Benin

Benin, now the Peoples Republic of Benin, is a country in west Africa.

In 1888, the French colonies general issues were used by the French settlements in the area. In 1892, those stamps were overprinted BENIN for its small colony on the Benin coast. Two Navigation and Commerce series were released shortly afterwards. With the end Second Franco-Dahomean War in 1894, most of what is now the current country had been conquered by France and was renamed Dahomey. See: Dahomey.

Dahomey gained its full independence in August 1960. In 1972, the country was renamed Republique Populaire du Benin (Peoples Republic of Benin) with its stamps following suit. Beginning in 1990, stamps were inscribed Republique du Benin

Benin is one of several countries in the 2000s with bogus issues released in its name.

 File:Benin number one.jpg|From the 1892 issue for Benin. File:Benin 1893.jpg|1893 stamp inscribed GOLFE DE BÉNIN. File:Benin 1894.jpg|1894 stamp inscribed BÉNIN. File:Benin fish.jpg|Since about 1990, Benin has recycled old Dahomey issues with new surcharged values. File:Benin monkey surch.jpg|Inscribed "Republic of Benin", issue of 2003 surcharged not long after. 

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