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Duala Post Office, c. 1903
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Post Offices of Kamerun
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Duala Post Office, c. 1903
Below is a list of the Post Offices of Kamerun with basic information on each.
All location data is approximate.
Abong-Mbang
Opened – 6 April 1912
Closed – July 1915
Akoafim
Opened – 1 February 1913
Closed – 1 September 1915
Akonolinga
Opened – 5 February 1908
Closed – 30 December 1915
Ambam
Opened – 5 January 1914
Closed – 30 December 1915
Bamenda
Opened – 15 November 1904
Closed – 22 October 1915
Banjo
Opened – 2 July 1905
Closed – 24 October 1915
Bare
Opened – 1 May 1911
Closed – 10 December 1914
Bibundi
Opened – 5 July 1891
Closed – 8 January 1897
Re-opened – 22 May 1906
Closed – 8 October 1914
Bipindihof
Opened – 1 June 1906
Closed – October 1915
Bonaberi
Opened – 15 May 1906
Closed – 27 September 1914
Bonambasi
Opened – 19 May 1908
Closed – 27 September 1914
Buar
Opened – 12 January 1914
Closed – c. 16 October 1914
Buea
Opened – 15 February 1900
Closed – 15 November 1914
Campo / Kampo
Opened – 1 June 1906
Spelling changed – 21 March 1913
Closed – 11 October 1914
Dschang
Opened – 10 March 1907
Closed – 2 January 1915
Fontemdorf canceller used at Dschang – 10 March 1907 to 12 February 1908
Dschang canceller first used – 13 January 1908
Duala
Renamed from Kamerun – 4 June 1901
Closed – 27 September 1914
Dume
Opened – 1 April 1908
Closed – 24 July 1915
Ebolwoa / Ebolowa
Opened – 14 October 1904
Spelling corrected – May 1910
Closed – 8 January 1916
Edea
Opened – 1 October 1903
Closed – 24 October 1914
After closure of Edea, canceller used at km 198 of the Mittellandbahn – 24 October 1914 to November 1915
Edea (km 198 location)
After closure of Edea, canceller used at km 198 of the Mittellandbahn – 24 October 1914 to November 1915
Ekododo / Ukoko (Ekododo location)
Unofficially opened – mid to late 1912
Opened – 1 October 1913
Renamed Ukoko – 6 October 1913
Closed – 16 September 1914
French Ekododo canceller initially used upon transfer of the territory to Germany. Ekododo cancellers only know used in Ukoko, 50 km west of Ekododo.
Ekododo / Ukoko (Ukoko location)
Unofficially opened as Ekododo – mid/late 1912
Opened – 1 October 1913
Renamed Ukoko – 6 October 1913
Closed – 16 September 1914
French Ekododo canceller initially used upon transfer of the territory to Germany. Ekododo cancellers only know used in Ukoko, 50 km west of Ekododo.
Fontemdorf
Opened – 5 November 1904
Closed – 9 March 1907
After closure of Fontemdorf, canceller used in Dschang – 10 March 1907 to 12 December 1908
Garua
Opened – 15 October 1904
Closed – end of 1914
Gross-Batanga
Opened – 1 March 1893
Closed – 31 December 1893
Ikelemba
Opened – 1 April 1914
Closed – 20 August 1914
Jabassi
Opened – 13 September 1904
Closed – 9 October 1914
Jaunde
Opened – 1 April 1905
Closed – 31 December 1915
Johann-Albrechtshöhe
Opened – 1 November 1904
Closed – 21 November 1914
Joko
Opened – 27 December 1904
Closed – 1 December 1915
Jukaduma
Opened – 12 December 1912
Closed – 30 January 1915
Kamerun
Opened – 1 February 1887
Renamed Duala – 4 June 1901
Kribi
Opened – 10 August 1894
Closed – 20 September 1914
After closure of Kribi, canceller possibly used in Makure – to 26 November 1914
Kusseri
Opened – 10 February 1905
Closed – 31 December 1912
After closure of Kusseri, canceller used in Mora – 1 January 1913 to 23 August 1913
Lobetal
Opened – 15 May 1908
Closed – end of October 1914
Lolodorf
Opened – 29 October 1904
Closed – 2 January 1916
Lomie
Opened – 1 December 1904
Closed – 24 June 1915
Ssanga-Ngoko canceller used in Lomie – 1 December 1904 to 4 September 1905
Lomie canceller introduced – 5 September 1905
Longji
Opened – 1 January 1907
Closed – October 1914
After closure of Longji, canceller used in Makure – mid-October 1914 to 26 November 1914
Makure
No independent PO. Evacuation location for Longji, Plantation, and possibly Kribi POs.
Kribi canceller possibly used in Makure – to 29 November 1914
Longji canceller used in Makure – mid-October 1914 to 26 November 1914
Plantation canceller used in Makure – 16 October 1914 to 29 November 1914
Marienberg
Opened – 10 November 1909
Closed – 30 September 1914
Molundu
Opened – 15 March 1906
Closed – 22 December 1914
Mora
Opened – 1 January 1913
Closed – 18 February 1916
Kusseri canceller used in Mora – 1 January 1913 to 23 August 1913.
Mail service ceased long before PO officially closed due to being militarily isolated from the rest of Kamerun. Last known mail 24 August 1914.
Mundeck
Opened – 1 August 1909
Closed – 5 December 1914
Ngaundere
Opened – 13 February 1913
Closed – 27 June 1915
Njassi
Opened – 5 June 1913
Closed – 1 January 1915
Nola
Opened – 10 March 1913
Closed – 12 October 1914
Nyanga
Opened – 15 June 1908
Closed – 8 July 1914
Ossidinge
Opened – 17 December 1904
Closed – 31 December 1914
Plantation
Opened – 9 May 1906
Closed – 15 October 1914
After closure of Plantation, canceller used in Makure – 16 October 1914 to 29 November 1914
Rio del Rey
Opened – 9 January 1897
Closed – 19 November 1914
Sangmelima
Opened – 8 April 1912
Closed – December 1915
Viktoria / Victoria
Opened – 24 December 1888
Spelling changed – 19 December 1900
Closed – 4 September 1914