Senegambia and Niger

Senegambia and Niger, or Sénégambie et Niger is what you get when you have a military running through the countryside claiming territory and a bunch of bureaucrats following and drawing a bunch of lines on maps. So, in the west African territories of French Sudan, Senegal and Niger were combined into Senegambia and Niger. Of course, this wouldn't be enough for the bureaucrats.

The colony was organized in 1902.  File:Sen and Niger 10c.jpg 
 * Its only stamps were issued in 1903-04, the type Groupe series. It was inscribed SÉNÉGAMBIE ET NIGER. These are quite elusive but apparently so are its collectors, so the stamps are not expensive at all. As expected, forgewries exist. See: forgeries.
 * In 1904, the colony without Senegal was rejiggered into Upper Senegal and Niger (Haut-Sénégal et Niger). See, we told you.

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