From the Orange Free State to the Orange River Colony
The Free State of Orange was founded by the Boers and recognised in 1854 by the Treaty of Bloemfontein.
The first postage stamps were issued in 1868.
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Subsequently new values were issued and other existing stamps were overloaded.
All surcharges exist in a multitude of different types.
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The Orange State was occupied by the British and in 1900 the previous stamps were overprinted V.R.I. (Victoria Regina Imperatrix).
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Subsequently the stamps of the Cape of Good Hope overprinted Orange River Colony were used.
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From 1903 the colony had its own stamps.
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In 1910 the states of the Orange River, Cape of Good Hope, Natal and Transval united to form the Union of South Africa.
Here is the list of post offices:
Abrahamskraal, Aberfeldy, Abrahmskraal, Albertina, Allandale, Aloepoort, Alton, Altona, Ararat, Arbeids Kolonie, Ascent, Austin'sPost, Bain's Vlei, Bankfontein, Barrow Hill, Barton Mills, Beginsel, Beginseldam, Bernhardina, Bethany, Bethany Siding, Bethany Village, Bethlehem, Bethulie, Bethulie Bridge, Beverley, Bezuidenhouts Drift, Bissiesfontein, Blaauwboschfontein, Blaubank, Blauwheuvel, Blesbokfontein, Bloemfontein, Bluegumboom, Boesmanskop, Bont Rand, Bontebokskraal, Bonthoeken, Boom River, Boomplaats, Bordeaux, Boschdraai, Boschfontein, Boschjespruit, Boschrand Rail, Boschvarkfontein, Boshof, Bothaville, Brakdam, Brakfontein, Brakkranz, Branddrift, Brandfort, Brandhof, Brandwater, Brindisi Road, Bultfontein, Bushmanskop, Caledon River, Carlton Cheddar, Chicago, Christina, Cijferfontein, Cilliers Hoogte, Cillierspost, Clarens, Clocolan, Coalbrook, Commando Siding, Commissiepoort, Constantia, Constantia Drift, Cornelia, Cornelisriverbridge, Cornetspruit, Crown Mine, Cyphergat, Daggafontein, Damsvlei, Danielsrust, Davelsrust, De Bad, De Brug, De Kuile, De Molen, De Werf ,Dealesville, Delaware, DePut M, Dewetsdorp, Diepfontein, Don-Don, Donkerpoort, Doornfontein, Doornkloof, Doornpan, Douglas Valley, Dover Draaihoek, Dreifontein, Dreikop, Droogefontein, Du Plooy's Rust, Dundas, Dupreezlager, Edenburg, Edenville, Eeensgevonden, Egypte, Eintracht, Eksteen, Elands River, Elim, Elstow Siding, Emmaus Emms, Erfdeel, Essex, Esterhoven, Excelsior, Fairy's Post Fauresmith, Ferrreira, Ficksburg, Flyfontein, Fonteinriet, Fouriesburg, Frankfort, Frere Brug, Galloway, Geduldfontein, Gelderland, Generaal's Nek, Geneva Station, Georgina, Gertruida, Glen, Glenrock, Goede Moed, Gottenburg, Grandstable, Greenlands Rail, Groenfontein, Groenvlakte, Groot Rietgat, Groothoek, Groothof, Grootkraal, Gruisdrift, Gruisfontein, Gumtree, Haagenstad Haaksch, Hamilton Rail, Hammonia, Harrismith, Heckla, Heilbron, Helpmekaar, Helvetia, Heuning, Heuningspruit, Hibernia, Hillside, Hobhouse, Holfontein, Holspruit, Homerule, Honingspruit, Hoopsdal, Hoopstad, Iceland, Immigrant, Inland Sea, Inzicht, Ireland, Itala,
Jackhalsdans, Jackhalskraal, Jacobsdal, Jagersfontein, Jammerberg Drift, Jammersdrift, Jantjesfontein, Jordaan Kaal Valley, Kaalfontein, Kaalkop, Kaallaagte, Kaalspruit, Kadie, Kafferskop, Kaffir River, Kaffirstad, Kalkfontein, Kalkoen's Krantz, Kalkpan, Kalkuil, Karba, Karee, Kareepan, Karreespruit, Kassel, Keerom Oost, Kestell, Kildare, Kincora, King's Hill, Klaarwater, Klein Zuurfontein, Kleinplaats, Klerkspruit, Klipdrift, Klipfontein, Klipnek, Klippan, Klipplaat, Koedoesrand, Koffiekuil, Koffyfontein, Koksfontein, Kolkje, Kommandodrift, Kommissiepoort, Komspruit, Kopje Alleen, Kopjes, Koudekraal, Kransdraai, Kransfontein, Kromellenboog's Drift, Kromspruit, Kroonstad, Krugers, Krugersdrift, Kruidfontein, Kruispad, Kwaggapoort, Kwaggaspruit, Lace Diamant Mijn, Ladybrand, Lake Warden, Landplaats, Landskroon, Langewacht, Langhoek, Langlaagte, Langspruit, Le Souvenir, Leeuw River Mills, Leeuwbank, Leeuwpan, Leeuwvlei, Lemoenboom, Leniesfontein, Levensbron, Libertas, Lijnfontein, Lindequesdrif, Lindiquesfontein, Lindley, Lindley Road, Lombaardsdrift, Lourensrust, Lovat, Lowlands, Lubben, Luckhoff, Luckoff, Luipaardskop, Lusthoff, Mahemskuil, Majoorsdrift, Malan's Post, Marksfontein, Marquard, Marseilles, Meadows, Memel, Mentzburg, Middelfontein, Mimosa, Modderpoort, Molendraai, Monaro, Monastery, Mont Pelaan, Monument Road Extension - Bloemfontein, Mooifontein, Mooiplaats, Mosterdhoek, Muirton, Mullerspas, Mushroom Valley, Mushroom Valley's Nek, Naauwpoort, Naauwpoort'sNek, Nelsrust, New Elands, New York, Newmarket, Ngdana, Nooitgedacht, Northfield Farm Novo, Odendaals Rust, Olifantsfontein, Olijfberg, Olivierspost, Ongegund, Ongelukspan, Oorlogspoort, Oosthuizen's Siding, Op de Banken, Orangia, Oranjepan, Osfontein, Oudebergfontein, Outlook, Paardeberg Drift, PAK Kaffir River, Paljasfontein, Palmyra, Panfontein, Paradijs, Paradys, Parijs, Parketon, Parma, Paul Roux, Petrus, Petrus Steyn, Petrusburg, Philadelphia, Philippolis, PK Lindley, Plessis, Pniel, Port Allen, Prinsloo's Request, Priors, Providence, Quaggapoort, Quaggashoek, Ramdam, Ramsbottompost, Randsjeslaagte, Reddersburg, Reitz, Reitzburg, Retiefs Nek, Revelstoke, Rexford, Rietfontein, Rietgat, Rietkuil, Rietpoort, Rietput, Rietspruit, Rietvallei, River Prospect, Riviera, Roadside, Robertsdrift, Robertsrust, Rockwood, Roodebult, Roodekrantz, Roodepoort, Roodewal, Rooikop, Rosendal, Rouxville, Ruigtefontein, Rustfontein, Rustpan, Sacsonia, Saldery's Poort, Salt Pan, Sand River, Sannah's Post, Sauer, Schaapplats, Schoemanschrift, Schuttesdraai Rail, Scotland, Scotland West, Sechoaro, Senekal, Senekal's Rest, Sepani, Siding, Serfontein, Sinks Post, Slabberts, Smaldeel, Smithfield, Sophiesrust, Spes Bona, Spitskop, Springfield, Springfontein, St. Clair,St. Clet, Steenpan, Steunmekaar, Steynspruit, Steynsrus, Stijldrift, Stillewoning, Stonedrift, Stonewall, Stonybroke, Strydenburg, Susanna, Swinburne Rail, Tafelkop, Talsen, Tampasfontein, Tarragona, Tempe, Terlapsfontein, Tevredenheid, Thaba 'Nchu, Thaba Phatshwa, Thabapakhoe, Thabapatchos, Theron, Theron's Post, Theunissen, Tienfontein Nek, Tierbank, Tierton, Tiger River, Titiespan, Toba, Tocedo, Trommel, Trompsburg, Trompsburg Sta., Tweedegeluk, Tweefontein, Tweeling, Tweespruit, Twistdam Farm, Twistnietmeer, Uitdraaipad, Uithoek, Uitzicht, Vaal River, Vaalbank, Vaalspruit, Vaalwal, Van der Merwe's Dam, Van der Merwe's Fontein, Van Dyk's Kraal, Van Puttensvlei, Van Reenen's Pass, Van Tonder, Varkfontein, Veldtshoek, Ventersburg, Ventersburg Road, Vergezicht, Vet River, Victor, Vierfontein, Viljoens, Viljoens Drift, Villiers, Vinies Siding ,Virginia, Voorspored, Vrede, Vredefort, Vredefort Road, Waaihoek, Wagenmaker's Vlei, Walker's Post, Watervaal, Waterworks, Wegdraai, Welgegegen, Welkom, Wepener, Westminister, Wildebeestespruit, Willoughby, Wilson's Post, Winberg - Aansluiting, Winburg, Winburg Road, Winkeldrift, Winterton, Witroosboom, Witzieshoek, Wolvehoek, Wolvespruit, Wonderfontein, Woodside, Woolwich, Wurasoord, Zaaiplaats, Zamenkomst, Zand River, Zandfontein, Zastron, Zeekoevlei, Zevenfontein, Zoutpan, Zuringkrantz, Zwartkop, Zwartkopjes.
What's interesting to collect are the so-called "numeral cancels", of which here are a few images. Some of them are very sought after.
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Here is an incomplete list as an example:
1 Bloemfontein, 1 Clocolan, 2 Winburg, 3 Harrismith, 4 Fauresmith, 5 Smithfield, 6 Kroonstad, 7 Bethulie, 8 Boshof,
9 Jagersfontein, 10 Philippolis, 11 Bethlehem, 12 Rouxville, 13 Zand River, 14 Edenburg, 16 Wepener, 17 Ladybrand,
18 Ficksburg, 19 Reddersburg, 20 Brandfort, 21 Ladybrand, 21 Ventersburg, 22 Thaba Nchu, 23 (pas vu), 24 Heilbron, 25 Frankfort, 26 Bultfontein, 27 Hoopstad, 28 (?), 29 Senekal, 30 (?), 49 (?), 54 (?), 55 (?), 93 (?).
The number 21 can only be identified by the additional city stamp on the letter or card!
http://www.postmarks.co.za/PH%20OFS%20Numbers.htm
As you can see, there are also stamps with letters.
I found all this data on the following homepage:
Source: Perso, Wikipedia and Internet
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