THE SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS (1914-1915)
a. Before the formation of the Union <br />Three hundred and seventy years separate the reader from 7th July, 1501, the day on which the Portuguese mariner Joao de Nova, landed at Mosselbay to place a letter in an old shoe in the hope that one of his countrymen would visit the "Post Offic...
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doaj-8210fc7a99e94b89a3fd00a46c37860f2020-11-24T23:55:56ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202012-02-012510.5787/2-5-961THE SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS (1914-1915)Jan Ploegera. Before the formation of the Union <br />Three hundred and seventy years separate the reader from 7th July, 1501, the day on which the Portuguese mariner Joao de Nova, landed at Mosselbay to place a letter in an old shoe in the hope that one of his countrymen would visit the "Post Office Tree" and would find and read this - the oldest known postal article of our country's history.http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/961"Post Office Tree""Post Office Stones"Adriaan Vincent BergA. B. Ziervogel28th December 1791first South African Postmaster GeneralMilitary Postal ServiceAnglo-Boer War(Act No. 10, 1911)South African Defence Act, 1912 |
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Jan Ploeger THE SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS (1914-1915) Scientia Militaria "Post Office Tree" "Post Office Stones" Adriaan Vincent Berg A. B. Ziervogel 28th December 1791 first South African Postmaster General Military Postal Service Anglo-Boer War (Act No. 10, 1911) South African Defence Act, 1912 |
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS (1914-1915) |
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS (1914-1915) |
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS (1914-1915) |
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS (1914-1915) |
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS (1914-1915) |
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south african field post and telegraph corps (1914-1915) |
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Scientia Militaria |
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a. Before the formation of the Union <br />Three hundred and seventy years separate the reader from 7th July, 1501, the day on which the Portuguese mariner Joao de Nova, landed at Mosselbay to place a letter in an old shoe in the hope that one of his countrymen would visit the "Post Office Tree" and would find and read this - the oldest known postal article of our country's history. |
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"Post Office Tree" "Post Office Stones" Adriaan Vincent Berg A. B. Ziervogel 28th December 1791 first South African Postmaster General Military Postal Service Anglo-Boer War (Act No. 10, 1911) South African Defence Act, 1912 |
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