Postal History of ORANGE FREE S

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