Upper Volta - selection stamps of 1920/28

Northwestern Africa north of Ghana. In 1919 the French territory of Upper Volta was detached from the southern section of Upper Senegal and Niger and made a separate colony. In 1933 the colony was divided among its neighbors: French Sudan, Ivory Coast, and Niger Territory. The Republic of Upper Volta was proclaimed in 1958; the name was changed to Burkina Faso on 1984.

1920/28 - Overprinted in Black or Red

1924/27 - Surcharged with New Value and Bars

Upper Volta - selection stamps of 1928

Northwestern Africa north of Ghana. In 1919 the French territory of Upper Volta was detached from the southern  section of Upper Senegal and Niger  and made a separate colony. In 1933 the colony was divided among its neighbors: French Sudan, Ivory Coast, and Niger Territory. The Republic of Upper Volta was proclaimed in 1958; the name was changed to Burkina Faso on 1984.

1928 - Hausa Chief and Woman