Postal History of
Cape of Good Hope

Post Offices GROOTBEYERSFONTEIN to GUBENXA
GROOTBEYERSFONTEIN
March 1898 to August 1901
September 1902 to July 1903
August 1904 to June 1906
Area: Victoria West
(1)   BONC     Probable      
2   1C "CGH"
http://michael-hamilton.com/ 		  15.05.1899
(Hamilton)		 08.07.1901
(Frescura)		  
GROOT CHWAING
16 January 1895 to 15 October 1899
Unknown to Union
For postmarks before 1895 see British Bechuanaland
1   BONC "478"
John Lund, Lundy on Stampboards		 Only copy known during CGH period      
(2)   1C "BB" Not seen during CGH period      
GROOT DOORN PAN
1 July 1873 to January 1897
Area:Victoria West
Renamed from Doorn Berg
1   BONC     Illegible ??.10.1893    
(2)   1C "?"          
GROOT DRAKENSTEIN
1 January 1861 to 1861
September 1892 to Union
Area: Paarl
1   BONC "1103"        
(2)   1C "Blank"          
3   1C "CGH" Last seen: 24.11.1915 03.09.1892 30.05.1910  
       
GROOT DRINK
April 1887 to March 1900
April 1900 to Union
Area: Carnarvon
1   BONC "630"   26.12.1892 16.10.1906  
2   1C "Dot" Last seen: 22.08.1922 06.06.1892 30.05.1910  
       
GROOTE DAM
 1867 to 1871
Area: Somerset East
Renamed from Groote Vlakte
Renamed to Groote Vlakte
Not recorded
GROOTE RIVER
September 1883 to August 1888
Area: Knysna
1   BONC "491"          
2   1C "DOT"   04.04.1885    
GROOTE TOORN
1887 to Unknown
July 1897 to Union
Area: Calvinia
Not recorded
GROOTE VLEI
1 June 1869 to 1872
Area:Steynsburg
Renamed to Steynsburg
1   Oval       09.12.1873    
GROOTFONTEIN
22 November 1878 to Union
Area: Laingsburg
1   BONC "241"     05.03.1885 23.03.1885  
2   1C "Blank"     05.03.1885 25.10.1895  
3   1C "CGH"
John Lund		 Last seen: 01.08.1911 08.01.1910 30.05.1910  
GROOT KRAAL
January 1884 to Union
Area: Oudtshoorn
(1)   BONC     Probable      
2   1C "DOT"   15.05.1893 30.11.1907  
       
GROOT PLAATS
1882 to October 1887
Area: Murraysburg
Not recorded
GROOT VLAKTE
22 May 1855 to 1866
1872 to April 1903
Area: Knysna
Renamed to Groote Dam (1867)
Renamed from Groote Dam (1872)
(1)   BONC     Probable      
2   1C "DOT"   23.07.1887 11.08.1896  
3   1C "CGH"     29.06.1900 16.07.1901  
GROOT VLEY
May 1888 to Union
Area: Murraysburg
Not recorded
GROOT ZWARTBERG
31 August to 1873
Area: Riversdale
Not recorded
GUBENXA
September 1906 to Union
Area: Elliot
(1)   BONC     Probable      
2   1C "CGH" Last seen: 09.05.1921 18.11.1900 30.05.1910