Tuesday, 1 November 2022

Beaumont

Beaumont post office in Beaumont Street, Johannesburg opened on 7 April 1947 and closed on 19 December 1960
  • Postmark type 1 (10 April 1947) rated 3R. Name on postmark: "BEAUMONT ST JHB"
  • Postmark type 2 (8 October 1951) rated 3R
  • Postmark type 3 (25 March 1967) rated 3R

Left to right: Type 1, type 2, type 3. The type 3 date suggests that this post office may have reopened after 1960

Postmark type 1
Beaumont postmark type 1 dated 10 April 1947. Rated 3R. Seen in postmarks.co.za

Putzel rating
1 - 3 (Update) rated 80 on stamp and 400 on cover
2 - 2 rated 20 on stamp and 80 on cover
2 - 2a (Update) rated 20 on stamp and 100 on cover
3 - 3 rated 10 on stamp and 40 on cover