THE POSTCARD
CATALOGUE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Compiled by Martin Nicholson, Bsc (Honours), BA, Cert Ed (FE)
Section 9 - A Rittenberg
CHECKLIST OF CARDS
PUBLISHED BY A RITTENBERG
(Also A. R., P.O.Box 382, Durban)- (Last updated 14
Feb 1998)
A full numerical listing
1 TOWN HALL, DURBAN 1 TYPICAL RICKSHA BOYS 1A THE HORNS - DRAKENSBURG - NATAL 2 RICKSHA BOYS 2 THE BAY ESPLANADE, DURBAN 2 TOWN HALL AND GARDENS, DURBAN 3 TOWN HALL, DURBAN 3 THE POST OFFICE AND RAILWAY STATION DURBAN 4 LAW COURTS ESPLANADE, DURBAN 5 BAY ESPLANADE, DURBAN 5 MOONLIGHT WATERS - DURBAN BAY 5 RICKSHA BOY 5A UMLAMBONJA RIVER - DRAKENSBURG - NATAL 6 RICKSHA BOYS 6 THE POINT DURBAN 6 A NATAL RIVER AT SUNSET 6A CHAMPAGNE CASTLE (12000 FEET HIGH) - DRAKENSBURG 7 BATHING ENCLOSURE, DURBAN 7 HOWICK FALLS - NATAL 8 BAY ESPLANADE, DURBAN 8 OCEAN BEACH, DURBAN 8A BUSHMAN'S RIVER AND PASS - DRAKENSBURG 9 THE BLUFF - DURBAN 9 ZULU MOTHERS 10 TOWN GARDENS, DURBAN 11 ALBERT FALLS - NATAL 12 OCEAN BEACH, DURBAN 12 WEST STREET SHOWING POST OFFICE AND NATAL BANK - DURBAN 13 WEST STREET - DURBAN 13 BUSHMAN'S RIVER NATAL 14 BAY ESPLANADE, SHOWING MARINE HOTEL, DURBAN 15 VIEW FROM JETTY, ESPLANADE DURBAN 16 LIGHTHOUSE AND SIGNAL STATION 17 MIXED BATHING - DURBAN 17 POST OFFICE AND NATAL BANK, DURBAN 18 MONUMENTS IN TOWN GARDENS AND POST OFFICE, DURBAN 18 TOWN HALL & BOER WAR MEMORIAL, PIETERMARITZBURG 18 UMKOMAS RIVER - NATAL 19 THE BLUFF DURBAN 23 ALBERT FALLS NATAL 24 CAMP'S DRIFT NEAR MARITZBURG 28 ALBERT FALLS NATAL 100 OCEAN BEACH, SHOWING THE WATERCHUTE - DURBAN 101 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 102 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 107 BATHING ENCLOSURE - OCEAN BEACH DURBAN 108 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 109 SMITH STREET, SHOWING THE NATIONAL BANK - DURBAN 110 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 111 WEST STREET - DURBAN 112 OCEAN BEACH, DURBAN 114 WEST STREET LOOKING WEST - DURBAN 115 WEST STREET LOOKING EAST - DURBAN 116 DURBAN FROM THE BEREA 120 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 121 TOWN GARDENS, SHOWING VOLUNTEER MONUMENT - DURBAN 124 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 125 BAY ESPLANADE DURBAN SHOWING MARINE HOTEL ... QUARTERS 128 PIETERMARITZBURG FROM TOWN HALL TOWER LOOKING NORTH 129 PIETERMARITZBURG FROM THE TOWN HALL TOWER LOOKING NORTH WEST 130 THE MAYORS WALK, PIETERMARITZBURG 131 UMSINDUSI RIVER - PIETERMARITZBURG 132 UMSINDUSI RIVER - PIETERMARITZBURG 134 CHURCH STREET SHOWING ZULU WAR MONUMENT, PIETERMARITZBURG 135 TOWN HALL, PIETERMARITZBURG 136 SOLDIERS QUARTERS, FORT NAPIER, PIETERMARITZBURG 137 BOER WAR MEMORIAL, PIETERMARITZBURG 138 POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES - PIETERMARITZBURG 139 LONGMARKET STREET - PIETERMARITZBURG 142 GOVERNMENT HOUSE - PIETERMARITZBURG 143 COURT GARDENS, PIETERMARITZBURG 146 LOOP STREET SHOWING RAILWAY OFFICES AND MUSEUM, PIETERMARITZBURG 151 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 156 LIGHTHOUSE - DURBAN 158 ESPLANADE AND BAY - DURBAN 160 THE YACHT CLUB PIER - ESPLANADE - DURBAN 172 A ZULU WEDDING DANCE 173 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 175 LADYSMITH AND BULWHANA HILL 176 WAGGON HILL - LADYSMITH 179 LADYSMITH WITH LOMBARDS KOP 181 LADYSMITH WITH WAGGON HILL IN THE DISTANCE 182 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 183 BAY ESPLANADE DURBAN 188 THE BLUFF & LIGHTHOUSE - DURBAN 189 RAILWAY STATION, DURBAN 191 DURBAN, THE BAY AND BLUFF FROM THE BEREA 193 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 194 MARRIOTT ROAD - DURBAN 195 MUSGRAVE ROAD - DURBAN 198 THE DOCKS - DURBAN 199 SWITCHBACK RAILWAY, OCEAN BEACH DURBAN 200 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 201 PROMENADE - OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 203 SWITCHBACK RAILWAY AND WATERCHUTE - OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 208 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 214 LADYSMITH WITH GUN HILL, LOMBARD'S KOP AND HELPMAKAAR ... 218 KLIP RIVER, LADYSMITH 219 KLIP RIVER LADYSMITH 220 POTGEITERS' DRIFT - SPION KOP - NATAL 221 ENGLISH CHURCH, LADYSMITH 224 UMKOMAAS RIVER - NATAL 232 TIGER'S KLOOF - NEWCASTLE - NATAL 239 THE TOP OF MAJUBA - NATAL 244 THE NEW TOWN HALL, DURBAN 249 UNCOMFORTABLE QUARTERS 253 YOUNG ZULUS 259 A VILLAGE GATHERING 259 IN A ZULU KRAAL 260 A CHIEF AND HIS FAMILY 262 THE NATIVES ART IN HAIRDRESSING 270 ESHOWE FALLS - NATAL 271 HOWICK - NATAL 273 POTGIETERS' DRIFT - SPION KOP - NATAL 274 RORKE'S DRIFT - NATAL 278 TRAVELLING IN NATAL 300 RAILWAY STATION AND POST OFFICE - DURBAN 301 BAY ESPLANADE SHOWING DURBAN CLUB AND MARINE HOTEL DURBAN 302 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 303 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 304 SMITH STREET, SHOWING NATAL BANK DURBAN 305 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 306 WEST STREET LOOKING EAST - DURBAN 307 WEST STREET, SHOWING TOWN HALL - DURBAN 308 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 309 LOOKING TOWARDS CONGELLA FROM TOWN HALL - DURBAN 310 POST OFFICE AND RAILWAY STATION - DURBAN 311 TYPICAL SOUTH AFRICAN RICKSHA BOYS 312 OCEAN BEACH, SHOWING FOUNTAIN AND MODEL DAIRY - DURBAN 313 WEST STREET CENTRAL - DURBAN 314 TOWN GARDENS DURBAN SHOWING ..... AND VOLUNTEER MONUMENT 315 SOUTH AFRICAN RICKSHA BOYS 316 WEST STREET LOOKING TOWARDS BEREA - DURBAN 317 SHELTERS ON THE BEACH - DURBAN 318 PINE STREET SHOWING ST. PAUL'S CHURCH - DURBAN 319 POST OFFICE AND NATAL BANK - DURBAN 321 BEREA AND TOWN GARDENS FROM TOWN HALL - DURBAN 322 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 323 THE LIGHTHOUSE - DURBAN 325 THE TOWN HALL - DURBAN 326 TOWN HALL WEST STREET FRONT - DURBAN 328 TOWN HALL - DURBAN 333 "HARD AT IT" 334 A ZULU MOTHER 338 DO YOU LOVE ME? 339 A NATIVE KRAAL 343 UMGENI RIVER NEAR ALBERT FALLS - NATAL 345 EDENDALE WATERFALLS - NATAL 346 NORTH BANK - UMZIMKULU RIVER - NATAL 347 THE BAY AND BLUFF FROM THE BEREA - DURBAN 349 MOONLIT WATERS - DURBAN BAY 350 BOTANIC GARDENS - DURBAN 355 RICKSHA BOY 359 COLONIAL BUILDINGS AND ZULU WAR MONUMENT - PIETERMARITZBURG 360 TOWN HALL AND BOER WAR MONUMENT - PIETERMARITZBURG 366 WAGGON HILL - NATAL 367 THE TOWN HALL FROM ROYAL HOTEL - DURBAN 368 THE MAIN ENTRANCE - TOWN HALL - DURBAN 369 THE TOWN HALL FROM NATAL BANK TOWER - DURBAN 370 THE CAVE ROCK - BLUFF - DURBAN 372 TOWN HALL - DURBAN 373 TOWN HALL - DURBAN 374 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 375 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 379 MOONLIT WATERS - OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 380 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 381 THE PIER - OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 383 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 384 BATHING ENCLOSURE - OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 385 ALBERT PARK, DURBAN 388 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 389 THE POINT - DURBAN 390 TOWN GARDENS, SHOWING POST OFFICE & NATAL BANK - DURBAN 391 TOWN GARDENS - DURBAN 392 NEAR MITCHELL PARK - DURBAN 394 MITCHELL PARK - DURBAN 396 ART GALLERY - TOWN HALL - DURBAN 397 THE VOLUNTEER MONUMENT - DURBAN 398 THE BLUFF LIGHTHOUSE - DURBAN 399 WHALING STATION - DURBAN 400 CONCERT HALL - TOWN HALL - DURBAN 403 WEST STREET - DURBAN 406 MURCHISON STREET - LADYSMITH 409 LADYSMITH LOOKING TOWARDS WAGGON HILL 411 THE RIVER - NEWCASTLE - NATAL 422 NURDEN BRIDGE - ESTCOURT - NATAL 432 ZULU CHIEF & HIS INDUNAS 437 A NATIVE HAIRDRESSER 440 A ZULU WARRIOR 444 A CIVILISED NATIVE'S WEDDING PARTY 448 BOER WAR AND ZULU WAR MONUMENTS, PIETERMARITZBURG 449 COMMERCIAL ROAD - PIETERMARITZBURG 451 LONGMARKET STREET - PIETERMARITZBURG 458 CHURCH STREET - PIETERMARITZBURG 459 TOWN HALL PIETERMATIZBURG 463 VAN REENENS - NATAL 466 WORLDS VIEW, VAN REENENS, NATAL 469 A "WHALER", DURBAN 471 WHALING - DURBAN 474 RICKSHA BOYS 475 A TYPICAL RICKSHA BOY 476 SOUTH AFRICAN RICKSHAW BOYS 478 WEST STREET, EAST - DURBAN 479 ROYAL HOTEL GRILL ROOM - DURBAN 480 PALM AVENUE, BOTANIC GARDENS, DURBAN 481 SMITH STREET - DURBAN 482 GARDINER STREET - DURBAN 483 POINT ROAD - DURBAN 487 THE DURBAN CLUB 488 BOTANIC GARDENS - DURBAN 489 THE POINT - DURBAN 490 TOWN GARDENS - DURBAN 491 WEST STREET - DURBAN 492 THE BLUFF - DURBAN 493 ENTRANCE DURBAN HARBOUR 494 THE PIER - BEACH DURBAN 495 OCEAN BEACH - SHOWING MODEL DAIRY - DURBAN 496 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 497 ON THE SANDS - BEACH DURBAN 498 HOTEL EDWARD - BEACH - DURBAN 499 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 500 ZULUS EATING 501 OCEAN BEACH 502 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 503 WEST STREET, DURBAN 505 NATIVE BEER CARRIERS 508 ZULUS SNUFFING 520 WEST STREET CENTRAL - DURBAN 521 RAILWAY STREET, SHOWING POST OFFICE - DURBAN 523 TOWN HALL AND TOWN GARDENS, DURBAN 524 THE DOCKS - DURBAN 525 THE DURBAN LIGHT INFANTRY DRILL HALL 527 MONUMENTS IN TOWN GARDENS - DURBAN 528 WEST STREET ELEVATION - TOWN HALL - DURBAN 529 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 530 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 531 POST OFFICE AND NATAL BANK - DURBAN 534 FIELD STREET, SHOWING BUTTERWORTH'S HOTEL - DURBAN 536 GENERAL VIEW OF DURBAN, SHOWING RACECOURSE 537 DURBAN BAR 538 MITCHELL PARK - BEREA - DURBAN 539 EVENING - DURBAN BAY 540 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 541 SWIMMING BATHS - OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 546 SOUTH AFRICAN RICKSHA BOYS 547 RIVER MOUTH AT LOW TIDE - ISIPINGO BEACH - NATAL 548 THE KLOOF AND ESPLANADE - ISIPINGO BEACH - NATAL 553 CHURCH STREET, PIETERMARITZBURG 555 EPWORTH HIGH SCHOOL PIETERMARITZBURG 556 BOTANICAL GARDENS - PIETERMARITZBURG 558 UMSINDUSI IVER PIETERMARTIZBURG 559 GIRLS' COLLEGIATE SCHOOL PIETERMARITZBURG 563 TRAINING COLLEGE (OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE) PIETERMARITZBURG 566 UMSINDUSI RIVER - PIETERMARITZBURG 569 GIANT CACTUS, BOTANIC GARDENS, PIETERMARITZBURG 570 BOTANICAL GARDENS - PIETERMARITZBURG 571 BOTANICAL GARDENS - PIETERMARITZBURG 572 BERG STREET GIRLS' SCHOOL - PIETERMARITZBURG 575 RAILWAY STATION - DURBAN 577 THE DOCKS - DURBAN 578 SMITH STREET - DURBAN 579 VOLUNTEER MONUMENT AND SIR JOHN ROBINSON STATUE ... DURBAN 580 WEST STREET - DURBAN 581 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 582 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 584 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 586 TRAM TERMINUS - BEACH DURBAN 587 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 588 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 589 YACHT CLUB JETTY - ESPLANADE - DURBAN 593 WEST STREET - DURBAN 596 OCEAN BEACH - DURBAN 735 TUGELA FALLS, NATAL 1012 MAJUBA FROM O'NEIL'S FARM 1017 TALANA HILL .... LT-GEN. PENN-SYMONS 1022 FORT WYLIE AND COLENSO RAILWAY BRIDGE 1024 COLENSO BATTLEFIELD, .... LIEUT. ROBERTS' MONUMENT ... 1139 A TYPICAL RICKSHA BOY 1141 A TYPICAL RICKSHA BOY 1142 YOUNG ZULU GIRLS 1150 NICHOLSON'S NEK 1239 DURBAN BAY AND ESPLANADE 1251 UMKOMAAS RIVER - NATAL 1262 RICKSHA BOYS 1466 HOWICK FALLS - NATAL 1471 A YOUNG AND COMELY ZULU MAIDEN 1474 TYPICAL RICKSHA BOYS 1552 TOWN HALL - LADYSMITH 1661 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 1663 BAY ESPLANADE - DURBAN 1924 "UNCOMFORTABLE QUARTERS" 1925 A ZULU MOTHER 1946 NATIVE HAIRDRESSERS 1962 ZULU MAIDENS 1967 ZULU GIRLS 1976 DURBAN - THE ESPLANADE, SHOWING THE CLUB AND MARINE HOTEL 1990 UMVOKI RIVER FALLS NATA 1993 ALEXANDRA PARK BRIDGE - PIETERMARITZBURG 2000 TOWN HALL, DURBAN 2001 TOWN HALL DURBAN 2002 TOWN HALL, WEST STREET ELEVATION, DURBAN 2003 WEST STREET, DURBAN 2004 WEST STREET, DURBAN 2005 TOWN GARDENS, DURBAN 2006 BAY ESPLANADE, DURBAN 2007 OCEAN BEACH, DURBAN 2008 SWIMMING BATH, OCEAN BEACH, DURBAN 2009 OCEAN BEACH, DURBAN 2010 OCEAN BEACH, DURBAN (Cards 2000 to 2010 are known together in a booklet) 2011 THE DOCKS, DURBAN 2132 YOUNG ZULU GIRLS 2136 ZULU GIRLS OFF TO THE MARKET 2157 A ZULU INDUNA 2170 NATAL BANK CORNER - DURBAN 2183 THE COLONIAL OFFICES - PIETERMARITZBURG 2193 ALEXANDER PARK - PIETERMARITZBURG 2260 ZULU GIRLS 2357 AN AFRICAN RIVER SCENE 2386 ZULU MAIDENS 2461 A NATIVE NURSE 2571 ZULU WARRIORS 2572 WAGGON HILL WITH GORDON HIGHLANDERS & K.R.R. MONUMENTS 2575 YOUNG ZULUS 3002 THE HOTEL AND RIVER, AMANZIMTOTI, NATAL
The following cards
were published by AR, PO Box 382, Durban. They are
identified by their Valentine number which can be found in the
bottom right hand corner of the picture side.
In the register of Cape Valentine cards numbers 500418 to 500447
are specifically of Durban. It is likely then that these cards
were produced for Rittenberg by Valentine.
500418 OCEAN BEACH & BATHING ENCLOSURE, DURBAN 500420 GARDENS, OCEAN BEACH, DURBAN 500421 PADDLING POOL, OCEAN BEACH, DURBAN 500422 TOWN HALL AND SMITH STREET, DURBAN 500423 RICKSHAS AND PULLERS, SOUTH AFRICA 500424 RICKSHA BOYS, SOUTH AFRICA 500426 MITCHELL PARK ZOO, DURBAN 500427 THE BAY FROM ESPLANADE, DURBAN 500428 WEST STREET GARDENS, DURBAN 500429 GENERAL POST OFFICE, DURBAN 500431 NEW LAW COURTS, ESPLANADE, DURBAN 500433 CAVE ROCK, THE BLUFF, DURBAN 500434 MAIL BOAT LEAVING DURBAN 500435 ARRIVAL OF MAIL BOAT, DURBAN 500436 WEST STREET (CENTRAL) DURBAN 500437 GENERAL POST OFFICE AND GARDENS, DURBAN 500439 YACHTS ON THE BAY, DURBAN 500440 TOWN HALL AND WEST STREET DURBAN 500441 BATHING OCEAN BEACH ENCLOSURE, DURBAN 500442 BATHING ENCLOSURE, OCEAN BEACH DURBAN 500444 WEST STREET, DURBAN 500445 ESPLANADE AND BAY, DURBAN 500446 PALM WALK, BOTANICAL GARDENS, DURBAN 500447 SPERM WHALE CAUGHT OFF DURBAN 500700 ZULUS EATING MEALIE PAP Not numbered A TYPICAL RICKSHA BOY BATHING ENCLOSURE - BEACH, DURBAN BATHING ENCLOSURE, DURBAN BAY ESPLANADE DURBAN BAY ESPLANADE, SHOWING MARINE HOTEL, DURBAN JUBILEE FOUNTAIN - BEACH, DURBAN LAW COURTS, ESPLANADE, DURBAN MITCHELL PARK ZOO, DURBAN MONUMENTS IN TOWN GARDENS & POST OFFICE, DURBAN OCEAN BEACH, DURBAN POST OFFICE AND NATAL BANK, DURBAN RICKSHAS & PULLERS, SOUTH AFRICA RICKSHA BOY RICKSHA BOYS (SEVERAL DIFFERENT) SPERM WHALE, CAUGHT OFF DURBAN THE BLUFF, DURBAN THE PIER - BEACH, DURBAN THE DOCKS, DURBAN TOWN GARDENS, DURBAN TOWN HALL, DURBAN TOWN HALL AND GARDENS, DURBAN TUGELA FALLS, NATAL VIEW FROM JETTY ESPLANADE, DURBAN WEST STREET SHOWING AFRICAN BANKING CORPORATION - DURBAN WEST STREET, CENTRAL DURBAN WEST STREET, DURBAN WEST STREET GARDENS, DURBAN