Post Offices of

Deutsch-Südwestafrika

Karibib Post Office

Below is a list of the Post Offices of Deutsch-Südwestafrika with basic information on each.
All location data is approximate.

Abbabis

Opened – 8 August 1904
Closed – 27 February 1910

Canceller used on Feldpost – April 1915

Arahoab

Opened – 12 December 1908
Closed – 28 March 1915

Aris

Opened – 22 September 1907
Closed – May 1915

Aroab

Moved from Hasuur – November 1912
Closed – 26 September 1914

Hasuur canceller used – November 1912 to March 1914

Aroab canceller introduced – 1 April 1914

Aub

Opened – 6 December 1907
Moved to Bergland – 29 March 1914

Canceller remained in use in Bergland – 29 March 1914 to June 1914

Aus

Moved from Kubub – 13 October 1906
Closed – 26 March 1915

Barby

Opened – 19 August 1913
Closed – 31 March 1915

Bergland

Moved from Aub – 29 March 1914
Closed – 31 March 1915

Aub canceller used – 29 March to June 1914

Berseba

Opened – 1 November 1907
Closed – 31 March 1915

Bethanien

Opened – 15 July 1899
Closed –
31 March 1915

Bogenfels

Opened – 7 March 1914
Closed – 6 August 1914

Prinzenbucht canceller used in Bogenfels – 7 March to mid-March 1914  

Brackwasser

Opened – 1 January 1907
Closed – 6 April 1915

Mail from Seeheim cancelled in Brackwasser – 25 April 1908 to 31 May 1908

Brackwater Bz. Windhuk

Opened – 1 December 1909
Closed – May 1915

Cap Cross

Opened – 10 October 1895
Closed – 20 August 1903

Chairos

Opened – 1 August 1912
Closed – June 1915

Ekuja

Opened – 5 July 1912
Closed – 10 May 1915

Empfängnisbucht

Opened – 10 July 1910
Closed – 10 November 1914

Epukiro

Opened – 27 February 1905
Closed – mid-May 1915

Mail from Epikuro cancelled in Okahandja or Gobabis due to lack of canceller in Epikuro – 27 February to 28 June 1905

Fahlgras Bz. Windhuk

Opened – 3 October 1910
Closed – May 1915

Gibeon

Opened – 1 October 1895
Closed – 25 April 1915

Gobabis

Opened – 1 August 1898
Closed – 18 May 1915

Some mail from Epukiro cancelled in Gobabis due to lack of canceller in Epukiro – 27 February to 28 June 1905

Gochaganas

Opened – 6 December 1907
Closed – 6 August 1909
Re-opened – 10 March 1911
Closed – 13 March 1913

Gochas

Opened – 6 November 1903
Destroyed – October 1904
Re-opened – November 1905
Closed – 31 March 1915

Mail from Gochas cancelled in Kub due to lack of canceller at re-opened PO – November to December 1905

Grootfontein

Opened – 17 October 1899
Closed – 2 July 1915

Grootfontein (Gross-Namaland)

Opened – 1 September 1899
Moved to Maltahöhe – November 1899

Gross-Barmen

Opened – 12 March 1898
Closed – 17 August 1901
Re-opened – 20 November 1907
Closed – 5 December 1914

Gross-Witvley

Opened – 1 October 1907
Closed – 17 May 1915

Gründorn

Opened – 12 April 1914
Closed – 19 April 1915

Guchab

Opened – 1 June 1908
Closed – 1 July 1915

Cancels with dates of April to June 1915 are likely the result of unauthorized use of the canceller, and are usually of no value.

Haris

Opened – 18 February 1900
Closed – 1915

Hasis

Opened – 26 March 1900
Renamed Kubas – 17 December 1900

Hasuur

Opened – 7 October 1903
Moved to Aroab – 31 October 1912

Canceller remained in use at Aroab – November 1912 to March 1914

Hatsamas / Hatzamas

Opened as Hatsamas – 6 March 1900
Spelling changed to Hatzamas – 17 May 1900
Closed – 1 July 1906
Re-opened as Hatsamas – 21 March 1910
Closed – early May 1915

Hoachanas

Opened – 5 January 1905
Closed – end of April 1915

Hohewarte

Opened – 1 September 1897
Closed – early May 1915

Mail from 1 September 1897 to 22 April 1898 cancelled in Windhoek

Jakalswater

Opened – 29 April 1899
Closed – 13 April 1912

Pre-opening manuscript cancels are known.

Canceller used on Feldpost – 11 January to 20 March 1915

Johann-Albrechtshöhe

Opened – 15 January 1909
Closed – 30 April 1915

Kalkfeld

Name changed from Okowakuatjiwi – 29 August 1907
Closed – 22 June 1915

Kalkfontein / Kalkfontein Süd

Opened – 22 May 1906
Name changed to Kalkfontein Süd – 14 December 1906
Closed – 25 March 1915

Kanus

Opened – 1 July 1907
Closed – 14 September 1914

Pen cancels used – 1 July to 22 July 1907

Kapenousseu

Opened – 1 October 1901
Name changed to Waldau – 1 March 1903

Kapenousseu canceller used until 12 May 1903 despite name change on 1 March 1903

Karibib

Opened – 26 June 1900
Closed – 4 May 1915

Keetmanshoop

Opened – 15 October 1895
Closed – 19 April 1915

Khan

Opened – 20 October 1908
Closed – 1 December 1914

Khanrivier

Opened – 10 August 1898
Closed – 28 April 1899

Klein-Nauas

Opened – 1 March 1913
Closed – 30 April 1915

Koes

Opened – 12 January 1909
Closed – 1 October 1914

Kolmannskuppe

Opened – 21 February 1909
Closed – 18 September 1914

Mail from Kolmannskuppe cancelled at Lüderitzbucht – 21 February to 16 May 1909

Kub

Unofficially moved from Kuis – 16 October 1904
Officially moved from Kuis – December 1904
Closed – 27 April 1915

Kuis canceller used without day/month slugs – 16 October 1904 to 10 December 1904; and with day/month slugs – December 1904 to mid-October 1905

Mail from Gochas cancelled in Kub due to lack of canceller in Gochas – November to December 1905

Kubas

Renamed from Hasis – 17 December 1900
Closed – 24 March 1915

Kubub

Opened – 16 January 1900
Moved to Aus – 12 October 1906

Kuibis

Opened – 20 July 1907
Closed – 5 April 1915

Kuis

Opened – 1 February 1900
Plundered and canceller lost – 6 October 1904
Canceller found and used in Kub without day/month slugs – 16 October 1904 to 10 December 1904
Officially moved to Kub – December 1904

Kuis canceller with day/month slugs remained in use at Kub until mid-October 1905

Lüderitzbucht

Opened – 12 November 1895
Closed – 18 September 1914

Mail from Kolmannskuppe cancelled at Lüderitzbucht – 21 February to 16 May 1909

Maltahöhe

Moved from Grootfontein (Gross-Namaland) – 1 December 1899
Closed – 29 April 1915

Marienthal / Mariental

Opened – 1 February 1900
Destroyed – October 1904
Re-opened as Mariental – 1 December 1910
Closed – 29 April 1915

Nauchas

Opened – 1 November 1903
Closed – end of April 1915

Neudamm

Opened – 1 December 1907
Closed – early May 1915

Neuheusis

Opened – 2 June 1912
Closed – 13 May 1915

Okahandja

Opened – 12 August 1895
Closed – 7 May 1915

Some mail from Epukiro cancelled in Okahandja due to lack of canceller in Epukiro – 27 February to 28 June 1905

Okasise

Opened – 11 June 1906
Closed – 4 May 1915

Okatjomboa

Opened – 9 December 1913
Closed – May 1915

Okaukwejo

Opened – 1 January 1908
Closed – 6 July 1915

Canceller used on Feldpost during punitive expedition to Angola – November 1914 to January 1915

Okombahe

Opened – 20 November 1899
Closed – 24 May 1915

Okowakuatjiwi

Opened – 23 January 1907
Name changed to Kalkfeld – 29 August 1907

Olukonda

Opened – 5 January 1912
Closed – 19 July 1915

Omaruru

Opened – 1 August 1895
Closed – 19 June 1915

Omitara

Opened – 20 June 1914
Closed – May 1915

Onguati

Opened – 10 June 1907
Closed – April 1909
Re-opened – September 1909
Closed – 20 April 1915

Osona

Opened – 27 November 1907
Closed – 6 May 1915

Otavi

Opened – 18 October 1899
Closed – end of June 1904
Re-opened – 1 October 1905
Closed  – 1 July 1915

Otavifontein

Military Station Opened – c. 1896
Military Station Closed – 1915

Otjihavera / Otjihawera

Opened – 25 November 1907
Spelling changed to Otjihawera – 20 January 1908
Closed – 10 May 1915

Otjiwarongo

Opened – 26 April 1906
Closed – 26 June 1915

Canceller used on Feldpost during punitive expedition to Angola – November 1914

Otjosazu

Opened – 1 April 1914
Closed – 7 May 1915

Otjosondu

Opened – 1 January 1907
Closed – 17 July 1908

Otjosonjati

Opened – 7 October 1907
Closed – 8 May 1915

Otjundaura

Opened – 1 October 1913
Closed – 22 June 1915

Otyimbingue / Otjimbingue

Opened – 10 August 1888

Moved several times due to rebellions:

Garinuab – 16 September 1889 to mid-October 1889
Tsaobis – mid-October 1889 to March 1890
Otyimbingue – April 1890 to end of November 1891
Windhuk – 7 December 1891 to March 1892

Re-opened in Otjimbingue – 1 July 1895
Closed – 22 June 1915

Otyimbingue (at Garinuab)

Opened at Otyimbingue – 10 August 1888

Moved several times due to rebellions:

Garinuab – 16 September 1889 to mid-October 1889
Tsaobis – mid-October 1889 to March 1890
Otyimbingue – April 1890 to end of November 1891
Windhuk – 7 December 1891 to March 1892

Re-opened in Otjimbingue – 1 July 1895
Closed – 22 June 1915

Otyimbingue (at Tsaobis)

Opened at Otyimbingue – 10 August 1888

Moved several times due to rebellions:

Garinuab – 16 September 1889 to mid-October 1889
Tsaobis – mid-October 1889 to March 1890
Otyimbingue – April 1890 to end of November 1891
Windhuk – 7 December 1891 to March 1892

Re-opened in Otjimbingue – 1 July 1895
Closed – 22 June 1915

Outjo

Opened – 20 February 1898
Closed – 23 June 1915

Canceller used on Feldpost during punitive expedition to Angola – November 1914

Owikokorero

Opened – 5 July 1904
Closed – 12 September 1906

Initally operated as postal agency without a canceller

Location of Feldpoststation 4 – October 1904 to March 1905

Used official seal as canceller beginning 13 July 1905

Pomonahügel

Opened – 7 March 1914
Closed – 6 August 1916

Prinzenbucht

Opened – 4 October 1909
Closed – 5 March 1914

No canceller until 21 December 1909

Canceller used at Bogenfels – 7 March 1914 to mid-March 1914

Ramansdrift

Opened – 21 June 1899
Closed – 25 May 1914

Rehoboth

Opened – 14 December 1896
Closed – 2 May 1915

Used on Feldpost from the Bastard unit via relay from Kraiport – October to November 1914

Richthofen

Opened – 27 November 1907
Closed – 7 February 1910

Rössing

Opened – 16 June 1898
Closed – 9 August 1898

Seeheim

Opened – 25 April 1908
Closed – 8 April 1915

Mail from opening to 31 May 1908 cancelled in Brackwasser

Seeis

Opened – 1 September 1897
Closed – May 1915

Mail from opening to 30 April 1898 cancelled in Windhoek

Swakopmund

Opened – 20 May 1895
Closed – 23 September 1914

Canceller reused by the Feldpoststation at Rössing and along the Otavi railway – January to early March 1915

Tsumeb

Opened – 28 November 1906
Closed – 6 July 1915

Uhabis

Opened – 20 January 1896
Closed – 8 December 1896 (uncertain)

Manuscript cancels used – 20 January to 8 December 1896

Circular cancels from 28 July to 30 September 1897 & 12 October 1897 are believed to be philatelic favor cancels with backdated, arbitrary dates

Ukamas

Opened – 11 June 1899
Closed – 1 March 1915

Usakos

Opened – 2 November 1904
Closed – 1 May 1915

Canceller used at the Rössing Feldpoststation and on Feldpost from various places along the Otavi railway – late November 1914 to April 1915

Waldau

Renamed from Kapenousseu – 1 March 1903
Destroyed – 15 January 1904
Re-opened – 16 February 1905
Closed – 5 May 1915

Kapenousseu canceller remained in use through 29 May 1903

Warmbad

Opened – 2 January 1896
Closed – 28 August 1914

Waterberg

Opened – 21 October 1899
Destroyed – 14 January 1904
Re-opened – 20 November 1904
Closed – 24 June 1915

Wilhelmstal

Opened – 9 July 1907
Closed – 4 May 1915

Windhoek / Windhuk

Opened – 23 March 1892
Spelling changed to Windhuk – 1 September 1903
Closed – 11 May 1915

Initial PO was the temoprarily re-located Otyimbingiue PO – 7 December 1891 to March 1892

Mail from Hohewarte cancelled in Windhoek – 1 September 1897 to 22 April 1898

Mail from Seeis cancelled in Windhoek – 1 September 1897 to 20 April 1898