Postal History of SOUTH WEST AFRICA

Post Offices GRUNAU to HELMERINGHAUSEN

GRUNAU
January 1932 to Independence
 Southern Namibia
1   2C "S.W.A."   Bars on sides 17.01.1951
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "?"   Relief      
3   2C "Cross"   04.07.1975
(Putzel)		 27.10.1988
(Putzel)		  

GUCHAB
 11.07.1916 to 15.03.1982
Near Otavi
1   Converted "Date" Converted from Gochas 21.02.1917
(Aab)		 28.03.1935
(Putzel)		  
       
2   1C "S.W.A."   Relief 21.01.1939
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "S.W.A."     28.06.1941
(Putzel)		 14.07.1949
(Putzel		  
       

GUIBIS
20.01.1957 to 27.07.1960
Postal agency near Bethanie
1   2C "S.W.A"       27.06.1958
(Goetze)		  

GUMUCHAB
01.03.1929 to 22.09.1935
Postal agency under Mariental
1   2C "S.W.AFRICA"   20.03.1931
(Putzel)		 23.09.1935
(Putzel)		  

HAALENBERG
August 1916 to 15.04.1924?
Near Luderitz
1   OVAL       21.08.1916
(Putzel)		    
       
2   One-liner     With date underneath 23.08.1916
(Putzel)		    
3   Rubber "Star"     15.04.1924
(Putzel)		    

HAMAB
13.08.1956 to 1978
Near Karasburg
Renamed from Ham River
1   2C "S.W.A"   12.04.1973
(Putzel)		 29.04.1978
(Aab)		  

HAM RIVER RAIL
Late 1916 to 08.02.1918
Near Karasburg
1   Rubber "RAIL"   24.12.1916
(Putzel)		 15.04.1917
(Vogenbeck)		  
       

HAM RIVER
01.07.1923 to 13.08.1956
Near Karasburg
Renamed to Hamab
1   2C "YEAR"   ??.??.1924
(Putzel)		 07.09.1929
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "SWA"     06.11.1933?
(Putzel)		    
3   SEALER            
4   2C "Blank"   Ham River/Rivier 21.07.1950
(Putzel)		    

HATSAMAS
1916 to 1925?
Near Windhoek
1   Manuscript       ??.??.1920
(Putzel)		    
       
2   Rubber "Star"     14.08.1916
(Putzel)		 05.01.1917
(Putzel)		  
3   Converted   Converted from Gochaganas
With bow under name		 13.06.1917
(Putzel)		 15.03.1922
(Aab)		  
       
4   Converted   Converted from Hatsamas
No bow under name		 09.01.1915
(Putzel)		 06.06.1922
(Putzel)		  
5   Sealer     Small PO in centre
Dots between P and O		      
6   Sealer     Large PO in centre
No dots between P and O		      

HELMERINGHAUSEN
1927 to Namibia
Near Maltahoehe
1   2C "S.W.A"   08.05.1935
(Aab)		 26.04.1952
(Putzel)		  
       
2   Sealer         02.03.1973
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "S.W.A"   14.05.1969
(Aab)		 16.07.1979
(Aab)