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Street post boxes are introduced in the Cape
- Date
- 8 Jun 1860
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
- 02Rahul Das, 'Past of the postbox',from The Tribune Online, India. [online], Available at www.tribuneindia.com [Accessed: 9 June 2014]
- 03SAPO, 'A history of the South African Post Office'. from SAPO website, [online], Available at www.sapo.co.za [Accessed: 9 June 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Street post boxes are introduced in the Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011009
South African History Online (2011) 'Street post boxes are introduced in the Cape', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011009 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, Street post boxes are introduced in the Cape [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011009, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"Street post boxes are introduced in the Cape." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011009. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Street post boxes are introduced in the Cape." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011009.
Further reading
Place
Mooivallei, Dairy Farm
Place
Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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