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DeutschPostage stamps and postal history of Transvaal
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Transvaal, formerly known as the South African Republic (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR).
1869–1877[edit]
The first stamps of the South African Republic were issued on 1 May 1870, showing the coat of arms of the republic.[1][2]
1877–1880[edit]
The South African Republic was annexed by Britain in 1877. A set of definitives depicting Queen Victoria was issued in 1878.
1882–1897[edit]
The first Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1880.[3] The conflict ended with a decisive Boer victory at the Battle of Majuba Hill and the republic regained its independence.
The republic again issued stamps with the coat of arms in the designs.
1900–1909[edit]
The Second Boer War erupted in 1899, the war ended the existence of the South African Republic.
Stamps of the South African Republic were overprinted "V.R.I." (Victoria Regina Imperatrix, Latin for Victoria, Queen and Empress) or "E.R.I." (Edward Rex Imperator, for Edward VII) between 1900 and 1902. In 1902 stamps for the Transvaal Colony were issued.
Transvaal was incorporated into the Union of South Africa in 1910 .
See also[edit]
- Adolph Otto
- Emil Tamsen
- Revenue stamps of Transvaal
- Postage stamps and postal history of South Africa
References[edit]
- ^ Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Southern Africa. 2nd edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2007, p. 62. ISBN 0852596545
- ^ "Transvaal | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
- ^ Rayne Kruger, Goodbye Dolly Gray: The story of the Boer War, London: Pimlico 1996, p.7 ISBN 978-0-7126-6285-7
Further reading[edit]
- J. H. Curle & A. E. Basden. (1940) Transvaal Postage Stamps. London: Royal Philatelic Society.
External links[edit]
- Transvaal Study Circle
- Stamp Domain – South Africa
- Transvaal: 1870 imperforate 1/- deep green, an unused tête-bêche pair. British Library Philatelic Collections
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