THE EDWARDIAN PERIOD

Although the whole of the O.F.S. was formally annexed to the British Crown and renamed the Orange River Colony on the 28th May 1900, a guerrilla war  continued for a further eighteen months and it was not until the 31st May 1902 that the war was formally ended by the signing of the Peace Treaty at Vereeniging.

The first Edwardian postage stamp, the 1d value, was issued in early 1903 and this was quickly followed by the rest of the postage values and the revenue stamps.

OFS stamps not accepted for postage in the Cape in June 1902

A halfpenny envelope used for printed matter with an unidentified triangular postmark No. 11.

Posted Late at Boshof 31 October 1910

An unclaimed letter from Senekal to Transvaal

The Union of South Africa

On 31st May 1910 the four colonies, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal, united to form the Union of South Africa.

A picture postcard commemorating the Union.

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