By the year 1894, T.P.O. services were operating on the following six routes: Cape Town to De Aar, De Aar to Port Elizabeth, Zwartkops to Uitenhage, Middleburg Road (Rosemead) to Stormberg Junction, Naauwpoort to Norval’s Pont and Norval’s Pont to Johannesburg. To avoid delay of postal matters to and from places served by the Graaf-Reinet…
The Travelling Post Ofice service of the Cape of Good Hope comenced late 1882. Special vans were fitted to carry mail. In 1883 the line reached Victoria West but as the railway lines were extended so did the T.P.O. In 1885 the service reached De Aar and the section from Cape Town to De Aaar…
From approximately 1883, three postmarks (PS 4 to 6) sometimes called Argus Wheels, were in use on circulars as well as newspapers of the Cape of Good Hope. Another postmark (PS 7) is, in the main, seen stamped on wrappers and circulars, but its use has also been noted on envelopes. The circle measures 27…
The first T.P.O to operate was started in 1882 and originally operated between Cape Town and Beaufort West. This was later extended to Victoria West Road (later named Hutchinson) and subsequently to De Aar and beyond. These first marks had no special identification marks and they were simply denoted ‘T.P.O. UP’, ‘T.P.O.DOWN’ , ‘TRAVELLING PO…
