In 1652, the Dutch East India Company established a supply camp in what is today known as Cape Town. This area was occupied by British Forces in 1795 and the area became a British Colony in 1814. The colony was incorporated into the Union of South Africa in 1910 and issued stamps in the name of the Cape of Good Hope from 1853 until 1904.
The first stamps were imperforate and triangular in shape. They were printed from wood blocks, which despite this name were actually engraved on steel. Each stamp was cut into a piece of metal and 64 of these pieces of metal were glued to wooden blocks for printing. Two of these were placed wrongly which resulted in one colour error on each sheet of 64, a blue penny stamp and a red four pence stamp. These are rare stamps and highly sought after by collectors today. The triangulars were replaced in 1864 by a new design with the figure of Hope. In different forms, Hope appeared on stamps until 1898. The final issue from the Cape of Good Hope was between 1902 and 1904 and showed King Edward VII. After becoming part of the Union of South Africa, all Cape Colony stamps, except for the triangulars were used until 1937.

1880
Hope Series (No outer frame line)
SG # 48
Used (Hinged)
SG # 49
Used (Hinged)
SG # 36
Used (Hinged)
SG # 51a
Used (Hinged)
1882
Hope Seated with Vine & Ram Series
SG # 61
Used (Hinged)
SG # 62
Used (Hinged)
SG # 63a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 65
Used (Hinged)
SG # 67
Used (Hinged)
1893
Hope Standing Series featuring Table Bay in background
SG # 58
Used (Hinged)
SG # 59a
Used (Hinged)
1900
Arms of the Colony Series
SG # 69
Used (Hinged)
1902
King Edward VII Series
SG # 70
Used (Hinged)
SG # 71
Used (Hinged)
SG # 72
Used (Hinged)
SG # 73
Used (Hinged)
SG # 74
Used (Hinged)
SG # 75
Used (Hinged)
SG # 76
Used (Hinged)
SG # 77
Used (Hinged)