Postal History of TANGANYIKA

Post Offices IRINGA to KIABAKARI

IRINGA
1920 to 08.12.1961
District HQ

1     "G.E.A."   No dates      
2     "POST OFFICE"   No dates      
3 "Army" 2C-D "TELEGRAPHS"   IRA
code in centre
30.01.1921 18.04.1921  
4   2C "Blank"   01.02.1922 08.04.1952  
       
5   1C "Cross" Later only a dot 30.11.1928 13.03.1951  
       
6   2C "Blank"     01.04.1953 08.12.1961  
7   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 03.10.1953 28.05.1954  
8   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
Name widely spaced
08.03.1955    
9   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
Name leaning to right
23.12.1957 06.11.1959  
10   2C "TANGANYIKA"   16.02.1954 09.07.1958
(Aab)
 
11   2C "TANGANYIKA" Thin lines on sides
Last seen: 02.08.1962
21.12.1960 08.12.1961  
12   2C "REGISTERED"     23.09.1955 08.12.1961  
       

ISAKA
1926 to
08.12.1961
Railway station on
Mwanza Line

1   1C "Blank"   No circle at top 09.08.1927    
2   One-liner     Ca. 1940      
3   1C "TANGANYIKA"     01.04.1956 08.12.1961  

ITIGI
1920 to 1957
16.11.1959 to
08.12.1961
Railway station on
Central Line, 110 Km from Dodoma

1   1C "TANGANYIKA" Last seen: 02.09.1963 26.06.1955 08.12.1961  

JOHN'S (CORNER)
1952 to  08.12.1961
55Km south of Iringa

1   1C "CORNER"   ?2.12.1952
(Aab)
23.05.1961  
2   1C "TANGANYIKA"   17.06.1961 08.12.1961  

KAHAMA
1920 to 08.12.1961
District HQ in Lake Province.

1   2C "Dot"   13.08.1927 20.07.1951  
       
2   2C "TANGANYIKA"   26.05.1952 05.06.1961  
       
3   2C "Dot"   05.09.1952 24.10.1954
(Aab)
 
2 "M.O.&.S.B." 2C "Dot"   09.03.1961 08.12.1961  

KAHE
1926 to 1937
1942 to 1943
1948 to
08.12.1961
Junction of Voi and Tanga Railway

1   One-liner "Blank"     ??.??.1932 11.03.1934  
2   1C "TANGANYIKA"   12.08.1960
(Aab)
08.12.1961  

KAKONKO
1960 to 08.12.1961

1   1C "TANGANYIKA"   ??.??.1960
(Aab)
08.12.1961  

KALIUWA
15.07.1944 to 08.12.1961

1   1C "TANGANYIKA" last seen 07.01.1962 12.04.1956 08.12.1961  

KAMACHUMA (KAMACHUMU)
10.10.1927 to 08.12.1961
30 Km Sw of Bukoba

1   2C "Bars + blank"   19.07.1927 15.02.1937  
2   2C "Bars"     27.11.1941 09.11.1950  
3   2C "TANGANYIKA"   17.06.1954 08.12.1961  

KANYIGO BUKOBA
29.11.1961 to 08.12.1961
Postal agency under Bukoba

1   1C "TANGANYIKA"     29.11.1961 08.12.1961  

KARAGWE
04.08.1956 to 08.12.1961
Postal agency under Bukoba

1   1C "Blank"   04.08.1956 08.12.1961  

KARATU
04.08.1956 to 08.12.1961
Postal agency under
Arusha

1   1C "Blank"   13.04.1954 08.09.1960
(Aab)
 
2 "ARUSHA" 1C "TANGANYIKA"   14.10.1961 08.12.1961  

KAREMA
17
.10.1930 to 08.12.1961
On lake Tanganyika

1   1C "Blank"
John Lund
  10.01.1931    
2   2C "Blank"   22.06.1950 11.03.1951
(Aab)
 
3 "POSTAL" 1C "AGENCY"   25.02.1953
(Aab)
08.12.1961  
4 "KIGOMA" 1C "TANGANYIKA"     25.05.1960 08.12.1961  

KARUMWA GEITA
1957 to 08.12.1961

1   1C "TANGANYIKA"     27.05.1957    

KASANGA
April 1919 to 31.03.1928
20.10.1930 to
08.12.1961
Renamed from Bismarckburg

1   2C "Dot"   08.10.1931 08.12.1961  

KASULU
1923 to 21.12.1932
01.01.1938
to 08.12.1961
30 Km from Kigoma

1   2C "Blank"     04.07.192?    
2   2C "Bars + cross"     07.11.1927 08.12.1961  

KIABAKARI
1956 to 08.12.1961
Near Musoma

1   1C "TANGANYIKA"   11.07.1958 02.04.1961