Cape Town (ZA)

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Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad ; Xhosa: iKapa) is the second-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The city is famous for its harbour, for its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, as well as for such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Formerly stamps have been issued under the Cape of Good Hope.

South Africa era

1996 CAPEMAIL CENTRE 8003 Mail Street, Epping Industrial Estate, Capetown cancel.

1972 Kaapstad / Capetown

Meter Cancels (all periods)

Meter cancel Cape Town 1934. (from Meter Stamp Catalogue)

Meter cancel Cape Town 1949.

Meter cancel Cape Town 1955.

Meter cancel Cape Town 1976.

Meter cancel Cape Town 1987.

Union of South Africa period (1910-1961)

Bilingual in 1915.

KAAPSTAD in 1947.

KAAPSTAD B CAPETOWN in 1951.

Bilingual in 1947 Registered label. Princess Elizabeth birthday commemorative. Ward 42 was the PO of Nyanga

Cape of Good Hope era

File:CGH 1893-1898 Seated Hope New Colours ca.jpg.jpg GPO in 1896 - to be confirmed

GPO M Cape Town in 1898

DC Cape Town in 1907

Covers

Cover from Hannover (Germany) to Kapstadt, redirected to Johannesburg. Sold 360 SF in 2000.

Other

Cape Town was a busy shipping port and posting stop.

Cape Town cancelling incoming stamp mail of Victoria (AU) State stamps 1905

Cards and Covers

Addressed to Sir Thomas Maclear at the Cape Town Observatory and sent from London in 1877. The 6d. SG 147 Plate 15 is cancelled by LONDON W duplex postmarks of 22 February, and there is a CAPE TOWN / CAPE COLONY transit mark of 19 March and a MOWBRAY / CAPE-COLONY receiving mark of 20 March. Endorsed "Via Dartmouth"

CAPETOWN 2 (1907) on Postcard arriving from Camborne (GB)

CAPETOWN 12 (1907) on Postcard arriving from Camborne (GB)

CAPETOWN 4 (1907) on Postcard arriving from Camborne (GB)

CAPETOWN / KAAPSTAD 25 cancels on cover of 1936

KAAPSTAD B CAPETOWN B PETROL IS PRECIOUS - SAVE IT / BESPAAR PETROL - DIS KOSBAAR Advertising slogan cancel. 1950