The Machadodorp postcard, the big brother. By Garth Kruger
Here is an item that may be of interest to readers of the Transvaal Philatelist. The Machadodorp postcard is well known to us all and it has been described repeatedly over the years….
Author: Tim Harrison
3d Transvaal and 6d Union postage due stamps used in occupied German South West Africa
This post is a little off-topic; one of the stamps is a Colonial era 3d Transvaal postage due but the other is a 6d Union postage due. Both have been used in 1916…
Cape Town 2021 International Exhibition is postponed
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Crossing Over. Blurring the lines between postal and fiscal use (by Ian Paterson)
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1905 visit to Southern Africa by The British Association for the Advancement of Science
Chris Cordes has provided this cover The visit by the British Association for the Advancement of Science included a period in Johannesburg between 28th August and 1st September 1905. Postal facilities were set…
Schoemansrust post office: earliest recorded cancel?
Here is a cover from Johan Bezuidenhout. Schoemansrust post office is being recorded in Put as open from 1890-1898. While Put did not record a postmark, there is one in Alex Vissers’ addendum…
A Guide to Correct Identification of the 6d Arms stamps of the First Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek, by Lars Jørgensen RDPSA
This article first appeared as three parts in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, January 2020 (pages 46-49), February (pages 76-79) and March (pages 50-53). A few typographic errors have been corrected by the Editor (Transvaal…
Revenue stamps and telegraphic use
Throughout the history of the two Republics and their occupations, postage stamps have been used for revenue purposes. However, a large number of specific revenue stamps and marks are known. Revenue marks are…
Smaller postal administrations
Three smaller postal administrations are described here, all of which have connections to ZAR. Stellaland, founded by ZAR burghers; Swaziland, whose postal administration was run by ZAR, and Pietersburg, which operated at the…
Postal stationery, 2nd Republic
The introduction of postal stationery by the Second Republic matched the boom for postal services, the expansion of the railways and the development of a robust postal system. Briefkaarten (postal stationery cards) were…