Postal History of
ORANGE RIVER COLONY

Post Offices EKSTEEN to FAURESMITH

EKSTEEN
May 1905 to Union
Area: Lindley
1   BONC "74" Allocated
May 1905		      

ELANDSKLOOF
01.01.1904 to 15.12.1905
Renamed to Langvlakte
Area: Rouxville
1   1C "O.R.C" Gupta ?5.05.1904
(Lundy)		    
2   1C "O.R.C" This could also be Elands River      

ELANDS RIVER
 18.12.1901 to 01.07.1905
Renamed to Aberfeldy
Area: Harrismith
1   1C "O.R.C"     18.12.1901
(Batten)		    

ELIM
 01.06.1904 to 31.07.1908
August 1909 Union
Area: Bethlehem
1   BONC "13" Allocated
June 1904

Withdrawn
31.03.1907		      
2   BONC "17" Allocated
August 1909		      

ELSTOW  SIDING
1903 to Union
Renamed from Jantjesfontein
1   GUPTA "ELSTOW SIDING ORC"   24.09.1903
(Putzel)		 25.06.1905
(Rhodesia)		  
       
2   1C "Blank"   01.09.1908
(Aab)		    

EMMS
15.09.1907 to Union
Area: Bethulie
1   BONC "113" Allocated
15 September 1907

Withdrawn
1 May 1908		      

ESTERHOVEN
15.05.1903 to 15.04.1904
Area: Jacobsdal
Not recorded

FAIRY'S POST
? to 1908
Area: ?
Not recorded

FAURESMITH
OVS to Union
1   1C "Blank"   Using old OVS postmark 25.09.1900
(Aab)		    
       
2   1C "O.R.C"     30.11.1900
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "O.R.C"     11.01.1910
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "O-R-C" Dashes between ORC
Large blocks on sides		 16.10.1909
(Putzel)		 04.04.1910
(Aab)		  
5   2C "O.R.C" Blocks on sides 21.11.1905
(Lundy)		 01.01.1908
(Aab)		  

FAURESMITH RAIL
OVS to 1911?
Not recorded