE" (French West Africa), the supercolony that included Senegal.

 File:Sen 1c on 5c surch.jpg|1892 "1F" on 5c surcharge – genuine? File:Sen 25c type Groupe.jpg|25c type Groupe File:Sen 5c Faidherbe.jpg|1906 5c Faidherbe File:Sen 50oc Faid plams.jpg|50c palms from the Faidherbe series 
 * Prior to issuing its own stamps, French colonies general issues were used. Senegalese usages can be identified by CDSs or diamond-shaped killers/obliterators with SNG or GOR for Gorée.
 * In 1887, French colonial type Alphée Dubois stamps were surcharged "5", "10" or "15" (centimes) in several different fonts/styles. They have been forged.
 * In 1892, type Alphée Dubois stamps were surcharged with a diagonal SÉNÉGAL and a new value placed reading up. Forgeries exist.
 * In 1892-1900, type Groupe stamps were issued, inscribed SÉNÉGAL /  ET  DEPENDANCES. forgeries exist.
 * In 1903, "5" and "10" surcharges with a heavy bar below were released.
 * In 1906, the Faidherbe series was issued, inscribed SÉNÉGAL.
 * In 1912, "05" and "10" surcharges (without bars) were issued to use up obsolete stamps.

 File:Sen 75c market.jpg|1914 75c definitive File:Sen 1918 red cross.jpg|1918 15c+15c Red Cross semipostal File:Sen 0.01 on 15c.jpg|1922 0.01fr on 15c surcharge File:Sen 5c bridge.jpg|1935 5c Faidherbe Bridge File:Sen 90c mosque.jpg|1935 90c mosque File:Sen 5c first ar.jpg|1935 5c airmail File:Sen 80cjar woman.jpg|1938 80c woman carrying jar File:Sen 1940 4.50f air.jpg|1940 4.50f airmail 
 * In 1914-17, a definitive series depicting a marketplace was issued. More values and/or colors were added in 1922-26 and again in 1927-33.
 * In 1915-18, semipostals were issued for the Red Cross, with two definitives surcharged with a red cross and new values.
 * In 1923-27, various surchages on the previous definitives were issued.
 * In 1931, the Colonial Exposition set was issued, the first of such colonial omnibus sets to follow.
 * In 1935-40, two new definitive designs were issued showing the long Faidherbe Bridge (lower values) or the Diourbel Mosque (higher values). Surcharges in heavy type in franc values are provisionals used for French West Africa.
 * In 1935, an engraved airmail series with two different designs was issued.
 * In 1938, a design of a woman carrying a jar was issued.
 * Beginning in 1941, Vichy issues were made but never used in the colony, including three previous definitive designs now without "RF"
 * Beginning in 1945, Senegal used the stamps of French West Africa.

Republic
In 1960, Senegal became independent.  File:Sen sports 30f.jpg|1961 50f dance File:Sen 1988 oly.jpg|1988 75f Olympics File:Sen 500f 2017 film.jpg|2017 500f film 
 * Its first independence issue was a wildlife set insribed REPUBLIQUE DU SÉNÉGAL. Bird airmails were issued around the same time.
 * In 1976, stamp inscriptions were changed to SÉNÉGAL.
 * Toward the end of 1979, year dates were added to the bottom margin of stamps or placed along with "POSTES" in the stamp design.

Official stamps
 File:Sen 60on55 offi.jpg|1969 60f on 55f surcharge File:Sen baobab 50f offi.jpg|1991 50f baobab 
 * In 1961, a design showing the national arms was issued.
 * In 1966-77, a design showing a baobab tree was issued.
 * In 1969, a 50f on 55fr surcharge was rreleased.
 * In 1983, a 90f value was reissued with "90F" shorter and wider than before.
 * In 1991, new values were issued, now lithographed instead of typographed.
 * In 2010(?), a 100f on 45f surcharge was issued.

Postage due
 File:Senegal 10 due provis.jpg|1903 10c on 50c provisional File:Sen river due.jpg|1905 15c value File:Sen 5c compass due.A.webp|1914 5c value File:Senegal due.jpg|1935 10c value File:Sen 25f pattern due.jpg|1961 25f v alue File:Sen 1f lion due.jpg|1966 1f lion 
 * In 1903, imperf French colonies dues were surcharged "10" (centimes) and a heavy bar.
 * In 1906, the west African colonial river view keytype design was issued.
 * In 1914, a numeral design was released.
 * In 1927, two previous values were surcharged into franc values.
 * In 1935, a larger format engraved numeral design was issued.
 * In 1961, a triangles design was issued.
 * In 1966-83, a lion head design was released.