Postal History of
ORANGE FREE STATE

Post Offices BRANDWATER to DAGGAFONTEIN

BRANDWATER

Opened: 1878-1888 HQ: Bethlehem, Fouriesburg PO Type: PA
1   1C O.V.S.
 		 Sans-serif letters 05.07.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 04.10.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2   1C O.V.S.
Visser		 Serif letters 13.01.1883
(Visser)		 24.02.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

BREIPAAL

Opened: 1883-1900 HQ: Edenburg PO Type: PA
1   1C O.V.S.

John Lund		   05.10.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 20.11.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

BRINDISI

Opened: 1889-1900 HQ: Ficksburg PO Type: PA
1   1C O.V.S.   21.03.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 10.08.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

BULTFONTEIN

Opened: 1874-December 1900 HQ: Brandfort PO Type: PA
1   OFS BONC "26"     1880
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 11.09.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
2   OFS LETTER "H"   15.01.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 14.12.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
3   1C "O.V.S." Asterisks on sides 29.08.1884
(Aab)		 14.07.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
4   1C "O.V.S." 8 to 4 o'clock
Raised stops
No dots on sides

23 mm

 10.05.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 30.12.1895
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
5   1C "O.V.S." 8 to 4 o'clock
Level stops
Dots on sides

22mm

 08.10.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 02.12.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
6   1C O.V.S. 9 to 3 o'clock
Taller OVS

Last seen:
06.08.1900
(Aab)		 19.08.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 Occupation  
       

BUSHMANSKOP

Opened: 1878-March 1900 HQ: WepenerPO Type: PA
1   Letter C   1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 22.12.1895
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2   1C O.V.S. Asterisks on sides 06.12.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 30.12.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
3   2C O.V.S.   03.12.1880
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 13.08.1890
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
4   1C O.V.S. Large postmark 10.08.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 16.03.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
5 P.A. 1C O.V.S. Used in ORC 21.02.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 1900  
Cancelled ''C'' barred oval with Bushmans Kop despatch at left      

CARLTON

Opened: 1892-1898 HQ: Boshof PO Type: PA Renamed to: LIjnfontein
1 "P.A.K." 1C "O.V.S."   09.02.1897
(Aab)		    
       

CHRISTINA

Opened: 1883-1900 HQ: Harrismith PO Type: PA
1   NUMBER "40" ex archives 06.06.1895
(OFS Ph. Soc)		    
2   1C "O.V.S." Wavy marks above and below date 27.06.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 13.10.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
3   1C "O.V.S."   23.11.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 21.01.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       

CIJFERFONTEIN

Opened: 1899-ca 1899 HQ: Winburg PO Type: PA
Not recorded

CILLIERS HOOGTE

Opened: July 1894-1899? HQ: Bethlehem PO Type: PA
Not recorded

CLOCOLAN

Opened: 1877-17.05.1900 (Occupation) HQ: Ladybrand PO Type: PA
1   LETTER "A"   1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 27.08.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2   1C O.V.S. Asterisks on sides 13.01.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 24.08.1885
(Aab)		  
       
3   2C "O.V.STAAT"   22.12.1882
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 02.05.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
4   1C "O.V.STAAT"   10.03.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 19.06.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
5   1C O.V.S.
Known Violet 20.01.1890
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 24.02.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       

CLOCOLAN STATION

Opened: 1897-1900 HQ: Clocolan PO Type: PA
Not recorded

COMMISSIEPOORT

Opened: 1885-1900 HQ: Wepener PO Type: PA
1   1C "O.V.S."   15.09.1889
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 30.11.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

CONSTANTIA

Opened: 1882-1900 HQ: Ladybrand PO Type: PA
1   2C "O.V.S." Ornaments above and below date 03.12.1896
(Kevin Price)		 20.11.1899
(OFS P)h. Soc)		  

CORNELIA

Opened:  May 1893 to Unknown HQ: Vrede PO Type: PA
1 "PA" 1C "O.V.S."   29.08.1893
(Aab)		 26.02.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

CORNETSPRUIT

Opened: August 1893-1899 HQ: Zastron PO Type: PA
Not recorded - postmarks known on ORC -

CYPHERGAT

Opened: 1895-1899 HQ: Heilbron PO Type: PA
Not recorded

DAGGAFONTEIN

Opened: 1896-1900 HQ: Bethlehem PO Type: PA
  "PAK" 1C "Dot"   29.04.1896
(Aab)		 Occupation