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Kanre Lahun / Kailahun Kanre Lahun
This town is located in the extreme eastern region of the country, beyond
the end of the railway and close to the border with French Guinea. Initially a
postal agency was opened on 1 January 1926 under the name Kanre Lahun,
but this was upgraded to a post office and re-named Kailahun on 1 May 1940.
It remained open until independence.
Type 064.01 Type 064.02 Type 064.03
Jun 1926 - Jun 1945 Gap ‘K S’ = 7.0 mm Gap ‘K S’ = 5.8 mm
Sep 1945 - Apr 1953 Sep 1953 - Indep.
13 November 1957 - Kailahun to Horsham, United Kingdom. 6d airletter, watermark I.
From lady booking a hair dressing appointment for the day after she arrives back in the UK.
