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Jaiama Jaiama Sefadu
Jaiama is a mining community in the Nimini Hills. The post office opened on
2 March 1954, closed on 5 February 1958 and the re-opened on 1 May 1958.
It remained open until independence. Mail was always routed through Sefadu Moyamba Segbwema
and Segbwema.
Type 054.01 Type 054.02 Type 054.03
Apr 1954 Aug 1954 - Oct 1954 Jan 1955 - Indep.
Known from one
example only, dated
26 April 1954.
18 February 1956 - Internal cover from Jaiama to Moyamba.
Backstamps at Sefadu (18 Feb), Segbwema (21 Feb) and Moyamba (23 Feb) clearly show the routing.
