To the north of Cape Town’s central district lies Camps Bay, largely undeveloped for most of the 1800s. Lord Charles Somerset used the area for hunting, with his lodge at the Roundhouse. The first road, Kloof Road was built in 1848
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Most combination covers which include the previous four colonies and Zululand fall into four categories: Pre-Union, Unofficial Interprovincial Period, Official Interprovincial Period, Union Group 1 September 1913 to 31 December 1937
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Of the rectangular stamps of the Cape, one in particular stands out in terms of its rarity. A typical description when it appears occasionally at auction is that given in the Spinks Shreves Galleries Sale 101 of May 2008: “S.G. #46, 1882 "One Half-penny." surcharge on 3d Deep claret, watermarked Crown and CC, a desirable unused example of truly one of the rarest
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Postal services in Southern Africa go back over 500 years, when engraved stones were left behind by sailors landing at the Cape. These were marked with the date of arrival, the ship’s name and that of its commander and date of departure.
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