Postal History of
ORANGE FREE STATE

Post Offices BETHANIE to BETHLEHEM

BETHANIE

Opened: 1867-1900 HQ: Bethanie PO Type: PO
1   B-NUM 15   1872
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 09.07.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
2   2C O.V.STAAT   16.02.1876
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 30.06.1881
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
3   OFS 1C O.V.S.   08.08.1882
(Aab)		 02.08.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
4   OFS       17.11.1887
(Aab)		 12.05.1896
(Kevin Price)		  
two copies seen      
5   OFS 1C "Dot"   20.03.1887
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 07.02.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       

BETHANY SIDING (RAIL)

Opened: 1892-1900 HQ: Bloemfontein PO Type: PA
1 SIDING R.O. OFS 1C "Dot"
www.michael-hamilton.com 		  27.03.1898
(Hamilton)		 02.12.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2  R.O.   1C "Dot" Siding removed 16.12.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 21.11.1899
(Aab)		  

BETHLEHEM

Opened: 1870-1900 HQ: Bethlehem PO Type: PO Period: OFS
1   OFS Number 11
16 bar
Tal 11		 1872
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 07.01.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2   OFS Number 11 16 bar
Short 11
(Aab)		    
3   OFS Number 11 11 bar 1890s
(OFS Ph. Soc)		    
4   OFS 2C O.V.STAAT   20.10.1877
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 06.01.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
5   OFS 1C O.V.S. Name spaced 07.12.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 07.08.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
6   OFS 1C O.V.S.
Visser		 Name closer 14.06.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 08.04.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
5   OFS 1C O.V.S.   Date in a box
No year		      
6   OFS 1C "Blank"   18.01.1890
(Tim Bartshe)		 06.10.1892  
7   OFS 1C O.V.S.   smallest 30.01.1894 30.01.1894  
8   OFS 1C O.V.S.   24 mm 17.02.1897 17.02.1897  
9   OFS 1C O.V.S.   26 mm 07.11.1895 07.11.1895  
10   OFS 1C O.V.S.   26 mm ??.??.1897 11.09.1899  
11   OFS 1C "Blank" 25 mm 25.08.1889 18.08.1896  
12         Only seen used in ORC period