BUKA PASSAGE - SOHANA - SOHANO

location: North Solomons Province.

  • opened: 27. August 1946
  • closed: 23. March 1970
BUKA PASSAGE cds 21 AU 46. Registration service was not available

This post office deserves special attention. Not only did the office change its name from BUKA PASSAGE to SOHANA and then to SOHANO but also a variety of registration labels and manuscript registration was used.

The BUKA PASSAGE cds was used at Cape Torokina between 21 and 26 August 1946 before the official opening of the post office.

BUKA PASSAGE 7 SE 46 cds; manuscript SOHANA registration marking.
BUKA PASSAGE 21 OC 46 cds. SOHANA registration label.
BUKA PASSAGE 18 FE 49 cds. manuscript SOHANO registration marking.
SOHANA 21 AP 49 cds. manuscript SOHANA registration marking.
SOHANA 14 JU 49 cds. SOHANO registration label.
SOHANO 17 SE 65 cds. SOHANO registration label.

Besides that at two times Relief postmarks were used at this post office.

RELIEF No. 4 from 20 October 1954 to 3 May 1955
RELIEF No. 3 from 30 July to 29 August 1957

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