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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DUTCH PRE STAMP

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)
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    

1C GPO
1 "GPO" 1C "CAPE TOWN" No dot separators 15.09.1883 27.10.1895 1
2 "GPO" 1C "CAPE TOWN" Dot separators
Compact typeface		 27.04.1890 17.10.1891
(Aab)		 3
3 "GPO" 1C "CAPE TOWN" Dot separators
Tall typeface
Last seen 25.07.1913		 27.04.1899
(Aab)		 30.05.1910 1

POSTMASTER GENERALS OFFICE
1 "POSTMASTER GENERALS OFFICE" 1C "CAPE TOWN"   14.11.1876
(Frescura)		 04.08.1885
(Aab)		 120

M.O.O. - Money order office -
1   1C "M.O.O."     23.09.1873 08.10.1873 100
2 "M.O.O." 1C "CAPE TOWN" Small postmark
Flat M		 07.04.1870 21.07.1899 30
3 "M.O.O." 1C "CAPE TOWN" Large postmark
Long M		 10.07.1873 21.04.1903 30
4 "M.O.O. BRANCH" 1C "CAPE TOWN"     19.04.1899 07.06.1900 60

NPB - Newspaper Branch -
1   1C "N.P.B." Usually no dates
Last seen 12.07.1911		     5
1x   1C "N.P.B." New disvcovery 27.06.1889 15.07.1897 15
2   COMPASS "N.P.B."   20.08.1891 14.04.1898 2
       
3   SQC "N.P.B." Format 1 + 3 20.07.1893 08.08.1901
(Aab)		 6
4   SQC "N.P.B."   Format 2 + 3 24.10.1893 13.09.1899 6

PARCELS OFFICE
1   1C     05.02.1886 06.05.1899 3

PBS - PRIVATE BOX SECTION -
1 "PRIVATE BOX SECTION" OVAL "CAPE TOWN"     08.09.1903   100
2   1C "P.B.S." Last seen 23.04.1913 09.08.1904 30.05.1910 10

R.O. - RAIL OFFICE -
1 "R.O." 1C "Blank"     27.10.1880   30
2   2C "C.G.R."   Last seen 27.11.1917 03.01.1909 30.05.1910 30

RECORD BRANCH
1   1C "Dot" Several types recorded 27.01.1894 28.12.1907 30
       
2   2C "Bars + cros"     21.07.1908 15.01.1909  

R.L.O. - RETURNED LETTER OFFICE -
1 "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE" 1C "CAPE TOWN" 2 types recorded
Blue
23.12.1902		 11.09.1882 23.12.1902 20
2 "RETURNED L.O." 1C "CAPE TOWN" Blue
01.10.1907		 05.03.1902 01.10.1907 30
3 "RETURNED L.O." 2C "CAPE TOWN" Last seen 22.02.1912
Blue
07.12.1909

Points for CGH usages		 01.12.1909 30.05.1910 40
       

REGISTERED
1 "REGISTERED" OVAL "CAPE TOWN CAPE COLONY" Pointed oval 08.02.1863
(Frescura)		 01.02.1881
(Frescura)		 3
2 "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE" OVAL "CAPE TOWN"   11.09.1882
(Frescura)		 18.11.1901
(Frescura)		 3
3 "REGISTERED" HOODED "CAPE TOWN"   16.03.1896
(Frescura)		 03.06.1903
(Frescura)		 3
       
4 "REGISTERED" OVAL "CAPE TOWN" Last seen 01.07.1914
Various types known		 12.11.1883 30.05.1910 2
       
5 "REGISTERD LETTER SECTION" OVAL "CAPE TOWN" Single Oval
Last seen 10.09.1910		 13.10.1896 30.05.1910 3
6 "REGISTERD LETTER SECTION" OVAL "CAPE TOWN"   Double Oval
Last seen 31.03.1915		 31.03.1909 30.05.1910 8

PAID
1 "G.P.O." 1C "Blank"   Paid in centre 15.067.1887   30

T (TAX)
1   2C "T" Last seen 25.04.1911 24.08.1900 30.05.1910 12

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POSTE RESTRANTE
1   1C "POSTE RESTRANTE"   08.05.1893
(Aab)		 05.09.1905 8
       
2   1C "POSTE RESTRANTE"   29.05.1907   20

CERTIFICATE BRANCH
1   1C         100