Postal History of
the SOUTH AFRICAN  REPUBLIC

Post Offices DERBY to EMIGRATIE

DERBY
25 km north of Piet Retief

Opened: 1894-1900 HQ: Koster PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   2C Z.A.R.   07.12.1897
(Visser)
26.04.1900
(Putzel)
 

DERDEPOORT

Opened: 1895-1900 HQ: Zeerust PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

No postal markings seen

DOORNBULT

Opened: 1898-1900 HQ: Lichtenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

No postal markings seen

DOORNPOORT

Opened: 1898-1900 HQ: Rustenberg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   2C Z.A.R.
Visser
New discovery 24.??.1898
(Visser)
   

DRIEFONTEIN - Transvaal - (Volksrust)

Opened: 19.07.1889-1900 HQ: Volksrust PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   2C Z.A.R.   24.06.1895
(S.Payne)
13.02.1899
(S.Payne)
 

DULLSTROOM

Opened: 1887-1900 HQ: Belfast PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   2C Z.A.R.   22.09.1896
(S.Payne)
26.11.1900
(Putzel)
 
       
2   SQC Z.A.R.
S.Payne
  11.06.1900
(S.Payne)
10.07.1900
(S.Payne)
 

DWAARSRIVIER

Opened: 15.11.1892 to 1900 HQ: Louis Trichardt PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   2C Z.A.R.   03.01.1895
(S.Payne)
09.04.1900
(S.Payne)
 

EASTLEIGH

Opened: 1895-1899  HQ: Potchefstroom PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   2C Z.A.R.   21.11.1896
(Aab)
08.06.1899
(S.Payne)
 

EERSTE FABRIEKEN

Opened: 1894-1900 HQ: Pretoria PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   2C ZAR   ??.10.1894
(Aab)
31.07.1899
(Aab)
 
       

EERSTELING

Opened: 1874-1877 HQ: ? PO Type: PA Period: ZAR Renamed or relocated to: Smitsdorp

1   Number "17"        
       

EIKENHOF

Opened: 1890-1900 HQ: Johannesburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

    2C ZAR Seen after ZAR period 08.05.1894
(S.Payne)
22.05.1900
(Aab)
 
       

ELANDSFONTEIN - Transvaal -

Opened: 1887-1900 HQ: Germiston PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   1-liner  
Ferdi Torres
  02.09.1896
(Ferdi Torres)
   
2   SQC "Blank"     26.07.1897
(Putzel)
   

ELANDSRIVIER

Opened: 1881-1900 HQ: Middelburg PO Type: PO Period: ZAR

1   2C ZAR Often seen
 in violet or
 purple ink
21.06.1895
(Aab)
09.04.1899
(S.Payne)
 
       

ELIM - Transvaal -

Opened: 1893-1900 HQ: Pretoria PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   2C "ZAR"
Transvaal Philatelist
  19.02.1895
(S.Payne)
28.05.1895
(S.Payne)
 

ELLASVILLE

Opened: 1899-1900 HQ: Lichtenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

No postal markings seen

ELSBURG

Opened: 1887-1900 HQ: Germiston PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   Triangle "40" Tentative
See Grroot
Suikerboschkop
     

EMBABAAN - SWAZILAND -
01.09.1895 to October 1899
Now called Mbabane

1   SQC "Blank"
Blue 1899 30.11.1895 09.05.1899  
2   2C "Z.A.R."   14.05.1896
(Putzel)
27.03.1898  

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EMBEKELWENI - SWAZILAND -
18.10.1889 to 30.10.1890

1   BONC "718"
Later used at Bremersdorp 14.02.1890 07.07.1890  
2      
Seen in blue
Later used at Bremersdorp
14.02.1890 30.10.1890  
       
3   Oval  
  26.10.1889
(Proud)
??.05.1890
(Aab)
 

EMIGRATIE

Opened: 1873-1881 HQ: Middelburg, Transvaal PO Type: PA Period: ZAR

1   Number "23"        

ENKELDOORN - Lijdenburg -

Opened: 1892-1898 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR Renamed to: Pokwani

1   2C ZAR   15.10.1894
(Aab)
15.11.1899
(S.Payne)
   

Reier, Prince Albert
"P.O. Magalie, Sekukunisberg, Z.A.R." The card was routed via Bulawayo (8-1-1898), Johannesburg (18-1-1898), Pietersburg (24-1-1898), Pretoria (26-1-1898), and then Belfast (27-1-1898) to Enkeldoorn (28-1-1898).