Postage stamps and postal history of Griqualand West
An 1874 stamp of Cape of Good Hope, surcharged by the local postmaster for use in Griqualand West.
A one penny 1879 revenue stamp of Griqualand West.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Griqualand West, a former British colony that is now part of South Africa.
First stamps
The first stamps used in Griqualand West were stamps of Cape of Good Hope from October 1871 which can be identified by their cancellations.[1]
In September 1877, Cape 4 pence stamps were used hand surcharged by the Kimberley postmaster "1d" in ink.[1]
The first stamps specifically for Griqualand West were issued in March 1877 and consisted of stamps of Cape of Good Hope overprinted G. W. or G.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970. 110th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2008, p. 537. ISBN 0-85259-653-7
- ↑ Griqualand West. Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
Further reading
- Goldblatt, Robert. Postmarks of the Cape of Good Hope: the postal history and markings of the Cape of Good Hope and Griqualand West 1792-1910. Cape Town: Reijger Publishers (Pty) Ltd., 1984.
- Holmes, H.R. The postage stamps of Griqualand West. London: Royal Philatelic Society London, 1963 13p.
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