Baragwanath

Baragwanath post office, Johannesburg, (12 km south west of the Johannesburg city centre), opened as a postal and telegraph agency on 7 July 1947 and was upgraded to a post office on 31 July 1950. It closed on 18 January 1971

• Postmark type 1 (1951 - 9 February 1970) rated 2R
• Registered handstamp type 1 rated 3R
• Registered label type 1 (21 September 1968 - 9 February 1970) rated 3R

Left to right: Type 1, Registered handstamp type 1, registered label type 1

Postmark type 1

Baragwanath datestamp type 1 dated 1951. Rated 2R. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Baragwanath datestamp type 1 dated 10 April 1968. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

Baragwanath datestamp type 1 dated 21 September 1968. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

Baragwanath datestamp type 1 dated 9 February 1970. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

Registered label type 1

Baragwanath registered label type 1 dated 10 April 1968. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

Baragwanath registered label type 1 dated 21 September 1968. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

Baragwanath registered label type 1 dated 9 February 1970. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

Official Free

Baragwanath Department of Defence Official Free crowned boxed handstamp. Seen in Delcampe

Putzel rating

1 - 1 rated 20 on stamp and 80 on cover

1 - 1a (Update) rated 20 on stamp and 80 on cover