Lagos was originally inhabited by the Awori subgroup of the Yoruba people in the 15th century. Under the leadership of the Oloye Olofin, the Awori moved to an island now called Iddo and then to the larger Lagos Island. In the 16th century, the Awori settlement was conquered by the…
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Southern Nigeria Protectorate
Southern Nigeria was a British protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria formed in 1900 from the union of the Niger Coast Protectorate with territories chartered by the Royal Niger Company below Lokoja on the Niger River. The Lagos colony was later added in 1906, and the territory was…
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The Niger Coast Protectorate was a British protectorate in the Oil Rivers area of present-day Nigeria, originally established as the Oil Rivers Protectorate in 1884 and confirmed at the Berlin Conference the following year. It was renamed on 12 May 1893, and merged with the chartered territories of the Royal…
View More Niger Coast ProtectorateOil Rivers Protectorate
Oil Rivers was an area comprising the delta of the Niger River in modern Nigeria. The Oil Rivers Protectorate was established by the British in 1884. Its name derives from the palm oil that was the chief product of the area. It was renamed the Niger Coast Protectorate in 1893…
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Bob Collects Stamps: Episode 3 – Collecting Topicals
What is a topical or thematic stamp? What are some topics? How do you house a topical collection? How do you decide on a topic? Bob Collects Stamps gives a brief, but hopefully good answer to these questions.
View More Bob Collects Stamps: Episode 3 – Collecting TopicalsPrince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada and one of the three Maritime provinces. Part of the traditional lands of the Mi’kmaq, it was colonized by the British in the 1700s. It was federated into Canada as a province in 1873. Its capital is Charlottetown. The island has several…
View More Prince Edward IslandNew Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of four Atlantic provinces on the east coast of Canada. New Brunswick was among the first places in North America to be explored and settled by Europeans. In 1784, after an influx of refugees from the American Revolutionary War settled in the area, the province was…
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Nova Scotia is a province in eastern Canada. It is the most populous of Canada’s four Atlantic provinces. The land that comprises what is now Nova Scotia has been inhabited by the indigenous Miꞌkmaq people for thousands of years. France’s first settlement in North America, Port-Royal, was established in 1605…
View More Nova ScotiaThematic: Mineralogy
Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization. See…
View More Thematic: MineralogyThematic: Mineralogy – Gemology
Gemology (or gemmology) is the science dealing with natural and artificial gemstone materials. It is a geoscience and a branch of mineralogy. Some jewelers (and many non-jewelers) are academically trained gemologists and are qualified to identify and evaluate gems. Blogs Diamonds Stamps Gold and Gems on Postage Stamps Philatelic Mineralogy…
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