Postal History of
Cape of Good Hope

Post Offices ZUURBERG SANATORIUM to ZWEM KUIL
ZUURBERG SANATORIUM
July 1896 to September 1898
July 1909 to Union 
Area: Somerset East
Renamed from Doornnek Sanatorium
1   BONC "923"     08.10.1896 ??.??.1897  
2   1C "CGH" Last seen 01.12.1910 08.10.1896 30.05.1910  
       
ZUURBRAAK
1881 to Union
Area: Swellendam
Population 1904: 1397
1   BONC "236"   ??.??.1890 20.01.1902  
       
2   1C "Blank" Last seen 06.05.1916 22.01.1882 30.05.1910  
       
(3)   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen 16.03.1911
Last seen 20.12.1913		      
ZUURBRON
23 October 1851 to Union
Area: Humansdorp
1   OVAL     16.04.1895 13.10.1902 300
       
ZUURFONTEIN
December 1893 to November 1901
August 1902 to Union
Area: Cradock
(1)   BONC     Probable      
2   1C "Blank"   Last seen 12.11.1923 28.09.1903 30.05.1910  
ZUURPOORT
December 1902 to September 1904
 January 1905 to Union  
Area: Murraysburg
(1)   BONC     Probable      
2   1C "Blank"
Noel Lyons		   28.10.1898 16.12.1904  
(3)   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen 22.05.1911
Last seen 02.03.1944		      
ZWAGERSHOEK
September 1896 to 16 March 1901
Unknown to 13.10.1901
Unknown to Union 
Area: Somerset East
Renamed from Scott's Zwagershoek
1   1C "CGH"
Last seen 12.08.1910 27.09.1898 30.05.1910  
       
(2)   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen 04.10.1912      
ZWARTBERG
September 1900 to Union 
Area: Griqualand East
(1)   BONC     Probable      
2   1C "CGH"
John Lund		 Last seen 17.11.1920 05.10.1900 30.05.1910  
ZWARTKOPS STATION
September 1875 to Union
Area: Port Elizabeth
1   BONC "159"     06.06.1896 13.01.1897  
       
2   1C "STATION" Last seen 19.04.1924 01.07.1878 30.05.1910  
       
ZWART MODDER
16 November 1895 to March 1900
April 1900 to 16 June 1901
Unknown to Union
Area: Gordonia
Opened 1858 under British Bechuanaland
1   BONC "394" See Br. Bechuanaland
for earlier postmarks
Last seen 26.09.1894		 (16.11.1895) 24.04.1896  
2   1C "BB" See Br. Bechuanaland
for earlier postmarks
Last seen 26.09.1894		 (16.11.1895) 24.04.1896  
       
3   1C "CGH"   19.09.1905 19.01.1909  
       
ZWARTWATER
August 1895 to Union
Area: Glen Grey
(1)   BONC     Probable      
(2)   1C "CGH"   First seen 02.01.1913
Last seen 22.06.1937		      
ZWEM KUIL
December 1894 to February 1900
March 1900 to July 1904
Area: Prieska
NOT RECORDED