Bankop
Quote from Albertlr on November 26, 2020, 9:58 amMy question about the following cancellation BANKOP 17 APR 1916 ??
Post office open between March 14, 1905 and 1.12.1914. Re-opened 1.3.1915, and closed on 17.6.1957.
Where is the town of Bankop, and was the main post office Ermelo?
My question about the following cancellation BANKOP 17 APR 1916 ??
Post office open between March 14, 1905 and 1.12.1914. Re-opened 1.3.1915, and closed on 17.6.1957.
Where is the town of Bankop, and was the main post office Ermelo?
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Quote from Steve on November 26, 2020, 12:09 pmBankop lay on the eastern side of Ermelo past Holbank, close to the western Swaziland border. It was the terminus of a short railway spur (Ermelo - Holbank - Bankop). The nearest town was Amsterdam which had or was a railway station but to which it was not connected. From Ermelo the railway ran to Standerton where it joined the Johannesburg, Germiston - Standerton - Volksrust line to Natal. As such, Bankop it was in the middle of nowhere but well-connected nevertheless. Putzel's Encycolpedia states the Head Office was Ermelo, Amsterdam, Ermelo. This implies that the first Post office reported to Ermelo. At some point, Amsterdam became the HO. This changed again so that when the PO closed in 1957, the HO was once more Ermelo. I guess that in a town that few have heard of and that less have had good reason to visit, the PO was likely located at or in the railway station. We will be doing a feature on the King's Head stamps shortly. If you have more intersting ones like this example we will be pleased to see you post them.
Bankop lay on the eastern side of Ermelo past Holbank, close to the western Swaziland border. It was the terminus of a short railway spur (Ermelo - Holbank - Bankop). The nearest town was Amsterdam which had or was a railway station but to which it was not connected. From Ermelo the railway ran to Standerton where it joined the Johannesburg, Germiston - Standerton - Volksrust line to Natal. As such, Bankop it was in the middle of nowhere but well-connected nevertheless. Putzel's Encycolpedia states the Head Office was Ermelo, Amsterdam, Ermelo. This implies that the first Post office reported to Ermelo. At some point, Amsterdam became the HO. This changed again so that when the PO closed in 1957, the HO was once more Ermelo. I guess that in a town that few have heard of and that less have had good reason to visit, the PO was likely located at or in the railway station. We will be doing a feature on the King's Head stamps shortly. If you have more intersting ones like this example we will be pleased to see you post them.