Postal History of
the SOUTH AFRICAN  REPUBLIC
Post Offices HEKPOORT to JEPPESTOWN

HEKPOORT

Opened: 1887-1900 HQ: Pretoria PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   TRIANGLE 44     (Visser)    
2   SQC ?
Visser		   19.02.1894
(Visser)		    
3   2C Z.A.R.   NEW DIDCOVERY 14.10.1896
(Lundy)		    
       

HELVETIA - Transvaal -

Opened: 1887-1900 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   Triangle "45"        
2   Octagonal Z.A.R.   03.04.1892
(Bas Payne)		 12.10.1896
(Aab)		  
3   2C Z.A.R   19.12.1899
(Aab)		    

HENDRIKSDAL

Opened: 1891-1899 HQ: Sabie PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   2C Z.A.R New discovery      

HLOMO-HLOM

Opened: 1887-1899 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   TEMP     01.12.1888    

http://www.rhodesia.co.za 		The reverse with Chrissies Meer (1 Dec), Ermelo (1 Dec), Newcastle (2 Dec) and Ladysmith (3 and 4 Dec) transit / arrival backstamps.    
2   2 liner   New discoverty
 German spelling
SCHLOMO 		     
3   2C Z.A.R. New discoverty 20.06.1894    
       

HOEDSPRUIT

Opened: 1890-1900 HQ: Hoedspruit PO Type: PA
1   2C ZAR   22.08.1896
(Bas Payne)		 12.09.1896
(Bas Payne)		  

HONDENRIVIER

Opened: 1887-1894 HQ: Pretoria PO Type: PA
No postal markings seen

HOOFDLAAGER

Opened: 1894-1894 and 1899-1901? Area: Boer Military Head Quarters PO Type: PO
1   2C ZAR   08.12.1899 11.04.1900  
       

HOOFDLAAGER MAFEKING

Opened: 1899-1900 Area: Boer Military Head Quarters Mafeking PO Type: PO
1   OVAL ZAR Type 1
ZAR at bottom)		 29.12.1899    
2   OVAL ZAR Type 2
(ZAR at top)		 01.01.1900    

HOOFDLAAGER KIMBERLEY

Opened: 1899-1900 Area: Boer Military Head Quarters Kimberley PO Type: PO
1   OVAL ZAR

Type 1
ZAR at bottom)		 28.12.1899    
2   OVAL ZAR Type 2
(ZAR at top)		 01.01.1900    

HOUTBOSCHDORP

Opened: 1888-1961 HQ: Pietersburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   NUMBER "41"        

http://www.auction-net.co.uk 		       
2   Triangle "48"        
3   2C "ZAR"
  13.06.1894
(Aab)		 09.04.1901
(Aab)		  
       

INGWENYA

Opened: 1897-1899? HQ: Rustenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
No postal markings seen

INSHLASATJE

Opened: 1892-1900 HQ: Vryheid PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   2C Z.A.R.
  ??.05.1895
(Bas Payne)		 27.07.1898
(Bas Payne)		  
       

IRENE

Opened: 1893-1900 HQ: Pretoria PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   2C Z.A.R.   30.04.1895
(Bas Payne)		 24.08.1899
(Bas Payne)		  

JACOBSDAL (Transvaal)

Opened: 1873-1879 and 1886-1913 HQ: Zeerust PO Type: PA Period: ZAR, Transvaal and Union
1   Numeral "28"        
2   Triangle "49"        
3   2C ZAR
Visser		   26.01.1895
(Visser)		 ??.08.1896
(Bas Payne)		  

JAGERSFONTEIN

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

JAKHALSFONTEIN

Opened: 1881-1889 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
1   NUMBER "40"        

JAMESTOWN

Opened: 1888-1892 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PA Period: ZAR
No postal markings seen

JEPPESDORP

Opened:? to? HQ: Johannesburg PO Type: PA
Renamed to Jeppestown
1   1C "ZAR"   01.02.1898
(Aab)		    

JEPPESTOWN

Opened: 01.08.1890 HQ: Johannesburg PO Type: PA

1   1C "ZAR"   08.04.1895
(Aab)		 05.05.1900
(Bas Payne)