Postal History of
ORANGE FREE STATE
Post Offices BETHULIE to BRANDSDRIFT

BETHULIE
1859 to 05.05.1900 (British occupation)
Area: Southern Free State on the Orange River
1   B-NUM 7    1872
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 17.11.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
2   2C O.V.STAAT   26.06.1876
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 24.12.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
3   1C O.V.S. 26 mm
Asterisks on sides

Often Index P

 17.01.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 18.10.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
4   1C O.V.S. 26 mm
Asterisks on sides		 25.01.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 19.03.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
5   1C O.V.S. 30 mm
Asterisks on sides		 21.04.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 26.04.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
6   1C "Blank"   24.01.1885 05.12.1893  
7   1C "Blank"   08.02.1887 17.04.1887  
8   1C O.V.S. 22 mm 20.08.1886 08.10.1894  
9   1C O.V.S. 22 mm 10.04.1887 31.12.1896  
       
10   D-ARC O,F.STATE   17.04.1887
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 11.08.1887
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
11   1C O.V.S. Thin type

also used ORC		 03.12.1894 05.05.1900  
12   1C O.V.S. Bold type

also used ORC		 27.09.1897 05.05.1900  

BETHULIE STATION (RAIL)

Opened: July 1892-1900  HQ: Bethulie PO Type: PA
Not recorded

BISSIESFONTEIN

Opened:  October 1895-1900 HQ: Bethlehem PO Type: PA
Not recorded

BLESBOKFONTEIN

Opened: 1875-1899 HQ: Bloemfontein PO Type: PA

Not recorded

BLOEMFONTEIN RAIL

Opened: 1891-1900 HQ: Bloemfontein PO Type: PA
1   1C R.O.
Visser		   19.10.1896
(Visser)		    
2 R.O. 1C O.V.S.     29.07.1899
(Putzel)		    

BOSCHFONTEIN - OFS -

Opened: October 1895-1900 HQ: Hoopstad PO Type: PA
Not recorded

BOSCHJESSPRUIT

Opened: 24.06.1885-1908 HQ: Winburg PO Type: PA
Not recorded

BOSHOF (BOSHOFF)
 06.05.1869 to 11.03.1900 British occupation
PA 1869 to 1883 PO 1883 to 1900
1   Numeral 8

  1872
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 30.01.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
2   2C O.V.STAAT
Visser		   09.04.1875
(Visser)		    
3   D-ARC O.F.STAAT   04.02.1881
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 17.11.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
4   1C O.V.S. Asterisks on side 08.01.1883 15.01.1884  
5   1C "Blank" Spelt with "FF" 10.11.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 07.06.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
6   1C O.V.S.   16.08.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 20.09.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
7   1C O.V.S.   19.08.1887
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 11.03.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

BOTHAVILLE
 September 1893 to 24.05.1900 British occupation
1   1C O.V.S.   08.08.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 27.04.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

BRAKDAM

Opened: October 1892-1898 HQ: Fauresmith PO Type: PA
1   1C O.F.S.   12.03.1894
(Visser)		    

BRAKFONTEIN

Opened: January 1899-1900 HQ: Fauresmith PO Type: PA
Not recorded

BRANDFORT
1874 to 03.05.1900 British occupation
1   Numeral 20   1880
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 26.11.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2   2C O.V.STAAT   19.12.1878
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 29.04.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
3   1C O.V.S.   02.12.1882
(OFS Ph. Soc)		    
4   1C O.V.S.   12.02.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 16.02.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
5   1C O.V.S.   11.02.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 18.02.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
6   1C O.V.S.   22 mm
Large OVS		 21.02.1887
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 28.09.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
7 P.K. 1C O.V.S.   16.04.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 21.12.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
8   OFS Oval  
Visser		 VELD-POST at top
BRANDFORT at base		 04.05.1900
(Visser)		    

BRANDFORT ROAD RO

Opened: 1892-1900 HQ: Brandfort PO Type: PA
1   1C     1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 30.07.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

BRANDSDRIFT

Opened: 1883-Unknown HQ: Ladybrand PO Type: PA
1 OFS Alpha P   13.01.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 12.07.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2 OFS 1C O.V.S.   18.10.1882
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 19.03.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
3 OFS 1C O.V.S.   01.01.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 05.05.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)