Upper Volta 1920 2c Overprint

Upper Volta · 1920 · 2c

A green typographed stamp featuring an allegorical design of Commerce and Navigation, originally issued for Upper Senegal and Niger, overprinted horizontally with 'HAUTE-VOLTE' and denominated 2 centimes.

This stamp is part of the first issues for the French colony of Upper Volta, created in 1919. It was produced by overprinting existing stamps of Upper Senegal and Niger with the new colony's name.