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Port Lokkoh

An important town in the Northern Province. The original spelling was Port      Port Lokkoh
Lokkoh when the office first opened on 1 May 1899. A new handstamp spelled
Port Lokko was introduced from 1914, with a third spelling of Port Loko being
used from 1955. Still open at independence.

                                                                               31 August 1905 - Port Lokkoh
                                                                               to Edinburgh, UK.

                                                                               The datestamp with the
                                                                               earliest PORT LOKKOH
                                                                               spelling (Type 126.01) is
                                                                               recorded from September
                                                                               1899 to June 1911.

Unused postcard from a series recorded from 1903. Postcard Type UPPX6180, publisher unknown.
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