Postal History of
the SOUTH AFRICAN  REPUBLIC
Post Offices LYDENBURG to NATALSPRUIT

LYDENBURG

Opened: 1852-1900 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PO Renamed: Lijdenburg about 1882 then reverted back to new spelling
1   NUMBER "13"   11.05.1878 14.09.1880  
       
2 "ZAR" 2C "Blank"     16.12.1868    
3   1C "ZUID AFRIKA"   13.04.1878 20.06.1880  
       
4   1C "Transvaal"   24.03.1880 16.11.1880  
5   TRIANGLE "13"        
6   1C "Blank" Lijdenburg 1882    
7   SQC "Blank"   19.05.1900
(Aab)		 14.07.1900
(Visser)		  
8   2C "ZAR" L above date 23.11.1896 05.06.1897  
9   2C "ZAR" L level
with date date 		 17.05.1897    
10 "ZAR" 2C "Blank"   21.01.1890
(Johan
Bezuidenhout		 ??.05.1894  
11 "PWK" 2C "LYDENBURG ZAR"   29.06.1897    

MABAALSTAD

Opened: 1893-1900 HQ:Rustenburg PO Type: PA
1   2C Z.A.R
Bram Leeflang		   10.06.1897
(Bram Leeflang)		 31.08.1900  

MACHADODORP

Opened: 1893 to 1900 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PA, PO 1895
Boer forces left Machadodorp on the 9th of September for Nelspruit
1   2C Z.A.R   21.08.1895 09.09.1900  
       
2 "PWK" 2C "MACHADODORP ZAR"   18.01.1898 10.08.1900  

MAHAMBA - SWAZILAND -
 01.06.1899 to closed during Boer War
No postal markings seen

MAKWASIE

Opened: 1874-1889 HQ: Potchefstroom PO Type: PA
1   SQ OCTAGON "ZAR"   15.05.1891 30.09.1891  
2   TRIANGLE "86"   15.05.1891 30.09.1891  
       

MALANSKRAAL

Opened: 1888 to 1900 HQ: Heidelberg PO Type: PA
1   TRIANGLE "55"          
2   2C "ZAR"   This could be a forgery
as this date appears quite often 		07.09.1895    
3   2C "ZAR"
Visser		 ZAR Closer 23.11.1898
(Visser)		    

MALEPO

Opened: 1886 to 1891 HQ: Ottoshoop PO Type: PA
1   TRIANGLE "56"        

MALMANI GOUDVELDEN

Opened: ? HQ: Ottoshoop PO Type: PA
1   BONC "566"        
2   1C "Dot"   27.10.1887
(Aab)		 04.10.1895
(Aab)		  

MAPELA

Opened: 1896 to 1900 HQ: Potgietersrust PO Type: PA
No postal markings seen

MARA

Opened: 1886-1900 HQ: Pietersburg PO Type: PA
No postal markings seen

MARABASTAD

Opened: 1868-1901 HQ: Pietersburg PO Type: PO, PA 1881 to 1900
1   NUMBER "16"   15.01.1875 19.06.1886  
2   1C "ZUID AFRIKA"   15.01.1875 19.06.1886  
       
3   TRIANGLE "57"        
4   TRUNCTATED "Blank" New discovery 25.10.1890 02.03.1895  
5   SQC "?"   18.05.1896
(Visser)		 ??.03.1901  
6   2C "ZAR"        

MARAISBURG

Opened: 1891-1900 HQ: Johannesburg PO Type: PA, PO 1893
1   SQC "Z.A.R"   ??.??.1891    
       
2   TRIANGLE "50"   ??.??.1891    
3   2C Z.A.R   29.04.1895 04.04.1900  
       

MARICO

Opened: 1877-Unknown HQ: Zeerust PO Type: PA
1   NUMBER 8   02.07.1878 21.04.1879  
2   2C ZUID AFRIKA   25.04.1877
(Aab)		 21.04.1879  
       

M'DIMBA - SWAZILAND -
01.10.1897 to 1899
1   2C "ZAR" New discovery 25.08.1898 19.10.1898  

MEYERTON

Opened: 1896-1900 HQ: Vereeniging PO Type: PA
1   2C Z.A.R       1899  

MIDDELBURG

Opened: 1887-1900 HQ: Middelburg PO Type: PO
1   NUMBER "12"   11.04.1898 05.11.1898  
2   SQC "Z.A.R"   24.11.1890 07.03.1895  
       
3   TRIANGLE "15"   11.04.1893 15.05.1894  
       
4   1C "Z.A.R"   11.07.1887 08.06.1888  
5   OVAL "Z.A.R"        
6   SQC "?"
Visser		   14.06.1900
(Visser)		    
7   2C "Z.A.R"   14.05.1896 25.06.1900  
       
8 "P.W.K." 2C "MIDDELBURG Z.A.R" Used telegraphicly 23.09.1893
(Ferdi Torres)		 07.02.1896
(Aab)		  

MODDERFONTEIN

Opened: 1897-1900 HQ: Germiston PO Type: PA, PO 1899
1   2C Z.A.R   26.09.1895
(Aab)		 17.11.1899
(Aab)		  
       

MODDERSPRUIT

Opened: 1891-1901 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PA
1   2C "Z.A.R"
On Pietersburg issue 23.12.1895 28.03.1901  
       

MOLSGAT

Opened: 1894-1900 HQ: Pietersburg PO Type: PA
1   2C "Z.A.R" On Pietersburg issue   25.05.1901  

MOODIES GOUDV

Opened: 1887-1900 HQ: Barberton PO Type: PO
1   1C "Z.A.R"   02.05.1887
(Putzel)		 06.06.1899
(Aab)		  

MOOIPLAATS

Opened: 1894-1900 HQ: Schweizer Reneke PO Type: PA
1   2C "Z.A.R"  
Visser		   10.08.1898
(Visser)		    

MORGENZON - STANDERTON -

Opened: 1892-1900 HQ: Standerton PO Type: PA
1   2C "Z.A.R"   This could be one of both 18.05.1895
(Bram Leeflang)		 25.01.1900  

MORGENZON - NYLSTROOM -

Opened: 1892-1900 HQ: Nylstroomn PO Type: PA
No postal markings seen

M.W. STROOM

Opened: 1888-1900 HQ: Wakkerstroom PO Type: PO
Short for Martinus Wessel Stroom, now called Wakkerstroom.
1   BONC "24"        
2   1C "ZUID AFRIKA"     31.12.1878    
       
3   1C "TRANSVAAL"   27.10.1880 06.07.1884  
4   OVAL "Ornament"   16.01.1888 09.04.1888  
5   1C "Dot"   15.10.1889 17.06.1890  
6   TRIANGLE "14"   17.06.1890    
7   1C "ZAR"
BLUE 31.08.1891 to 24.09.1891 31.08.1891 31.12.1895  
       
8   2C "ZAR"   03.08.1898
(Visser)		 18.08.1900  
       
9 "PWK" 2C "M.W.STROOM ZAR"
  22.07.1888
(Ferdi Torres)		 21.08.1899?
(Aab)		  

NATALSPRUIT

Opened: 1893-1900 HQ: Johannesburg PO Type: PA
1   2C Z.A.R   14.03.1895 26.09.1896