Postal History of
BECHUANALAND PROTECTORAE

Post Offices GABANE to KANAGAS

GABANE
1946 to 30.09.1966
Postal Agency under Gaberone Station

1     2C "Bars + cross"   28.09.1948
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
20

GABERONES STATION
01.06.1897 to 24.10.1899
24,10.1900 to 30.09.1966

Occupied by the Boers from 25.10.1899 to circa 15.01.1900

1     BONC "1001"   Also used in CGH 23.09.1904
(Proud)
  150
2   "STATION" 1C "B.B."   08.06.1898
(Proud)
23.07.1899
(Proud)
60
17.10.1900
(Aab)
02.03.1914
(Proud)
15
       
3   "STATION" 2C "B.P."   14.07.1914
(Proud)
05.05.1935
(Proud)
10
11.11.1935
(Proud)
11.11.1936
(Proud)
20
4   "STN" RELIEF "Blank" Skeleton 08.10.1935
(Proud)
11.10.1935
(Proud)
100
5   "STA" 2C "B.P."   30.09.1937
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
6
       
6   "STN" 2C "BECH.PROT"   08.05.1950
(Proud)
02.01.1965
(Proud)
6
       

GABERONES (VILLAGE)
27.01.1893 to 24.10.1899
22.08.1900 to 30.09.1966

Occupied by the Boers from 25.10.1899 until the end of November
Upgraded to post office 1957
GPO by 31.12.1964

1     BONC "568"   11.08.1893
(Proud)
24.08.1895
(Proud)
80
2     BONC "1145"       80
3     1C "Blank" Spelt:
Gaberones
27.01.1893
(Proud)
26.10.1893
(Aab)
200
4     1C "B.B.P." Spelt:
Gaberones
11.08.1893
(Proud)
23.08.1899
(Proud)
60
       
5     1C "B.P." Spelt:
Gaberones
No year slugs in 1904
22.08.1900
(Proud)
02.01.1921
(Proud)
30
6     2C "Blank" Spelt:
Gaberones Village
Rings 4mm apart
02.07.1921
(Proud)
26.08.1958
(Proud)
4
7     2C "Blank" Spelt:
Gaberones Village
Rings 6mm apart
11.12.1959
(Proud)
  50
8     2C "Blank" Spelt:
Gaberones Village

Names apart
16.09.1960
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
25
9     2C-D "BECHUANALAND" Spelt:
Gaberones Village
05.09.1964
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
8
10   "BECHUANALAND"   "1" Spelt:
Gaberones
01.03.1965
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
8
11   "BECHUANALAND"   "2" Spelt:
Gaberones
05.01.1965
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
8
12   "BECHUANALAND"   "3" Spelt:
Gaberones
16.02.1965
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
8
13   "BECHUANALAND"   "4" Spelt:
Gaberones
01.03.1965
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
8
14   "BECHUANALAND"   '5" Spelt:
Gaberones
15.04.1965
(Proud)
  20
15   "BECH PROT"   "POSTAGE PAID"   Spelt:
Gaberones
31.12.1964
(Proud)
  20

GHANZI
03.01.1922 to 30.09.1966
Central District. PO by 1950

1     2C "Bars + cross""   31.01.1922
(Proud)
13.11.1948
(Proud)
12
       
2     2C     07.10.1949
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
10
       

GOSHWE
03.10.1944 to 23.04.1951
Central District

1     2C "BARS + cross"   14.04.1947
(Aab)
26.09.1949
(Proud)
50

HUKUNTSI
04.11.1963 to 30.09.1966
Kgalagadi District

1     2C "BECH,PROT."   27.02.1964
(Aab)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
20
       

KAKIA
20.11.1960 to 30.09.1966
Southern  District

1     2C "BECH,PROT."
(Visser)
  02.09.1963
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
25

KANAGAS
04.04.1962 to 30.09.1966
Ghanzi  District

1     2C "BECH,PROT."
Visser
  04.04.1962
(Proud)
30.09.1966
(Proud)
20