Kuils River, Bellville, Hopefield and Vredenburg

#1 · September 11, 2021, 2:51 pm

Here's a Greeting Card from 1910, nothing special but with a interesting mix of four Western Cape postmarks, two old, two new, each of which show the route that the postcard took from Kuils River outside Cape Town via Bellville and Hopefield to Vredenburg on the West Coast, a distance of 156 km. Is the post any more efficient today?

So, starting at the top, the point of despatch:

KUILS RIVER 'JY 12 10'. Unusual Time Code 'P'.
This would appear to be Goldblatts' CDS 3 (1869 - 1882).
This is substantiated by it being Putzel Type 1x, a successor to the DTO.

BELLVILLE 'JY 12 10'. Time Code 'C'.
This would appear to be Goldblatts' DC Datestamps (1900 - 1902).
Putzel Type 2.

HOPEFIELD 'JY 13 10'. Time Code '4 PM'.
This would appear to be Goldblatts' DC Datestamps (1900 - 1902).
Putzel Type 2.

VREDENBURG 'JY 14 10'. No Time Code.
This would appear to be Goldblatts' CDS 3 (1869 - 1882).
This is substantiated by it being Putzel Type 1 (narrow 'R' and 'B')

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