Delwersoord

Delwersoord post office, 23 Loveday Street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, opened on 2 March 1953 and closed on 27 May 1972

 

Postmarks

• Postmark type 1 (21 September 1955 - 18 December 1956) rated Rare
• Postmark type 2 - Roman numerals (1 May 1956 - 16 October 1962) rated Common
• Postmark type 3 - Roman numerals, large letters (5 September 1957 - 2 May 1960) rated 2R
• Postmark type 4 - 2 at base (4 November 1963) rated Rare
• Postmark type 5 - 3 at base (16 March 1964) rated Rare
• Postmark type 6 - 4 at base (3 May 1967) rated Rare

Registered

• Registered handstamp type 1 (3 January 1955) rated 2R
• Registered label type 1 (5 July 1957) rated 2R
• Registered label type 2 - small letters (11 November 1960) rated 2R

Left to right: Postmark types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Registered handstamp type 1, registered label types 1 and 2

Postmark type 1

Delwersoord postmark type 1 dated 18 December 1956. Rated rare

Postmark type 2

Delwersoord postmark type 2 dated 11 November 1960. Rated common

Delwersoord postmark type 2 dated 5 August 1961. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Delwersoord postmark type 2 dated 16 October 1962. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Postmark type 3

Delwersoord postmark type 3 dated 5 July 1957. Rated 2R

Delwersoord postmark type 3 dated 2 May 1960. Rated 2R. Seen on Bidorbuy

Postmark type 4

Delwersoord postmark type 4 dated 9 August. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Registered handstamp type 1

Delwersoord registered handstamp type 1 dated 3 January 1955. Rated 2R. Seen in AfricaStamps.co.uk

Registered label type 1

Delwersoord registered label type 1 dated 5 July 1957. Rated 2R

Registered label type 2

Delwersoord registered label type 2 dated 11 November 1960. Rated 2R

Putzel ratings

1 - 1 rated 5 on stamp and 20 on cover

1 - 1a rated 5 on stamp and 20 on cover

2 - 1b rated 5 on stamp and 20 on cover

2 - 1c rated 2 on stamp and 8 on cover

4 - 4 rated 5 on stamp and 20 on cover

5 - 5 rated 5 on stamp and 20 on cover

6 - 6 rated 5 on stamp and 20 on cover