Postal History of
NATAL
Post Offices DANNHAUSER to DUNDEE

DANNHAUSER
189? to Union
Area:
Ladysmith
PO Type: PA

1

  POA "63" Listed 1893

also used at other locations
No proofing for
Dannhauser
     

2

  POA "90" Used in 1901 to 1904
also used at other locations
     
3   1C "NATAL" Dots on sides 28.11.1897
(Aab)
31.12.1908
(Aab)
 
       
4   2C "NATAL" No markings on sides 1894
(Visser)
06.10.1897
(Hamilton)
 
5   OVAL "ZAR"
Boer occupation 02.01.1900
(Aab)
11.01.1900
(Aab)
 
6 "DANNHAUSER" OVAL "VELDPOST ZAR" Boer occupation 29.03.1900
(Aab)
04.05.1900
(Aab)
 
       
7   1C "NATAL" Dots on sides
Last Seen: 09.02.1912
(Putzel)
12.01.1904 Union  
8   2C "NATAL" Blocks on sides
Last Seen: 09.02.1912
(Putzel)
27.08.1909
(Aab)
Union  

DARGLE (THE DARGLE)
1876 to Union
 Area: Pietermaritzburg

PO Type: PA

1   NUMBER "58"        
2   1C "NATAL"
Hamilton
  23.07.1891
(Hamilton)
22.03.1904
(Aab)
 
3   2C "NATAL"   No markings on sides      
4   2C "NATAL" Bars on sides
Last seen: ??.09.1910
(Putzel)
25.08.1905
(Aab)
Union  

DARGLE ROAD
1890 to 1910 
Area:
Pietermaritzburg

PO Type: PA

1   1C "NATAL"          
2   2C "NATAL"
Hamilton
No markings on sides 03.02.1894
(Hamilton
16.02.1907
(Aab)
 
       
(3)   2C "NATAL" Markings on sides
First Seen: 09.01.1911
Last Seen: 28.06.1917
     

DARNALL
188?-190?
Area: North Coast

PO Type: PA

1   POA "43" Used in 1900 to 1901
also used at other locations
     
  19.04.1900 ??.09.1900  
2   1C "NATAL"          
3   2C "NATAL" Markings on sides
Last Seen:
21.11.1929
(Aab)
08.09.1908 Union  
       

DARNALL STATION RO
Opened: 1903 to 1904
Area: North Coast

PO Type:
RO

Not Recorded

DEEMOUNT
1907 to Union
Area:
Near Harding
PO Type: PA

1   POA "97" Used in 1906 to 1910
also used at other locations
     

DEEPDALE (RAIL)
1883 to Union
 Area:
Bulwer

PO Type: PA

1   1C "NATAL" Last seen
12.01.1911
(Aab)
09.05.1893
(Aab)
Union  

 DE JAGER'S (DRIFT)
1892 to Union
Area: Dundee

PO Type: PA

1   POA "45" Used in 1900 to 1901
also used at other locations
     
2   POA "112" Used 1902
also used at other locations
     
3   1C "NATAL" New discovery 21.08.1899
(Aab)
1  
4   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides      
5   2C "NATAL" Bars on sides 11.03.1910    
       

DENNYDALTON
1904-1910
Area:
15 miles from Babanango

PO Type: PA

1   POA "44" Used in 1906 to 1910
also used at other locations
     
  25.09.1908
(Aab)
   

DERING
190? to 1908?
Area:
23 miles from Camperdown
PO Type: PA

1   POA "70" Used in 1900 to 1902

Use at Dering
 has not been
 recorded
     
2   2C "NATAL" Markings on sides
(Aab)
1908
(Visser)
 

DE WAAR
1880 to 02.12.1888
Area:
Ladysmith

PO Type: P
A

1   1C "NATAL"   07.12.1882
(Aab)
02.12.1888  

DEWDROP (INN)
1868 to 1872
1882 to (19.02.1900)

Area:
Ladysmith

PO Type: PA

1   1C "NATAL"   10.01.1886
(Putzel)
19.02.1900
(forpotal
history)
 

http://www.forpostalhistory.com
       

DINGLEY DELL (DINGLEYDALE)
1891 to 1897
1904 to 191?

Area:
11 miles from Waschbank
PO Type: PA

1   POA "6" Used in 1891 to 1892
also used at other locations
     
2   POA "50" Used 1896
also used at other locations
     
3   POA "112" Used in 1906 to 1910
also used at other locations
     
       
(4)   2C "NATAL"   Last Seen: 20.11.1911
(Putzel)
     

DOESBURG
March 1900
to Union
Area:
Stanger

PO Type: PA

1   POA "79" Used in 1900 to 1902
also used at other locations
     
2   2C "NATAL" Markings on sides

Last Seen:
22.03.1914
(Visser
1904
(Visser)
Union  

DONNYBROOK
March 1905
to Union
Area:
Ixopo

PO Type: PA

(1)   2C "NATAL"   No markings on sides
First Seen:
12.02.1912
(Putzel)
     
2   2C "NATAL"
Bars on sides

Last Seen:
1916
(Visser)

20.12.1906 Union  
       

DRIEFONTEIN
March 1900
to 191?
Area:
Stanger

PO Type: PA

1   POA "59" Used in 1908 to 1910
also used at other locations
     
(2)   1C "NATAL"   No markings on sides
First seen: ??.07.1912
     

DRIEMEYER'S
Opened: 1884
Area: Unknown

PO Type: PA

Not Recorded

DRONKVLEI
March 1
890 to Union
Area:
Bulwer
PO Type: PA

1   2C "NATAL" No markings on sides
Last seen: 26.01.1911
17.07.1899 Union  
       
(2)   2C "NATAL" Blocks on sides
First seen: 22.12.1910
Last seen: 30.01.1912
     
       

DROOGDAL
March 1905
to Union
Area:
Dannhauser

PO Type: PA

1   POA "92" Used in 1907 to 1910
also used at other locations
     
2   1C "NATAL"        
(3)   2C "NATAL" First seen
1911
(Visser)

Last seen
1937
(Visser)
     

DRUMMOND
March 190
1 to 191?
Area:
Between Durban and PMB

PO Type: PA

1   1C "NATAL"          
2   2C "NATAL"   Markings on sides      

DUFF'S ROAD
March 1
879 to Union
Area:
Durban

PO Type: PA

1   2C "NATAL" Markings on sides 31.10.1888
(Aab)
10.01.1910
(Putzel)
 
       

DUMISA
March 189?
to Union
Area:
Umzinto

PO Type: PA

1   POA "13"   Used in 1891 to 1902
also used at other locations
     
2   POA "65" Listed 1903 

No proofing for
Dumisa known

     
3   2C "NATAL" Markings on sides
Last seen: 11.07.1910
03.08.1901
(Putzel)
Union  

http://www.michael-hamilton.com
       

DUNDEE
March 18
68 to Union
Area:
Dundee
PO Type: P
O

1   NUMBER "34"        
2   POA "85"   Used in 1900 to 1901
also used at other locations
     
3   1C "NATAL" Smaller typeface ??.07.1887
(Visser)
16.11.1898
(Visser)
 
4   1C "NATAL" Larger typeface
Also used during
Boer occupation
14.11.1899 to 26.01.1900
06.05.1899
(Visser)
10.05.1900
(Visser)
 
       
5   2C "NATAL"
Visser
No markings
 on sides
21.01.1894
(Visser)
10.02.1899
(Visser)
 
(6)   2C "ZAR" Boer occuption

could be
FORGERY
04.11.1899
(S.Payne)
   
7   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides
Smaller lettering
24.02.1902
(Visser)
28.07.1909
(Visser)
 
       
8   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides
Larger lettering
Time code = letter
27.07.1900
(Aab)
11.05.1902
(Aab)
 
9   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides
Time code = am/pm
12.02.1903
(aab)
25.10.1905
(Visser)
 
10   2C "NATAL" Blocks on sides
Blocks level with date

Last seen:
 25.07.1913
(Visser)
30.10.1908
(Visser)
Union  
11   2C "NATAL" Blocks on sides
Blocks below date

Last seen:
 01.09.1911
(Aab)

 

30.05.1910
(Aab)
Union  
12   2C "NATAL" Bars on sides 31.03.1906
(Aab)
30.04.1908
(Visser)
 
13   1C "NATAL"   Skeleton 04.11.1909
(Visser)
   

DUNDEE COALFIELDS (RAIL)
March 18
86 to Union
Area:
Umzinto

PO Type: PA

1   POA "93" Used in 1900 to 1901
also used at other locations
     
2   2C "NATAL" Coalfields 07.??.1894 10.04.1902  
       
3   2C "NATAL"   Coalfields Rail