Nigerian Postage Due Stamp, Red and Black

Nigeria · 1965 · 1d

This postage due stamp features a bold numeral '1' indicating the one penny amount to be collected. The design is utilitarian, printed in red and black, with 'NIGERIA' inscribed at the top and 'POSTAGE DUE' at the bottom, ensuring its purpose is immediately clear to postal workers and recipients.

Issued in 1965, this stamp was part of a definitive series of postage due stamps used by the Republic of Nigeria to collect insufficient postage on mail. This period followed Nigeria's independence from Britain and the establishment of its own republic.