Postal History of NATAL

The POA of of NATAL
POA 1 to 20 POA 21 to 40 POA 41 to 60 POA 61 to 80 POA 81 to 100 POA 101 to 123
The post office agency cancellers (POA) make a fascinating study of the post offices agency they were issued to. The POA cancellers were at first issued in 1890 and was in use until 1910. It is difficult to allocate POA cancellers as the same number was issued to several different places. The only sure way of establishing the origin of a POA canceller depends on evidence of an entire which shows the canceller in the correct posiyion cancelling the stamp, but also has a reference in the text.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The Postal Markings of Natal  (W.R.Hart, B.A. Kantey and A. Leslie Leon)
POA 21
NIL DESPERANDUM, WEST END PMG, WATERVAL, UMZUMBI and UMVOTIPOORT
  Nil Desperandum
1891-1892

West End PMB
1895-1897

Waterval
1899-1899

Umzumbi
1900-1904

Umvotipoort
1906-1910

  
  West End PMB
28.03.1895		  
  Umzumbi
10.10.1900		  
POA 22
SPITZKOP
  Spitzkop
1891-1901		    
POA 23
ULUNDI, TABANHLOPE and LILIENTHAL
 
Ulundi
1891-1899

Tabanhlope
1900-1902

Lilienthal
1903-1910

 		    
 
Tabanhlope
23.08.1901		    
 
www.michael-hamilton.co 		Lilienthal
15.04.1905 to 29.10.1910

POA 23 LILILIENTHAL via  PAULPIETERSBURG,
on QV 1d Post Card to Venezuela showing Dalton and Pietermaritzburg AP 11 08 transits.		    
POA 24
UMLAAS BRIDGE and WESTLEYS
      Umlaas  Bridge
1891-1902

Westleys
1903-1910

 

    
 
  		    
POA 25
UMTWALUMI MISSION STATION
  Umtwalumi M.S.
1891-1910		    
POA 26
UPPER TONGAAT and ESIDUMBENI MISSION STATION
  Upper Tongaat
Listed
1891-1892

Seen
25.03.1890
to
11.12.1890

Esidumbeni M.S.
1893-1902
03.10.1893

Esidumbeni M.S.
Listed
1893-1902

Seen
03.10.1893
  Used at
Upper Tongaat 1890		    
 
 		 Used at
Esidumbesi 1893		    
POA 27
KERSHAWS and ALDERLEY
  Kershaws
1894-1898		 80  
Alderley
1900-1910		 40
POA 28
UMHLANGENI, UMSUNDUSI and ABERCAIRNEY
  Umhlangeni
1891-1892		 200  
Umsundusi
1895-1896		 200
Abercairney
1902-1910		 60
POA 29
UMZUMBI, BRYNBELLA and REDHILL RAIL
   
Umzumbi
1891-1902
 		 50  

Brynbella
1903-1904
 		 100

Redhill Rail
1908-1909
 		 100
 
Umzumbi
07.10.1892 to 04.06.1896		    
  Brynbella
or
Redhill Rail		    
POA 30
BRAKWAL, MISGUNST, NORTH SHEPSTONE and STENDAL
  Brakwal
1893-1893		 100  
Misgunst
1896-1901		 50
North Shepstone
1902-1904		 50
Stendal
1906-1910		 40
  Stendal
24.12.1906		    
POA 31
RUSSEL STREET DURBAN, INSINGA, ELANDSKRAAL and GUMTREES
     Russel Street
1891-1892

Insinga
1895-1896

Elandskraal
1900-1904

Gumtrees
1906-1910

    
 
Elandskraal
06.10.1904		    
 
BLUE

http://www.rhodesia.co.za 		Gumtrees
19.03.1906 to 30.11.1906		    
POA 32
FAWNLEAS, SPIONKOP and THE HERMITAGE (HERMITAGE)
    Fawnleas
1893-1893

Spionkop
1899-1904

The Hermitage
1907-1910		    
  Is this POA 32?    
POA 33
MAITLAND FIELD and SPUDENI
    Maitland Field
1891-1902

Spudeni
1907-1909

    
  BLUE    
POA 34
SCOTSTON and ELLENSDALE
    Scotston
1891-1904

Ellensdale
1905-1910

    
  Ellensdale    
POA 35
INSUZI
  Insuzi
1891-1910		    
 
Insuzi

16.10.1901 to 12.10.1905		    
POA 36
ENGSHENI, ZUNKELS, CHAPEL STREET PMB and HLOKOZI
  Engsheni
1891-1892		 80

Zunkels
1894-1894

 80
Chapel Street
1896-23.10.1897		 60

Hlokozi
1899-1911

 30
 
michael-hamilton.com		 Chapel Street
04.06.1896  - 23.10.1897		    
 
"St. Michaels" 15.5.00 with IXOPO MY 17, PINETOWN MY 18 b/stamps		 Hlokozi
08.12.1898 to 28.02.1911		    
POA 37
 WASCHBANK ROAD and ELLENSDALE
  Washbank Road
1891-1892

Ellensdale
1900-1904

    
POA 38
 ELIZABETH
  Elizabeth
1896-1901		    
       
  A postcard with POA 38
dated 18.10.1889 exists.
so there should be another agency before Elisabeth.
Or was Elisabeth opened before 1896?		    
POA 39
HELPMEKAAR, WESSELSNEK ROAD, GARDEN CASTLE and INDUDUTO
  Helpmekaar
1891-1891

Wesselsnek Road
1892-1892

Garden Castle
1895-1904

Induduto
1906-1910

    
  Garden Castle    
POA 40
OTTAWA RAIL and SOUTH DOWNS
  Ottawa Rail
1891-1891

South Downs
1894-1910