Postal History of
the Union of South Africa
HOME UNION INDEX

Post Offices QACHASNEK to QUTHING

QACHASNEK
Basutoland using South African stamps up to1 December 1933
See Basutoland

QALO
Basutoland using South African stamps up to1 December 1933
See Basutoland

QAMATA (RAIL)
23.01.1928 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   26 mm

Last seen
19.05.1978
(Putzel)		 11.07.1957
(Putzel)		 Republic  
2   2C "Cross"     194?
(Putzel)		    

QANQU
01.04.1912 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     193?
(Putzel)		    

QIBIHA
1953 to Republic
Area: Kingwilliamstown
1   2C "Blank"     17.03.1957
(Putzel)		    

QHOABOSHEANENG
22.08.1927 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Blank"     195?
(Putzel)		    

QOBOQOBO
27.06.1927 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Blank"     ??.10.1949
(Putzel)		    

QOKOLWENI
24.03.1952 to 11.08.1952
30.03.1953 to Republic
Renamed to Sangoni (1952)
Area: Transkei
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

QOLOHA
14.06.1926 to 11.08.1930
Renamed to Gxara
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Blank"     08.01.1929
(Putzel)		    

QOMBOLO
04.03.1929 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Bars + cross"     15.10.1943
(Putzel)		    

QONCE
11.07.1960 to Republic
Area: Kingwilliamstown
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

QOQODALA
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     01.08.1952
(Putzel)		    

QUAGGA
Union to 1942
Area: Humansdorp
NOT  RECORDED

QUAGGABLAT
01.07.1914 to 01.11.1914
01.05.1917 to 07.01.1924
Renamed to Reivilo
Area: Taungs
NOT  RECORDED

QUGGAFONTEIN
Union to 1917
Renamed to Witnek
Area: Culinnan
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" New discovery

First seen
1908
(Visser)

 Union 02.07.1915
(Tim Bartshe)		  

QUAGGASHOEK OFS
Union to 27.07.1925
14.06.1926 to 07.04.1941
Area: Bloemfontein
1   2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser		   19.04.1914
(Visser)		    

QUDENI
Union to Republic
Area: Zululand
1   1C "NATAL" Last seen
17.11.1905
(Putzel)		 Union 05.01.1943
(Putzel)		  

QUEEN'S MERCY
18.02.1935 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Blank"     17.01.1958
(Putzel)		    

QUEEN'S RIVER
01.09.1914 to 01.01.1918
Area: Barberton
NOT  RECORDED

QUEENSTOWN
Union to Republic
1   1C "Blank" Name 9 to 3 o'clock

First seen:
03.05.1904
(Frescura)		 Union 11.12.1920
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen
09.10.1908
(Aab)		 Union 27.08.1910
(Putzel)		  
3   2C-D "Bars + cross"     15.04.1912
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "S.AFRICA"   28 mm 21.12.1912
(Putzel)		 1917
(Aab)		  
5   2C-D "Blank"   SOUTH
Above date
AFRICA
below date		 16.01.1915
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "S.AFRICA" 25 mm
(Putzel)		 09.09.1949
(Aab)		  
7   2C-D "Blank"   30 mm 05.01.1918
(Putzel)		    
8   2C "Blank"   30 mm 12.11.1913
(Putzel)		    
9   2C "Blank"   29 mm 12.11.1919
(Putzel)		    
10   2C-D "Blank"   34 mm 12.11.1919
(Putzel)		    
11   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 17.07.1919
(Putzel)		    
12-13   2C-D "Blank"

Could be another postmark		 28 mm
Putzel reports 2 different		 18.12.1930
(Putzel)		 20.07.1934
(Aab)		  
14   2C-D "Blank"
Could be another postmark		 32 mm
(Putzel)		    

Could be another postmark		        
15   2C-D "Blank" 31 mm 05.12.1942
(Aab)		 13.12.1944
(Putzel)		  
16   2C-D "Blank"   29 mm
(Putzel)		    
17   2C-D "Bar"   31 mm 02.12.1928
(Putzel)		    
18   2C-D "Bar"
Visser		 34 mm 27.05.1920
(Visser)		    
19   2C-D "Bars + cross"   31 mm
(Putzel)		    
20   2C "Blank" 25 mm 19.06.1928
(Aab)		 1938
(Putzel)		  
21   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    
22   2C "Blank"   25 mm
Breaks in inner circle		 13.01.1953
(Putzel)		 03.05.1953
(Putzel)		  
23   2C "Blank"   28 mm
10 to 2 o'clock		 26.11.1953
(Putzel)		    
24   2C "Blank" 25 mm
Roman month
10 to 2 o'clock		 30.11.1953
(Putzel)		 25.10.1956
(Aab)		  
25   2C "Blank"   25 mm
Roman month
Q and N below date		 1954
(Putzel)		    
26   2C "Blank"   25 mm
Roman month
Q and N middle of date		 195?
(Putzel)		    
27   2C "Blank" 26 mm
Roman month
Q and N level with
bottom of date		 22.10.1948
(Aab)		 29.08.1960
(Putzel)		  
28   2C "Blank"
Visser		 30 mm
Q and N below date  		09.10.1960
(Visser)		 Union  
29   2C "Blank"   26 mm
Roman month
Back to front Q 		04.10.1957
(Putzel)		    
30   2C "L"   01.05.1959
(Aab)		    
31   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 20.06.1960
(Visser)		    
32   2C "R.L.S"   29.01.1930
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  
33   2C "R.L.S/G.B.A."     03.05.1956
(Putzel)		    
34   2C "PAID"     08.11.1928
(Putzel)		    
35   PARCEL    
(Aab)		    

QUEENSTOWN LOCATION
01.06.1920 to 1934?
Area: Queenstown
1   1C "Blank" Skeleton

New discovery		 192?
(Aab)		    

QUEENSTOWN RAIL TO
1910 to 26.09.1953
Area: Queenstown
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 TO only 26.09.1953
(Visser)		    

QUEEN STREET
Union to 01.01.1915
30.07.1923 to Republic
Area: Port Elizabeth
1 "P.E." 1C "CGH"  First seen:
30.03.1900
(Aab)		 Union 12.08.1910
(Frescura)		  
2 "PORT ELIZABETH" 2C "Bars + cross" Short bars 30.01.1914
(Putzel)		 27.10.1914
(Aab)		  
3 "P.E." 2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "PORT ELIZABETH"   25.01.1932
(Aab)		 ??.07.1934
(Aab)		  
5 PE 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1952
(Visser)		    
6 /STRAAT 2C "PORT ELIZABETH"   English first
STREET/STRAAT		 10.01.1952
(Putzel)		    
7 /STREET 2C "PORT ELIZABETH"   Afrikaans first
STRAAT/STREET		 03.06.1953
(Putzel)		    
8   PARCEL    
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  
9   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

QUEST MINE
01.10.1911 to 01.10.1917
21.06.1924 to 16.08.1954
Area: Klerksdorp
NOT  RECORDED

QUIGNEY
Union to 01.11.1914
01.11.1915 to 01.06.1916
01.12.1916 to 01.03.1917
01.01.1920 to Republic
Area: East London
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 25 mm 1912
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross" 27 mm
(Putzel)		 28.05.1928
(Aab)		  
3   2C "EAST LONDON
OOS LONDON"		   30 mm
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "EAST LONDON
OOS LONDON"		   27 mm
(Putzel)		    
5 "(N.E.)" 2C "EAST LONDON
OOS LONDON"		 25 mm 10.05.1953
(Putzel)		 11.03.1958
(Aab)		  
6   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)
 		  

QUINERA
23.08.1926 to 26.02.1940
Area: East London
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   ??.12.1938
(Visser)		    

QUKU (QUKO)
04.08.1952 to Republic
Renamed from Kuku
Area: East London
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

QUMBU
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Bars + cross" 25 mm

First seen:
17.12.1905
(Frescura)		 Union 26.05.1915
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" 28 mm
Thick bar
below date		 14.10.1921
(Aab)		 18.03.1933
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" 28 mm
Medium bar
above date

New discovery		 26.06.1935
(Aab)		 ??.07.1935
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm
Thin bar
Wide M		 28.10.1938
(Aab)		 12.05.195?
(Putzel)		  
5   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm
Thin bar
Narrow and tall M		 31.12.1956
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Bars + cross" 27 mm
Thin short bar

Last seen
04.08.1961
(Putzel)		 27.08.1951
(Putzel)		 Republic  

QUNU
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Bars + cross"     15.11.1911
(Frescura)		 07.02.1915
(Frescura)		  

QUTHING
Basutoland using South African stamps up to1 December 1933
See Basutoland