Previous                 Philately Goes Bananas                 Next French West Africa French West Africa included the former French colonies of Senegal, French Guinea, Ivory Coast, Dahomey, French Sudan, Mauritania, Niger and Upper Volta. (close-up) Date of Issue: May 19, 1958 (Note the discrepancy between the cancellation on the cover and the date of issue from the Scott catalogue.) Design: Bananas Previous                                                Next Return to the Banana Stamps from Around the World Index Page.