Postal History of
Cape of Good Hope

Post Offices STORMS RIVER to SUGARBUSH
STORMS RIVER
April 1888 to Union
Area: Humansdorp
1   BONC "663"     31.10.1889 28.11.1889  
2   1C "CGH"     ??.??.189?    
STORMS VLEI (STORMS VLEY)
August 1868 to 1878
January 1879 to Union
Area: Swellendam
1   BONC "351"   15.03.1901    
       
2   OVAL       13.08.1876 24.10.1877 300
3   1C "CGH"   07.05.1890 15.03.1901  
(4)   1C "Bars + cross" First seen: 22.04.1922
First seen: 23.05.1934		      
STRANDFONTEIN
September 1902 to Union
Area: Vanrhynsdorp
(1)   BONC     Probable      
2   1C "Dot"     10.04.1906    
43 STRAND STREET
December 1881 to July 1903
Area: Cape Town
Renamed to Bree Street
1   BONC "235"   02.04.1884 27.01.1886  
       
2   1C "Dot"   02.04.1884 15.01.1899  
       
STRAWBERRY HILL
October 1902 to Union
Area: Swellendam
Not recorded
STRUIS BAY
1854 to 1871
 August 1896 to October 1896
February 1908 to Union
Area: Bredarsdorp
Not recorded
STRYDBERG POST
January 1907 to Union
Area: Griqualand East
Not recorded
STRYDENBURG
January 1894 to 16 February 1901
Unknown to November 1901
August 1902 to Union
Area: Hopetown
Renamed from Rietput
Population 1904: 635
1   BONC "466"   05.09.1904    
2   1C "CGH"   16.11.1898 11.03.1900  
3   1C "Blank" Last seen: 06.06.1914 05.09.1904 30.05.1910  
       
STRYDFONTEIN
May 1886 to Union
Area: Griqualand East
1   BONC "?" Could be 587
reported by John Lund		      
2   1C "Dot"   21.??.1892
(Putzel)		 10.07.1909  
       
STUDTIS
August 1892 to June 1902
October 1902 to Union
Area: Willowmore
1   BONC "838"   19.07.1895 13.06.1901  
2   1C "CGH" Last seen: 24.02.1916 19.07.1895 30.05.1910  
       
STUTTERHEIM
May 1862 to 1864
December 1866 to Union
Area: Stutterheim
Population 1904: 1220
1   BONC "356"   05.02.1894 23.09.1901  
2   DARC     23.02.1881 05.02.1894  
       
3   1C "Dot" New find 19.08.1889
 (Aab)		 09.02.1891  
4   1C "CGH"   17.02.1900 29.10.1905  
       
5   1C "Blank" New find 09.12.1904 29.12.1904  
       
6   1C "TO"   02.02.1884 04.05.1899  
       
7   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen: 31.08.1912 21.12.1905 30.05.1910  
       
STUURMANSPUT
1882 to December 1884
Area: Victoria West
Not recorded
SUGARBUSH
July 1906 to Union
Area: Griqualand East
Renamed from Rode
1   2C "Bars + cross"   Last seen: 10.01.1922 20.04.1910 30.05.1910