Stamp data values used by Nigeria for `design'

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347 distinct values used for design among 936 stamp types.

Value Uses Things referenced
King George V (1912 keyplate) 34 King George V
King George VI & palms (1938) 14 King George VI, palms
numeral (1959 Nigeria) 14 numeral
Windsor Castle & King George V 4 Windsor Castle, King George V
General Muhammed 3
Queen Elizabeth & regalia & King George VI 3 Queen Elizabeth, King George VI
Agbani Darego 2 Agbani Darego
cocoa 2 cocoa
groundnuts 2 groundnuts (syn. of peanut)
hides&skins 2
Houses of Parliament & King George VI 2 Houses of Parliament, King George VI
mother & child 2 mother, child
National Assembly Building Abuja 2
Philip Emeagwali 2 Philip Emeagwali
Prof. Awojobi Ayodele 2 Prof. Awojobi Ayodele
Prof. Oyibo Gabriel 2 Prof. Oyibo Gabriel
Queen Elizabeth & King George VI 2 Queen Elizabeth, King George VI
Queen Elizabeth II (2006) 2 Queen Elizabeth II
tin 2
United States flag & Kennedy & Nigerian flag 2 United States flag (syn. of flag of the United States), Kennedy (syn. of John F. Kennedy), Nigerian flag
United we stand 2
UPU HQ (1970 Nigeria) 2 UPU HQ (syn. of UPU headquarters)
Yakubu Gowon and Victoria Zakari 2
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa 1 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Acanthus montanus (1987) 1 Acanthus montanus
Acheta domestica 1 Acheta domestica
African golden monkey 1 African golden monkey (syn. of golden monkey)
Age of Globalization 1
airplane & hemispheres & paddle steamer 1 airplane, hemisphere, paddle steamer
Alcelaphus buselaphus (1984) 1 Alcelaphus buselaphus (syn. of hartebeest)
Alexander Graham Bell (1976 Nigeria) 1 Alexander Graham Bell
Alh (Dr.) Abubakar Imam 1 Alh (Dr.) Abubakar Imam
Amalgamatin House Calabar 1 Amalgamatin House Calabar
Amalgamation House, Calabar 1
Ambas Bay 1 Ambas Bay
Anadara senilis 1 Anadara senilis
Anopheles sp. 1 Anopheles sp.
Antenna & ITU emblem 1 Antenna, ITU emblem
Anthrenus verbasci 1 Anthrenus verbasci
Anthropoides paradisea (1993) 1 Anthropoides paradisea (syn. of blue crane)
Anti-Apartheid emblem 1
Apapa wharf 1 Apapa wharf
Argungu Fishing Festival 1 Argungu Fishing Festival
arms of Nigeria 1 arms of Nigeria
Arms of the Philippines & sampaguta 1 Arms of the Philippines, sampaguta (syn. of Jasminum sambac)
Asian Ubo Ikpa 1
Awolowo Bello & Azikwe 1
Benin mask 1 Benin mask
black&white men 1
Blighia sapida (2001) 1 Blighia sapida (syn. of ackee)
Blood donors & ambulances 1
bone harpoon (1972) 1 bone harpoon
Bornu horsemen 1 Bornu horsemen
boxing (1992) 1 boxing
boxing gloves 1 boxing glove
Bronze Bowl, Awka 1
bronze head 1 bronze head
Bronze horseman from Benin 1
Bronze Leopard 1
Bronze snail & animal from Igbo-Ukwu 1
bronze statue 1 bronze statue
Bulbophyllum distans (1993) 1 Bulbophyllum distans
camel train 1 camel train
carvings 1
cassava 1 cassava
cattle ranching 1 cattle, ranching
cement works 1 cement works
Central Bank 1 Central Bank
Cercopithecus erythrotis 1 Cercopithecus erythrotis (syn. of red-eared guenon)
Cercopithecus preussi 1 Cercopithecus preussi
Chamaeleo chamaeleon 1 Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Charter broken whip 1 Charter
chicken farm 1 chicken farm
child learning to write 1
Chrysophyllum albidum 1 Chrysophyllum albidum
Civic Development 1
Clarias gariepinus (1991) 1 Clarias gariepinus
Clitoria ternatea (1987) 1 Clitoria ternatea
Clothing the Nation 1
coal miner 1 coal miner
Coconut harvest 1 Coconut harvest
cogwheel 1 cogwheel
Combretum racemosum 1 Combretum racemosum
Cornucopia goods & trucks 1
Crassostrea gasar 1 Crassostrea gasar
Crocodylus cataphractus (1986) 1 Crocodylus cataphractus (syn. of slender-snouted crocodile)
Cross-section of heart 1
Cymothoe beckeri 1 Cymothoe beckeri
Dendropicos pyrrhogaster 1 Dendropicos pyrrhogaster
docks 1
dove & light beams over map 1 dove
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe 1 Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (syn. of Nnamdi Azikiwe)
Dundun 1 Dundun
Dundun Dance 1 Dundun Dance
eagle carrying banner 1 eagle
eagles in flag pattern 1
Education the Great Liberator (Umaru Jessica) 1
Egeria radiata 1 Egeria radiata
Eko Bridge 1 Eko Bridge
Elaeis guineensis (2002) 1 Elaeis guineensis
elephants Yankari Game Reserve 1 elephant
emblem 1 emblem
Emblem of Better Life Program 1
emblem&children 1
Equus quagga granti 1 Equus quagga granti (syn. of Grant's zebra)
Ernest Shonekan 1 Ernest Shonekan
Eulophia cristata 1 Eulophia cristata
Eulophia horsfalli 1 Eulophia horsfalli
Eulophia quartiniana 1 Eulophia quartiniana
Euplectes orix (1984) 1 Euplectes orix (syn. of Southern Red Bishop)
fair emblem 1
Federal Supreme Court 1 Federal Supreme Court
Federal Supreme Court Building Abuja 1
first aid 1
first steam locomotive 1
fishing village 1 fishing village
Founding Fathers 1
Francolinus francolinus 1 Francolinus francolinus
Freedom from Want 1
Freedom of worship 1
fruits 1
Fulani Cattle 1
George M Johnson 1900-1989 1
Geryon maritae 1 Geryon maritae
Geryon quinquedens 1 Geryon quinquedens
Ginning Cotton 1
Globe & arrows 1
globe & blood pressure gauge 1 globe, blood pressure gauge
globe&emblem 1
globe&train 1
Goliathus goliathus (1986) 1 Goliathus goliathus (syn. of Goliathus goliatus)
Goodluck Jonathan 1957- 1 Goodluck Jonathan 1957-
Gopherus polyphemus 1 Gopherus polyphemus
Gorilla gorilla beringei (1990) 1 Gorilla gorilla beringei (syn. of mountain gorilla)
Handicraft 1
Hands holding globe 1
Hands touching globe 1
heart & blood pressure gauge 1 heart, blood pressure gauge
Helping the needy 1
Herbert Macaulay 1 Herbert Macaulay
herdsman with cattle 1 herdsman, cattle
Hibiscus sp. 1 Hibiscus sp.
Hibiscus tiliaceus (1987) 1 Hibiscus tiliaceus
high jumper 1 high jumper
Hippotragus equinus (1990) 1 Hippotragus equinus (syn. of roan antelope)
Hippotragus equinus (1993 Nigeria) 1 Hippotragus equinus (syn. of roan antelope)
hornbill (1961) 1 hornbill
hungry & well-fed children 1
hurdles (1964) 1 hurdles (syn. of hurdling)
Ibid 1
Ife bronze 1 Ife bronze
Immunization 1
International Conference Center Abuja 1
Ipomoea batatas 1 Ipomoea batatas
irrigation 1
Jebba Bridge & River Niger 1
Kano airport 1 Kano airport
Kano Mosque 1 Kano Mosque (syn. of Great Mosque of Kano)
Kennedy And Wreaths 1
King Jaja of Opobo 1 King Jaja of Opobo (syn. of Jaja of Opobo)
Kobus ellipsiprymnus (1984) 1 Kobus ellipsiprymnus (syn. of waterbuck)
Kogi State Government House 1 Kogi State Government House
kola nuts 1 kola nut
Kundung 1
Lagos terminal 1 Lagos terminal
Lander Brothers Anchorage 1 Lander Brothers Anchorage
larvae 1
Lates niloticus (1991) 1 Lates niloticus (syn. of Nile perch)
legislature building 1
Lekki beach 1 Lekki beach
Lentinus subnudus 1 Lentinus subnudus
letters 1
Lineman & telephone 1 Lineman, telephone
Lord Lugard Court Lokoja 1
Lord Lugard Court, Lokoja 1
LOVE 1
Loxodonta africana (1993) 1 Loxodonta africana (syn. of African elephant)
Lugard Hall 1 Lugard Hall
lumbermill 1 lumbermill
lyre & book & scroll on map of Africa 1 lyre, book, scroll, map of Africa
mail growth 1
maize (2002) 1 maize
Maja squinado 1 Maja squinado
Malapterurus electricus 1 Malapterurus electricus
Man Paddling Canoe 1
Man with spray gun 1
Manihot esculenta (1992) 1 Manihot esculenta (syn. of cassava)
Manis gigantea (2001) 1 Manis gigantea (syn. of Giant Pangolin)
map 1 map
Map marking Nigerias 13 Universities 1
map of Africa (1960) 1 map of Africa
map of Africa (1977) 1 map of Africa
Map of West African high..lecommunications network 1 Map of West African highways & telecommunications network
map&tree 1
Medical Care for the People 1
Mercury & globe & vehicles 1 Mercury, globe, vehicle
Mesembryanthemum & arms of Nigeria 1 Mesembryanthemum, arms of Nigeria
microscope retort & patient 1 microscope, retort, patient
Mineret at Habe 1
Modern Dwellings 1
monkey Colony in Lagwa-Mbaise 1 monkey
Mother playing with child 1
Murtala Muhammed Airport 1 Murtala Muhammed Airport
Musa paradisiaca 1 Musa paradisiaca (syn. of Musa × paradisiaca)
National Arts Theatre 1
National Assembly, Abuja 1
National Hall 1
National monument Lagos 1
natural gas tanks 1
New & Old Lagos 1 Lagos
Niger at Jebba 1 Niger at Jebba
Niger Bridge 1 Niger Bridge
Nigeria museum&bust 1
Nigerian & Greek Scouts 1
Nigerian African women’s hair styles 1
Nigerian Air Force Formation 1
Nigerian Canoe 1 Nigerian Canoe
Nkpokiti dancers 1
Nnamdi Azikiwe & Legislature Building 1 Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nnamdi Azikwe 1 Nnamdi Azikwe (syn. of Nnamdi Azikiwe)
No To Child Abuse (Zainab Jalloh) 1
No to Cultism (Chinonso Chukwuogor) 1
Nok terracotta figure from Bwari 1
Nok Terracotta Head 1
Oil derricks & tanker 1
oil palms 1 oil palm
oil refinery (1973) 1 oil refinery
old Manilla currency 1 old Manilla currency
Olusegun Obasanjo 1937- 1
One Nigeria Great Promise 1
One Nigeria, great promise 1
Orycteropus afer (2001) 1 Orycteropus afer (syn. of aardvark)
Oyo carver 1 Oyo carver
Palaemon hastatus 1 Palaemon hastatus
Palm Oil Shipment 1 Palm Oil Shipment
palm tree & doves 1 palm tree, doves (syn. of dove)
Pan paniscus (2001) 1 Pan paniscus (syn. of bonobo)
Panthera leo (1993) 1 Panthera leo (syn. of lion)
Papilio hesperus 1 Papilio hesperus
Papilio zalmoxis (1982 Nigeria) 1 Papilio zalmoxis
Parapenaeus longirostris 1 Parapenaeus longirostris
Penaeus duorarum nostalis 1 Penaeus duorarum nostalis
Penaeus kerathurus 1 Penaeus kerathurus
Penaeus notialis 1 Penaeus notialis
Picathartes gymnocephalus (1990) 1 Picathartes gymnocephalus (syn. of white-necked rockfowl)
plane spraying insecticide 1 plane (syn. of airplane)
Plantain Farm 1
Pleurotus tuberregium 1 Pleurotus tuberregium
Port Activities 1
post office (1986) 1 post office
Potter 1
potter (1961) 1 potter
President & Federal Supreme Court 1 Federal Supreme Court
President & State House 1
President Azikiwe 1 President Azikiwe (syn. of Nnamdi Azikiwe)
President Olusegun Obasanjo 1
Professor Benjamin Ozumba 1 Professor Benjamin Ozumba
Professor Chinua Achebe 1 Professor Chinua Achebe
Professor Wole Soyinka 1 Wole Soyinka
Pseudotolithus typus 1 Pseudotolithus typus
Psittacus erithacus (1990 Nigeria) 1 Psittacus erithacus (syn. of grey parrot)
Python sebae (1986) 1 Python sebae (syn. of African rock python)
Queen Elizabeth II (1953) 1 Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Nefertari (1964) 1 Queen Nefertari
radio antenna & Mercury capsule 1 Mercury capsule
Radio beacon 1 Radio beacon
Ramses II 1 Ramses II
Reconciliation 1
runner Olympic rings 1 runner, Olympic rings
running 1 running
Sabada 1
Salamis parhassus (1982) 1 Salamis parhassus
sato 1
Say No to Dangerous Drugs - (Sanusi Omolola) 1
Scouts dancing around campfire 1
Scouts working on farm 1
Seat of Administration o..i State Government House 1
Seated Human Figurine 1 Seated Human Figurine
Shehu Shagari 1925- 1
Sick boy at health station 1
Sir Frederick Lord Lugard 1
Sir Fredrick Lord Lugard 1
Slave chain 1 Slave chain
Social worker with children 1
Sphyraena barracuda (1983) 1 Sphyraena barracuda (syn. of great barracuda)
Spondias mombin (2001 Nigeria) 1 Spondias mombin
spur winged plover 1 spur winged plover (syn. of spur-winged lapwing)
stadium 1 stadium
staff of Aesculapius 1 staff of Aesculapius
State House Marina Lagoss 1
State House, Marina, Lagos 1
stone quarry 1
student 1 student
Students on Cassava Plantation 1
Sugar Industry 1 Sugar Industry
Supreme Court, Abuja 1
Syncerus caffer (1984) 1 Syncerus caffer (syn. of African buffalo)
Syncom II satellite 1 Syncom II satellite
Syringe 1 Syringe
Table tennis 1
Taekwondo 1 Taekwondo
Tambari 1 Tambari
Teaching Hospital, Lagos 1 Teaching Hospital, Lagos
Technical Education 1
Tecoma stans (1986) 1 Tecoma stans
Telephonists on Duty 1
Terracotta Head 1
textiles 1
Tilapia nilotica (1991) 1 Tilapia nilotica (syn. of Nile tilapia)
timber 1 timber
timber industry 1
tin dredges 1 tin dredge
Tin mining 1
tractor & corn 1 tractor, corn (syn. of maize)
Traffic flow at circle 1
Training of technicians & cogwheel 1
Treculia africana 1 Treculia africana
Tricholoma lobayensis (1996 Nigeria) 1 Tricholoma lobayensi
Typanotomus fuscatus 1 Typanotomus fuscatus
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua 1951-2010 1
University Coat of Arms 1
UPU monument (1949) 1 UPU monument
vaccination of children 1 vaccination, children
Vaccine Production 1
vegetables 1
Vespa vulgaris 1 Vespa vulgaris (syn. of Vespula vulgaris)
Victoria Buea Road 1 Victoria Buea Road
Victoria Harbour (Nigeria) 1 Victoria Harbour (Nigeria)
Victoria-Buea Road 1
Vidua macroura (1984) 1 Vidua macroura (syn. of pin-tailed whydah)
Vidua orientalis (2001) 1 Vidua orientalis (syn. of Sahel paradise whydah)
View of Niger at Jebba 1
View of the fair 1
Volkswagen motor assembly plant 1
Volvariella esculenta 1 Volvariella esculenta
weaver & potter 1 weaver, potter
weaving 1 weaving
Welcome Gates of Abuja 1
wheel 1 wheel
Wheels of industry 1
Woman working in backyard vegetable garden 1
Women harvesting corn 1
World map with Conference Buenos Aires 1
wrestling (1980) 1 wrestling
Yams Harvest 1
Yankari Game Reserve leopards 1