Postal History of
the SOUTH AFRICAN  REPUBLIC
Post Offices ERMELO to GEMSBOKFONTEIN

ERMELO

Opened: 1885-03.05.1901 HQ: Ermelo PO Type: PO Period: ZAR
1   BONC "561"    
(S.Payne)		    
2   1C "Z.A.R."     09.08.1884
(Putzel)		 18.08.1884
(Aab)		  

Filat		        
3   Octagon "Blank" Also known with blue ink 07.05.1890
(S.Payne)		 ??.10.1890
(S.Payne)		  
4   1C "Z.A.R."   23.09.1885
(S.Payne)		 21.03.1889
(S.Payne)		  
5   SQC "Z.A.R."   05.12.1891
(S.Payne)		 16.06.1898
(S.Payne)		  
6   2C "Z.A.R."
  21.01.1894
(S.Payne)		 03.05.1901
(Aab)		  
       
7 "PWK" 2C "Z.A.R."
 		   06.10.1894
(S.Payne)		    

EUREKA

Opened: 1887-1901 HQ: Barberton PO Type: PA
1   Triangle "36" BLUE ??.??.1892 27.04.1893  
2 KAAP GOUDV 1C Z.A.R. BLUE
1892 to 1894		 15.11.1887
(Aab)		 09.07.1894
(Putzel)		  
     
3   SQC "Blank"   02.10.1893
(Aab)		 22.02.1899
(S.Payne)		  
4   2C Z.A.R.   ??.05.1895
(S.Payne)		 20.02.1900
(Aab)		  
       
5 "PWK" 2C Z.A.R.
Transvaal Philatelist		   09.01.1895
(S.Payne)		 24.01.1895
(S.Payne)		  

FAIRVIEW - Lydenburg -

Opened: 1887-1900 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   2C Z.A.R.   ??.06.1894
(S.Payne)		 12.04.1895
(Putzel)		  

FLORIDA

Opened: 1890-1900 HQ: Johannesburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
(1)   SQC "Blank"   Only recorded in Transvaal period 29.08.1900      
2   1C Z.A.R.
  16.04.1894
(S.Payne)		 09.10.1899
(S.Payne)		  
   

FORDSBURG

Opened: 1890-1900 HQ: Johannesburg PO Type: PA, PO 1895 Period: ZAR
1   1C Z.A.R.   02.05.1893
(Aab)		 11.??.1894
(Putzel)		  
       
2   2C Z.A.R.   12.03.1894
(S.Payne)		 22.09.1899
(Aab)		  
       
3   2C-D Z.A.R.   11.09.1899
(S.Payne)		 27.04.1900
(S.Payne)		  
       
4   Rectangle  
Transvaal Philatelist		   10.10.1898
(S.Payne)		    
5 P.W.K. 2C Z.A.R.
  07.06.1897
(S.Payne)		 27.12.1898
(S.Payne)		  

FORLORN HOPE

Opened: 1892-1900 HQ: Vryheid PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   2C Z.A.R.
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 		 13.06.1894
(S.Payne)		 20.01.1897
(S.Payne)		  

FORT HENDRINA

Opened: 1899?-1900 HQ:Pietersburg ? PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
Not reported by Mathews
Possibly the later Hendrina
1   2C Z.A.R.

New discovery
 		 01.04.1899
(S.Payne)		 25.02.1900
(S.Payne)		  

FORT SCHUTTE

Opened: 1898-1899 HQ: Louis Trichardt PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
No postal markings seen

FREDERIKSTAD

Opened: 1897-1900 HQ: Potchefstroom PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   2C Z.A.R. New discovery 03.12.1898
(Aab)		 ??.06.1900
(Reier)		  

(Reier)		        

GEIJSDORP (GEYSDORP)

Opened: 1899-1900 HQ: Lichtenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
No postal markings seen

GELDENHUIS

Opened: 1895-1900 HQ: Johannesburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   2C Z.A.R.   ??.04.1895
(Aab)		 19.05.1899
(Aab)		  
       

GELUK - Transvaal -

Opened: 1893-1895 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   2C Z.A.R.   17.02.1894
(S. Payne)		 03.04.1895
(Aab)		  

GEMSBOKFONTEIN - Potchefstroom -

Opened: 1887-1892 HQ: Potchefstroom PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   Octagonal Z.A.R. Postmark from museum 03.09.1892
(S. Payne)