Johannesburg J1b Postmark

Johannesburg postmark types

Johannesburg J1b Postmark

A truncated double circle 28 mm in diameter with 'Johannesburg.' with a full stop around the left hand side and top right and 'Z.A.R.' also with a full stop on the right hand side both following the curve of the oval. The date is in one line in the middle section with a thick black horizontal line above and below separating the inner circle into three sections (day precedes the month which is in 2 letters and the year is in 2 figures) with a time code letter in both the top and bottom sections. Code letters seen in the upper section are ab Asterix, A, inverted A, C, E and H and in the lower section are None, A, B, C, D and E. Matthews states that it was used in 1887 but I have yet to see one

• Postmark type J1b - (9 March 1888 - 14 August 1889) rated 3R

Postmark type J1b - Code Asterix (*)

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code asterix upper inverted A lower. Dated 7 December 1888. Rated 3R. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Postmark type J1b - Code A

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code A upper B lower. Dated 27 January 1889. Rated 3R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code A upper no code lower. Dated 24 February. Rated 3R. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Postmark type J1b - Code C

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code C upper no code lower. Dated 8 February 1889. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Postmark type J1b - Code E

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code E upper C lower. Dated 16 October 1888. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code E upper no code lower. Dated 14 August 1889. Rated 3R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Postmark type J1b - Code H

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code H upper B lower. Dated 9 March 1888. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code H upper E lower. Dated 7 July 1888. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code H upper D lower. Dated 28 September 1888. Rated 3R. Seen in the Postal History of South Africa website

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code H upper D lower. Dated September 1888. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code H upper A lower. Dated 7 November 1888. Rated 3R. Seen on Bidorbuy

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code H upper D lower. Dated 4 January 1889. Rated 3R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmark type J1b. Code H upper B lower. Dated 3 April 1889. Rated 3R. Seen in Delcampe

Putzel ratings

J1b -  1 rated 40 on stamp and 200 on cover

Matthews = type 4a

Saxonwold Depot

Saxonwold Depot post office, 5 km north of the Johannesburg city hall, opened in 1950

• Postmark type 1 (1957 - 7 February 1981) rated Rare
• Postmark type 2 - Date reversed, 1 at base (10 February 1999) rated Rare

Left to right: Types 1, 2

Postmark type 1

Saxonwold Depot postmark type 1 dated 1957. Rated rare

Saxonwold Depot postmark type 1 dated 7 February 1981. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Putzel ratings

1 - 1 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

2 - 2 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

Johannesburg J1a Telegraph Postmark

Johannesburg postmark types

Johannesburg J1a Telegraph Postmark

A framed oval rubber stamp with 'Johannesburg' (with a full stop at the end) around the top following the curve of the oval, the date in one line in the middle (month in 3 letters with a full stop at the end and year in 2 figures) and an ornament (3 dots over two lines) at the bottom. Size is approximately 32 x 23 mm

This postmark appears to have been used for telegraph purposes. The telegraph office opened in Johannesburg in April 1887. As it has been seen used in both black and purple ink, it is possible that the black ink was for postal purposes and the purple for telegraphic. No covers have yet been seen by me and until one is, it unclear whether or not these were ever used for postal purposes

• Postmark type J1a - Purple ink (10 July 1888 - July 1889) rated 2R
• Postmark type J1a - Black ink rated 3R

Left is from the Putzel Update, in the middle is an actual  composite example and on the right an actual example, suggesting that there may have been more than one implement used

Postmark type J1a in Purple

Johannesburg postmark type J1a in purple ink. Dated 11 February 1888. Rated 2R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmarks type J1a in purple ink. Dated February 1888. Rated 2R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmark type J1a in purple ink. Dated 5 May 1888. Rated 2R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmark type J1a in purple ink. Dated 5 May 1888. Rated 2R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmark type J1a in purple ink. Dated 10 July 1888. Rated 2R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmarks type J1a in purple ink. Dated 8, 10 and 15 September 1888. Rated 2R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmark type J1a in purple ink. Dated 13 November 1888. Rated 2R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmark type J1a in purple ink. Dates include 16 November 1888. Rated 2R

Johannesburg postmarks type J1a in purple ink. Rated 2R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmarks type J1a in purple ink. Rated 2R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmark type J1a in purple ink. Dates include May, 27 November and December 1888. Rated 2R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

Johannesburg postmark type J1a in purple ink. 1889. Rated 2R. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Postmark type J1a in Black

Johannesburg postmark type J1a in black ink. Rated 3R. Seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

The original telegraph office building which opened at 74 Market Street, Johannesburg on the 26 or 27 of April 1887. The two gentleman are Mr Preston, director of the Telegraph Office from 1887-9 and Mr Taplin, the telegraph line constructor, Postcard produced for the 1936 Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg and seen in the ZAR & Transvaal Philately Facebook Group

For more information on the operation of the early telegraph office, see Symons, J. E, "The First Telegrams Sent From Johannesburg" in The Transvaal Philatelist vol 31 no 4 (120), November 1996, pp. 114-6

Putzel ratings

J1a - A1 (Update) rated 1 000 on stamp and 10 000 on cover

Matthews 

J1a - 7a

Saxonwold

Saxonwold post office, 5 km north of the Johannesburg city hall, opened as a postal and telegraph agency on 14 May 1928 and as a post office on 1 April 1935

 Postmarks

• Postmark type 1 - Roman numerals in date month (29 May 1933 - 12 August 1975) rated Rare
• Postmark type 1a - Roman numerals in date month, date reversed (1977 - 1978) rated 2R
• Postmark type 2 - Letters in date month, thicker type (21 February 1939 - 7 August 1952) rated Rare
• Postmark type 3 - Letters in date month, thinner type (8 May 193- - 17 April 1956) rated Rare
• Postmark type 4 - No text at base (4 January 1972 - 21 June 1979) rated Rare
• Postmark type 5 - (4 September 1973 - 4 November 1987) rated Common
• Postmark type 5a - Date reversed (13 February 1978 - 8 March 1978)  rated Rare
• Postmark type 6 - 1 at base (16 May 1987 - 14 August 1989) rated Rare
• Postmark type 6a - 1 at base Date reversed (14 August 1978) rated 2R
• Postmark type 7a - 1 at base (19 November 1987) rated Rare
• Postmark type 7b - 2 at base (19 November 1987) rated Rare
• Postmark type 7c - 3 at base (14 December 1997) rated Rare
• Postmark type 7d - 4 at base (20 April 1999) rated Rare
• Postmark type 7e - 5 at base (12 April 1995) rated Rare
• Postmark type 8 -  (3 July 2002 - 8 August 2002) rated Rare
• Postmark type 9a - 1 in circle; black, mauve and red inks (18 April 2007 - 11 September 2019) rated Rare
• Postmark type 9b - 2 in circle (9 October 2012) rated Rare
• Postmark type 9c - 3 in circle (23 December 2019) rated Rare
• Postmark type 9d - 4 in circle (8 June 2006 - 8 JUne 2011) rated Rare
• Postmark type 9e - 5 in circle (17 December 2020) rated Rare
• Postmark type 9f - 6 in circle (26 May 2008 - 26 August 2010) rated Rare

Circulation Branch

• Circulation Branch type 1 (17 August 1962) - rated 3R
• Circulation Branch type 2 - (17 April 1991) rated 3R

Rollers

• Hand roller type 1 - (25 February 1978) rated 2R
• Parcel roller type 1 in purple - rated 2R

Registered

• Registered handstamp  type 1 (27 December 1957) rated 2R
• Registered label type 1 (3 December 1952) rated 2R
• Registered label type 2 (17 February 1956) rated 2R
• Registered label type 3 - Johannesburg in brackets (25 October 1960) rated 2R
• Registered label type 4 - Saxon-Wold 5 (23 June - 4 November 1987) rated 2R
• Registered label type 5 - Saxon-Wold 6 (16 May 1987) rated 2R

Handstamps

• Saxonwold one line handstamp in purple (27 March 1956) rated 2R
• Postmaster cachet (15 February 1977) rated 2R
• Branch manager cachet (May 2020) rated 2R

Top row: Left to right: Types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6a

Middle Row: Left to right: Types 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 8

Bottom Row: Left to right: Types 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9f

Top row. Left to right: Circulation Branch 1, Circulation Branch 2, Parcel roller 1, hand roller 1

Bottom row. Left to right: registered handstamp 1, registered label 1, registered label 2, registered label 3, registered label 4, registered label 5

Postmark type 1

Saxonwold postmark type 1 dated 29 May 1933. Rated rare

Saxonwold postmark type 1 dated 2 May 1949. Rated rare

Saxonwold postmark type 1 dated 6 October 1949. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

Saxonwold postmark type 1 dated 1 December 1949. Rated rare

Saxonwold postmark type 1 dated 3 December 1952. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

Saxonwold postmark type 1 dated 10 March 1953. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Saxonwold postmarks type 1 dated 5, 9 and 20 July 1955 and seen on telegrams. Rated rare

Saxonwold postmark type 1 dated 17 February 1956. Rated rare

Saxonwold postmark type 1 dated 3 December 1957. Rated rare

Saxonwold postmark type 1 dated 27 December 1957. Rated rare

Saxonwold postmark type 1 dated 25 October 1960. Rated rare

Postmark type 2

Saxonwold postmark type 2 dated 21 February 1939. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Saxonwold postmark type 2 dated 22 August 1941. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Postmark type 3

Saxonwold postmark type 3 dated 8 May 193-. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Saxonwold postmark type 3 dated 27 March 1956. Rated rare

Postmark type 5

Saxonwold postmark type 5 dated 4 September 1973. Rated common. Seen on Facebook

Saxonwold postmark type 5 dated 2 November 1976. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Saxonwold postmark type 5 dated 17 February 1979. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Saxonwold postmark type 5 dated 29 April 1985. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Saxonwold postmark type 5 dated 4 November 1987. Rated common. Seen in Delcampe

Postmark type 5a

Saxonwold postmark type 5a dated 2 March 1978. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Saxonwold postmark type 5a dated 8 March 1978. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Postmark type 6

Saxonwold postmark type 6 dated 16 May 1987. Rated rare. Seen in Delcampe

Saxonwold postmark type 6 dated 14 August 1989. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Postmark type 8

Saxonwold postmark type 8 dated 3 July 2002. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Postmark type 9a

Saxonwold postmark type 9a in mauve dated 29 April 2009. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Saxonwold postmark type 9a in black dated 14 August 2012. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Postmark type 9d

Saxonwold postmark type 9d in black dated 8 June 2011. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Parcel roller type 1

Saxonwold parcel roller type 1 in purple. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Saxonwold parcel roller type 1 in purple. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Saxonwold parcel roller type 1 in purple. Rated 2R. Seen in the postal history of the Union of South Africa website

Registered handstamp type 1

Saxonwold registered handstamp type 1 dated 3 December 1957. Rated 2R

Saxonwold registered handstamp type 1 dated 27 December 1957. Rated 2R

Registered label type 1

Saxonwold registered label type 1 dated 3 December 1952. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Registered label type 2

Saxonwold registered label type 2 dated 17 February 1956. Rated 2R

Registered label type 3

Saxonwold registered label type 3 dated 25 October 1960. Rated 2R

Registered label type 4

Saxonwold registered label type 4 dated 23 June 1987. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

Saxonwold registered label type 4 dated 4 November 1987. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

Registered label type 5

Saxonwold registered label type 5 dated 16 May 1987. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

Handstamps

Saxonwold one line handstamp in purple dated 27 March 1956. Rated 2R

Saxonwold Branch manager cachet in black dated 10 May 2020. Rated 2R. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Saxonwold Branch manager cachet in black dated 2020. Rated 2R. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Putzel ratings

1 - 1 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

1 - 2 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

1 - 6 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

1 - 7 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

1a - 1a rated 10 on stamp and 50 on cover

1a - 2a rated 10 on stamp and 50 on cover

1a - 6a rated 10 on stamp and 50 on cover

2 - 4 rated 4 on stamp and 20 on cover

3 - 5 rated 4 on stamp and 20 on cover

3 - 5a rated 4 on stamp and 20 on cover

4 - 8 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

4 - 10 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

5 - 9 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

5a - 9 rated 10 on stamp and 50 on cover

6 - 11 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

6a - 11a rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

6a - 11b (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

7a - 12 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

7b - 13 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

7c - 14 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

7d - 15 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

7e - 16 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

8 - 13x (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9a - 25 (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9a - 26 (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9a - 27 (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9b - 30 (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9c - 33r (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9d - 34 (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9d - 35 (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9e - 37 (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9e - 38 (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9e - 38r (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9f - 40 (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

9f - 41 (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

Circulation Branch 1 - 18 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

Circulation Branch 2 - 19 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

Hand Roller 1 - 20 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover

Parcel 1 - 21 rated 4 on stamp and 10 on cover

Parcel 1 - 21x (Update) rated 10 on stamp and 50 on cover

Roller 1 - 20 rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover