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Baoma                                                     
                                                                                 Baoma
A Railway Office in the Bo district. Opened 1 June 1925, and remained open
until independence. Despite its longevity, examples of this post office are not
frequently encountered. Only one handstamp is known for this office.

                                                                                 Type 008.01

29 October 1955 - Registered letter from Boama to Chicago, USA. Note that the Boama year slug only has one ‘5’.
    Backstamped on the W.S. Pendembu TPO (29 Oct), Freetown (30 Oct) and on arrival in Chicago (4 Nov).

                               Note: This envelope was
                                illustrated on the front
                                cover of Sierra Leone

                              Registration by Walton
                              & Quirk (WASC, 2010)
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