Postal History of
the SOUTH AFRICAN  REPUBLIC


Post Offices PIENAARSRIVIER to POTGIETERSRUST

 

PIENAARSRIVIER

Opened: 1898-1900 HQ: Pretoria PO Type: PA
1   2C "ZAR"       20.01.1900
(Reier)		  
       

PIETERSBURG

Opened: 1887-1901 HQ: Pietersburg PO Type: PO
1   Triangle "18"        
2   1C "ZAR"   1891
(Visser)		 13.05.1893  
3   2C "ZAR" Name longer 04.03.1895
(Werdemann)		 24.01.1896
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "ZAR"   Name shorter 27.05.1898 05.04.1901
(Visser)		  
       
5   SQC "ZAR"
  22.06.1900
(Visser)		 02.04.1901  
6   2C "ZAR"   04.03.1895
(Werdemann)		 23.04.1900
(Aab)		  
7 "PWK" 2C "PIETERSBURG ZAR"   30.03.1892 08.04.1892  
       

PIET POTGGIETERSRUST

Opened: 1888 to 1901 HQ: Pietersburg PO Type: PA
1   2C "ZAR"   06.09.1895
(Aab)		 14.08.1899  
       
2   SQC "Blank" New discovery 02.06.1900
(Aab)		 18.06.1900
(Aab)		  

PIET RETIEF

Opened: 1886 to 1901 HQ: Piet Retief PO Type: PO
1   1C "ZAR"   25.03.1886 18.12.1894
(Aab)		  
2   TRIANGLE "64"        
3   SQC "ZAR"
Visser		  
Visser		    
4   2C "ZAR"   01.06.1897 25.07.1900
(Aab)		  
       

PIGGS PEAK
01.06.1899 to Closed during boer war
No postal markings seen

PILGRIM'S REST  (PELGRIMSRUST)

Opened: 1890-1901 HQ: Lydenburg PO Type: PA
1   NUMBER "14"        
2   TRIANGLE "60"        
3   1C "TRANSVAAL"   29.07.1885 12.05.1888  
4   SQ OCTAGON "ZAR"     16.12.1893    
5   2C "ZAR" Spelt
Pelgrimsrust		 16.05.1895 22.03.1900  

PLATRAND

Opened: 1896 to 1900 HQ: Standerton PO Type: PA
1   2C "ZAR"       14.10.1899  

POTCHEFSTROOM

Opened: 1891 to 1900 HQ: Vryheid PO Type: PA
Now part of Natal
1   NUMBER "2" Potchefstroom did not appreciate beeing overlooked as capital and did not like using the number 2 31.12.1874
(Ferdi Torres)		    
2   1C "ZAR"   GPK above date
Dots before and after ZAR		 06.06.1864 16.12.1867  
       
3   1C "ZAR"   GPK above date
Asterisks before and after ZAR		 17.02.1869    
4   1C "ZUID AFRICA" ZAR above date 22.12.1869 31.12.1874
(Ferdi Torres)		  

Reier		        
5   1C "TRANSVAAL"   12.10.1884
(Aab)		 14.11.1887
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Dot"   06.04.1887
(Aab)		 19.03.1889
(Aab)		  
7   OVAL "Ornament"   ??.02.1888    
8   SQC "Blank" Last seen: 03.11.1901 20.03.1891 Occupation  
9   TRIANGLE "2" Potchefstroom did not appreciate being overlooked as capital and did not like using the number 2      
       
10   SQC "Blank"     20.03.1891    
11 "ZAR" TRUNCTATED "Blank"   ??.10.1888 09.10.1892  
       
12   2C "ZAR" Name shorter 28.03.1896 14.03.1899  
13   2C "ZAR" Name longer 01.05.1897 29.07.1899  
14 "PWK" 2C "POTCHEFSTROOM ZAR"   27.03.1893
(Aab)		 17.10.1893
(Aab)		  
15   MANUSCRIPT            

POTGIETERSRUST

Opened: 1896 to 1900 HQ: Potgietersrust PO Type: PA
1   Triangle "65"        
2   2C "ZAR"
Bram Leeflang		   ??.??.1896
(Aab)		 ??.08.1898
(Bram Leeflang)