Postal History of
ORANGE FREE STATE
Post Offices PAARDEKRAAL to REDDERSBURG

PAARDEKRAAL
Before 1889 to 1900
Near Kroonstad
1   1C "O.V.S."   17.01.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)		    

PALJASFONTEIN
1882 to 1885
Near Philippolis
Not recorded

PALMIETFONTEIN
1878 to 30.08.1884
Near Bethlehem
1   1C "O.V.S."
www.michael-hamilton.com 		Asterisks on sides 12.04.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 30.08.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

PANFONTEIN
July 1898 to 1899
Near Bloeomfontein
Not recorded

PARADYS
1888 to 1892
 Near Kroonstad
1   1C "Blank"   04.03.1889c    

PARIJS
June 1882 to 24.05.1900 (British occupation)
 Near Kroonstad
1   1C "O.V.S."
John Lund		 Asterisks on sides 01.10.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 19.05.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2   1C "O.V.S."   12.11.1890
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 05.05.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       

PETRUSBURG
1882 to 11.03.1900 (British occupation)
Area Fauresmith
1   DR "O.V.S." 2 outer rings 22.10.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 25.11.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
2   1C "O.V.S." 22 mm 14.05.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 01.12.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
3   1C "O.V.S." 24 mm

Last seen
31.08.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)

 02.03.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 Occupation  

PHILIPPOLIS
 08.09.1851 to 21.03.1900 (British occupation)
1   NUMBER "10"   1872
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 28.09.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
2   DARC "O.F.STATE"   02.05.1873
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 08.06.1888
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
3   OCTAGON "O.V.S."   03.01.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 12.05.1894
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
4   2C "O.V.STAAT"   22.05.1874
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 08.01.1875
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
5   1C "Blank" Last seen
16.10.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 16.12.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 Occupation  
6   1C "Dot" Last seen
07.12.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 19.08.1889
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 Occupation  
       
7   Shield     1877?
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 1880?
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

PLESIS R.O.
July 1892 to 1894
Near Kroonstad
Renamed Honingspruit
Not recorded

POPLAR GROVE
January 1892 to 1900
Near Boshof
Not recorded

PRIORS STATION
01.12.1891 to 15.03.1900
Near Bethulie
1   1C "Dot"   02.06.1892
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 17.05.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

QUAGGASHOEK
January 1892 to 1900
Near Boshof
1 "PK" 1C "O.V.S." Last seen
21.06.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 02.12.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 Occupation  

QUAGGASPOORT
1896 to 20.01.1899
Near Vrede
Transfered to Beginsel
1   1C "O.V.S."   24.09.1896
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 14.08.1897
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

RAMSBOTTOMPOST
 1892 to 1899
Near Bethlehem
1   1C "O.V.S."   28.06.1893
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 13.11.1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  

REDDERSBURG
1860? to 1900
1   NUMBER "19"   18.06.1872
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 19.04.1898
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
       
2   OVAL "O.F.STAAT." No date known
(OFS Ph. Soc)		    
3   1C "O.V.S." 8 Ray Asterisks on sides 22.04.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 22.11.1884
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
4   1C "O.V.S." 6 Ray Asterisks on sides 12.08.1883
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 04.10.1885
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
5   1C "O.V.S." 8 Ray Asterisks on sides 188?
(OFS Ph. Soc)		    
6   DARC "O.V.STATE"   18.06.1872
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 21.03.1891
(OFS Ph. Soc)		  
7   1C "Blank" Last seen
13.10.1900
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 07.04.1886
(OFS Ph. Soc)		 Occupation  
       
8   Shield     1891
(Aab)		 1899
(OFS Ph. Soc)