Postal History of
ORANGE FREE STATE
Post Offices HEILBRON to JAGERSFONTEIN

HEILBRON
1874 to 18.05.1900 (British occupation)

1   NUMBER "24"   1875
(Aab)
1890
(Aab)
 
2   2C "O.V.STAAT"   01.05.1877
(OFS Ph. Soc)
18.04.1889
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
3   1C "O.V.STAAT"   11.04.1882
(OFS Ph. Soc)
29.05.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
4   1C "O.V.S" Tall letters
8 ray asterisk
16.12.1882
(OFS Ph. Soc)
   
5   1C "O.V.S" 6 ray asterisk 01.01.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)
11.02.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
6   1C "O.V.S." 23 mm
Small oval O
05.05.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)
08.10.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
       
7   1C "O.V.S." 23 mm
Thin type
10.09.1890
(OFS Ph. Soc)
28.07.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
8   1C "O.V.S." 23 mm
Thick type
23.07.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)
01.01.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
9   1C "O.V.S." 24 mm
Large oval O
03.07.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)
15.05.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
       

HEILBRON RAIL
01.07.1892 to 1893

Not recorded

HEILBRON ROAD
October 1892 to 15.03.1899
Renamed to Vredefortweg (Now called Henneman)

1 "R.O." 1C "Blank or dot"   28.01.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)
30.06.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
2 "P.A." 1C "O.V.S."   03.12.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)
09.12.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 

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HELPMEKAAR
October 1894 to 1900
Near Fauresmith

Not recorded

HELVETIA
1879 to 1900
Near Dewetsdorp

1   LETTER "Q"   25.01.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)
06.07.1890
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
2   LETTER "Q"   Before 1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)
   
3   1C "O.V.S."   25.01.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)
06.07.1890
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
       
4   2C "O.V.STAAT"   25.06.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)
   
5   1C "Blank"   after 1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)
   
6   1C "O.V.S."   26.05.1889
(OFS Ph. Soc)
1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 

HIBERNIA
October 1899 to 1900
Near Senekal

Not recorded

HONINGSPRUIT
April 1894 to 1900
Near Kroonstad

1   1C "Blank"   02.05.1895
(OFS Ph. Soc)
04.10.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc
 

HOOPSTAD
1878 to 17.05.1900

1   NUMBER "27"
  1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)
10.03.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc
 
       
2   1C "O.V.S." Name 9:30 to 2:30 o'clock
Asterisks on sides
03.05.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)
17.09.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
3   1C "O.V.S." Name 10 to 2 o'clock
Asterisks on sides
21.11.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)
   
4   1C "O.V.S." No dots on sides
(or very faint)
23 mm
15.01.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)
10.10.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
       
5   1C "O.V.S." Dots on sides
H level with month
22 mm
23.01.1890
(OFS Ph. Soc)
01.11.1895
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
6   1C "O.V.S." Dots on sides
H below month
22 mm
06.08.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)
27.12.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 

INZICHT
October 1899 to 1900
Near Smithfield

Not recorded

JACKHALSDANS
1884 to 1899
Near Bloemfontein

Not recorded

JACOBSDAL
1867 to 14.02.1900 (British occupation)

1   BONC "9"   1872
(OFS Ph. Soc)
19.11.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
       
2   DARC "O.F.STATE"   05.03.1876
(Hamilton)
03.09.1877
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
3   2C "O.V.STAAT" 11.05.1891
(Aab)
29.01.1875
(OFS Ph. Soc)
15.02.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
4   1C "O.V.S." Asterisks on sides
10:30 to 1:30 o'clock
1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)
07.06.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
5   1C "O.V.S." Asterisks on sides
09:30 to 2:30 o'clock
05.08.1882
(OFS Ph. Soc)
14.01.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
6   1C "O.V.S."   07.03.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)
07.02.1900
(Aab)
 
       
7   1C "Blank" Only seen on telegraph   08.09.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)
08.02.1895
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 

JAGERSFONTEIN
1878 to 24.03.1900 (British occupation)

1   LETTER "O"   21.10.1881
(OFS Ph. Soc)
02.02.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
       
2   DR "O.V.S." 2 outer rings 28.03.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)
22.06.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
3   1C "Dot"   15.02.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)
21.05.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
4   1C "Dot"   23.08.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)
11.06.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
5   1C "Dot" Last seen
23.12.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)
21.02.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)
.Occupation  
       
6   1C "Blank" Last seen
09.10.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)
23.07.1889
(OFS Ph. Soc)
.Occupation  
7   2C "O.V.STAAT"   05.06.1881
(OFS Ph. Soc)
0308.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
8 PWK 1C "O.V.S." Last seen
July 1902
(OFS Ph. Soc)
16.09.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)
.Occupation  

JAGERSFONTEIN ROAD
1890 to 1900

1   1C "O.V.S."   25.05.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)
   
2   1C "R.O"   17.12.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)
16.05.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)
 
3   1C "O.V.S." Last seen
24.11.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)
06.06.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)
.Occupation