Abaokoro

Map of the Tarawa atoll

Abaokoro is a settlement in Kiribati. It is about nine nautical miles from Tarawa. It is in the Tarawa Atoll.

Abaokoro Post Office opened on 13 December 1956.[1]

References

  1. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 5 July 2013.

Coordinates: 1°29′26″N 173°01′32″E / 1.490625°N 173.025570°E / 1.490625; 173.025570

I have an airmail envelope with a void centre datestamp PO Abaokoro / Kiribati, the envelope marked in manuscript O.K.G.S. assumed to be 'on Kiribati Government Service', addressed to the Home Affairs & Rural Development, Bairiki, with an unclear backstamp. I have been involved in philately for over sixty years and have not seen this before. C S H