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