Postal History of
Cape of Good Hope
Post Office CAPE TOWN

CAPE TOWN
02.03.1792 to Union
Area: Cape Town
Total population 1904: 21317

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BRITISH PRE STAMP

BONCS

Other Killers

1C UNFRAMED

DOUBLE OVAL

1C CAPE COLONY

1C "BLANK"

 1C NAME TOP AND BOTTOM 1C "DOT" 1C "CGH"
SQUARED CIRCLE OCTAGON TRUNCTATED COMPASS WHEEL
2C BARS + CROSS COUNTER NUMBER POSTMARKS 2C BARS + CROSS UNDERGROUND
CTO CAPE TOWN HEAD OFFICE CAPE TOWN TELEGRAPHIC OFFICES FS (Foreign Service)
1C GPO POSTMASTER GENERALS OFFICE MOO (Money Order  Office) NPB (Newspaper Branch)
PARCELS OFFICE PBS (Private Box Section) RO (Rail Office) RECORD BRANCH
R.L.O (Returned Letter Office) REGISTERED PAID T (Tax Section)
POSTE RESTRANTE    
 

UNDERGROUND
1 "GPO" Underground "CAPECOLONY" One word 14.02.1898
(Frescura)		 29.01.1900
(Aab)		 5
2 "GPO" Underground "CAPE COLONY" Two words 20.12.1898 12.03.1909 1

CTO CAPE TOWN
1 "CTO" 1C "CAPE TOWN" Small postmark 06.05.1891 24.06.1895 40
2 "CTO" 1C "CAPE TOWN" Larger postmark 09.06.1899 27.01.1901
(Aab)		 60

HEAD OFFICE CAPE TOWN
1 "HEAD OFFICE" 1C "CAPE TOWN" Name 6 to 6 o'clock 23.10.1884 11.06.1885 100
2 "HEAD OFFICE" 1C "CAPE TOWN" Name top and bottom
No dot separators		 29.07.1881 17.07.1885 100
3 "HEAD OFFICE" 1C "CAPE TOWN"   Name top and bottom
Dot separators		 27.04.1894   60

TELEGRAPHIC OFFICES
1   1C "CAPE TOWN" Name 6 to 6 o'clock
Head Telegraphic office		 18.09.1886
(Aab)		 27.06.1890
(Hamilton)		 80
2   1C "CAPE TOWN" Central Telegraphic office 18.03.1896 21.09.1898 40
3   1C "CAPE TOWN" CTO 27.01.1901   120
4   2C "CAPE TOWN" CTO 21.06.1904   120

CHARGE CLERK
1   1C     01.08.1893 19.06.1901 50
       

FS
1   2C "F.S" Last seen: 31.05.1925 04.??.1904 Union 40