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Kaballa
Kaballa
Kaballa opened as a post office on 1 November 1899, and was still open at
independence on 27 April 1961. It is in the extreme north of the country.
Before the northern branch line of the railway was competed, mail from
Kaballa travelled by carrier and canoe to Port Loko, where it picked up the
weekly service by the mail launch Sybil to Freetown.
Type 057.01 Type 057.02 Type 057.03
Aug 1902 - Feb 1912 Mar 1912 - Nov 1953 May 1954 - Indep.
See Below
14 June 1905 - Kaballa to Hove, United Kingdom. Kaballa handstamp Type 057.01. Receiving backstamp at Brighton (8 Jul).