Postal History of
ORANGE FREE STATE
Post Offices KROONSTAD to LE SOUVENIR

KROONSTAD
1856? to 11.05.1900
1   NUMBER "6"   28.12.1873
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 09.12.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2   DARC "O.F.STATE"   28.12.1873
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 20.03.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
3   2C "O.F.STAAT"   03.01.1875
(Ferdi Torres)		 14.12.1881
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
4   1C "O.V.S."
8 rays
25 mm
Asterisks on sides
9 to 3 o'clock		 05.01.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 08.12.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
5   1C "O.V.S."
 		 8 rays
26 mm
Asterisks on sides
9 to 3 o'clock		 02.01.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 30.08.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
6   1C "O.V.S." 6 rays
26 mm
Asterisks on sides
9 to 2 o'clock		 31.05.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 ??.02.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
7   1C "O.V.S." 8 to 3 o'clock 28.03.1887
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 15.07.1895
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
8   1C "O.V.S." 10 to 2 o'clock
(Thin type)		 19.03.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 11.01.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
9   1C "O.V.S." 10 to 2 o'clock
(Thick type)		 12.05.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 27.05.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
10   1C "O.V.S." 9 to 3 o'clock
22 mm
Thin letters		 31.10.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 08.11.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
11   1C "O.V.S." 9 to 3 o'clock
22 mm
Thick letters		 11.09.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 29.07.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
12   1C "O.V.S." 9 to 3 o'clock
21 mm
Thick letters		 07.04.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 12.08.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
13   1C "O.V.S." 9 to 3 o'clock
25mm		 10.09.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 09.05.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

KROONSTAD STATION R.O.
01.04.1892 to May 1900
1   1C "Dot"   31.08.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 20.03.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

KRUGERS (RAIL)
April 1891 to Unknown
May 1897 to Unknown
Area Edenburg
1   1C "O.V.S."   12.06.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)		    

KRUIDFONTEIN
 18.07.1891 to 1900
1   OCTAGON "O.V.S."   18.07.1891
(Aab)		 13.11.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       

LADYBRAND
1858 to 21.07.1900 (Occupation)
1   NUMBER "17" Last seen
06.07.1903
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 27.11.1873
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 Occupation  
       
2   DARC "O.F.STATE"   12.08.1873
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 18.02.1879
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
3   2C "O.V.STATE"   19.06.1874
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 18.04.1890
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
4   0C "O.V.STATE"   16.11.1888)
(OFS Ph. Soc		 12.12.1890
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
5   1C "O.V.S." 8 ray asterisk 01.01.1882
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 15.09.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
6   1C "O.V.S." 6 ray asterisk 19.01.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 30.08.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
7   1C "O.V.S." Serifs 07.01.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 17.10.1884
(Aab)		  
       
8   0C "O.V.S."   03.03.1890
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 20.04.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
9   DR "O.V.S."   25.09.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 13.05.1895
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
10   DR "O.V.S."   01.09.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 21.01.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
11   Shield   Shield type 1880s
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 1890s
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
12   1C "O.V.S." 23 mm 21.03.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 20.11.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
13   1C "O.V.S." 25 mm 25.01.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 18.04.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
14   1C "O.V.S."
 		 23 mm

Last seen
22.12.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 02.05.1900
(Aab)		 Occupation  

LANGHOEK
1886 to 1898
Replaced by Waterval West
Near Jacobsdal
Not recorded

LANGLAAGTE
 September 1893 to 1900
Near Boshof
1   1C "O.V.S."   26.10.1887
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 29.12.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       

LANGSPRUIT (LANGSSPRUIT)
1887 to ca. 1889
Near Bethlehem
1   1C "?"   19.12.1887
(OFS Ph. Soc)		    

LEEUWBANK
1893 to 1900
Near Frankfort
1   1C "O.V.S."   10.12.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 18.05.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

LEEUWPAN
1878 to 23.06.1882
April 1895 to 1900
Renamed to Witpan (1882)
1   2C "O.V.STAAT"   22.01.1880
(OFS Ph. Soc)		    
2   1C "O.V.S."   22.09.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 22.08.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

LEEUWRIVIER
24.06.1882 to unknown
Near Thaba Nchu
Not recorded

LEEUWSPRUIT RAIL
November 1896 to unknown
Near Heilbron
Not recorded

LEEUWVLEI
January 1892 to 1900
Near Bloemfontein
1   1C "O.V.S."   02.12.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 13.07.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       

LE SOUVENIR
1883 to unknown
january 1892 to 1900
1   1C "O.V.S." 26 mm 25.01.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 21.09.1889
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2   1C "O.V.S." 22 mm 05.03.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 07.10.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)