Exhibition and special postmarks – Cape of Good Hope Stamps and Postal History

March 21, 2018

Special Markings of the Cape of Good Hope

The South African and International Exhibition in Kimberley, 1892 The South African and Internatonal Exhibition was staged in Kimberley in 1892. It was opened by Sir Henry Loch, the then Governor of the Cape of Good Hope on the 8th of September. It presented exhibits of art, an exhibition of paintings from the royal collection…

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Cape Town Exhibition

The Cape Town national and international industrial exhibition took place in Cape Town from 20 November 1904 to 28 February 1905. The Cape Town Exhibition was located on Green Point Common. It was officially opened on 26 November 1905. A temporary post office and a commemorative datestamp was provided.