Postal History of SOUTH WEST AFRICA

Post Offices DAMARA to EPUPA

DAMARA
 Postal agency under Windhoek
Open: 10.10.1922 to closed in 1929
1   Rubber S.W.A.     26.08.1922
(Putzel)		    
2   1C   S.W.A. in center 26.04.1925
(Putzel)		 05.01.1929
(Putzel)		  
       
3 PO Sealer S.W.A.          

DAVIGNAB
 Farm in the Karasburg District
21.05.1923 to closed in 1923
Reopened 1924? to 1929
Renamed to Dawiab 1957
1   Rubber       01.06.1923
(Putzel)		 30.07.1923
(Putzel)		  
2   2C S.W.A.     12.08.1926
(Putzel)		 17.01.1928
(Aab)		  
       
3 PO Sealer S.W.A.          

DAWEB
Near Keetmanshoop
11.11.1927 to closed before 1933
1   Manuscript       03.05.1933
(Putzel)		    

DAWIAB
Postal agency under Ariamsvlei
1957 to 30.06.1960
Not recorded

DERM
02.03.1928 to closed end of 1932
Near Rehoboth
1   2C     04.06.1928
(Aab)		 13.10.1931
(Aab)		  

DORDABIS
21.01.1924 to Independence
Postal Agency under Windhoek 1925 to 1949. then PO
1   2C "Bars + cross"   15.06.1939
(Putzel)		 09.03.1949
(Putzel)		  
       
2   Sealer     PO at bottom      
3   RELIEF     Skeleton ??.07.1947
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "S.W.A."   Month in letters 07.04.1954
(Putzel)		    
5   Sealer     GPO HPK in center      
6   2C "S.W.A." Month in figures 15.12.1964
(Aab)		 28.03.1991
(Putzel)		  

DUURDRIFT
01.09.1919 to 31.12.1920
01.07.1921 to 1932?
Postal agency under Kalkfontein South
1   Converted    Converted from German canceller
Otjundaura		 31.12.1920
(Putzel)		 30.09.1931
(Putzel)		  
2   Sealer            

EENHANA (EENANA)
19.11.1964 to Independence
On the Angolan border. Postal agency under Ondangwa
1   2C "S.W.A."   Spelt Eenana 19.11.1964
(Putzel)		 21.04.1965
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "OVAMBOLAND"     08.10.1971
(Putzel)		 26.02.1973
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank" Large postmark 13.01.1978
(Putzel)		 18.08.1987
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank" Small postmark
Number 2 with Ovamboland removed		 08.05.1985
(Putzel)		    

EFULULULU
22.12.1941 to 1966
Postal agency under Ondangwa
1   RELIEF       15.11.1943
(Putzel)		    
       
1   2C "S.W.A"     25.06.1959
(Putzel)		    

EINDPAAL
04.04.1944 to 21.11.1966
Postal agency under Stampriet
1   2C "S.W.A"     27.10.1955
(Putzel)		    

EKUJA
01.08.1920 to 31.01.1940
Postal agency under Windhoek
1   Converted   Converted from German canceller
Ekuja		 14.11.1921
(Putzel)		 ??.??.1936
(Putzel)		  
       
2   Sealer            
(3)   2C "S.W.A"   Only archive copy known      

EKWAFO
 12.10.1973 to Independence
 Postal agency under Ondangwa
1   2C "Ornament"   05.07.1974
(Putzel)		 02.10.1989
(Aab)		  

ELIZABETHBUCHT
 May 1927 to 01.01.1931
Postal agency under Kolmanskop
1   2C-D "S.W.A"   23.05.1927
(Aab)		 27.12.1929
(Putzel)		  

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1   RELIEF "S.W.A"   Skeleton 21.03.1927
(Putzel)		    
       

EMPFAGNISBUCHT
1   1C   Captured postmark?      

EPUKIRO
 01.07.1924 to 31.03.1941
1951 to 1964
1979 (Telegraph office only)
Postal agency under Gobabis
1   2C "Year slug"   02.08.1924
(Putzel)		 06.12.1934
(Aab)		  
       
(2)   2C "S.W.A"   Only archive copy known      
3   Sealer            
4   2C "Blank"     18.11.1955
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Ornament"     10.02.1979
(Putzel)		    

EPUPA
01.10.1948 to 31.12.1971
1   2C "Lines and cross"   01.04.1970
(Putzel)		 12.08.1970
(Aab)