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Post Offices LILANI to LIYENGWENI

LILANI
01.09.1910 to 01.04.1918
16.07.1928 to Republic
Area: Greytown
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 26 mm 16.02.1915
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm 06.12.1935
(Putzel)		    

LILLIENTHAL
Union to 19.04.1926
Area: Pietermaritzburg
1   POA "23" First seen
11.04.1908
(Aab)		 Union 29.10.1910
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm 30.11.1911
(Putzel)		 14.05.1919
(Putzel)		  
       

LIMBURG
03.04.1923 to Republic
Area: Potgietersrust
1   2C "Bars + cross" 25 mm
(Aab)		 01.06.1955
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Cross"     08.05.1955
(Putzel)		    

LIME ACRES
27.08.1956 to Republic
Area: Kimberley
1   2C "Blank"   10.11.1958
(Aab)		    

LIMPOPODRAAI
23.01.1956 to Republic
Area: Ellisras
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

LINABO
26.10.1953 to Republic
Area: Virginia
1   2C "Bar +cross" Last seen
25.10.1968
(Putzel)		 1958
(Aab)		 Republic  

LINBRO PARK
29.09.1952 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    

LINDBERGH PARK
31.07.1950 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

LINDEN
01.01.1912 to Republic
(Transvaal PO existed)
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   25.03.1933
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank" New discovery 16.09.1943
(Aab)		    
3   2C "Cross"   28.10.1952
(Aab)		 13.07.1955
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "S.AFRICA"     24.05.1946
(Putzel)		    

LINDEQUESDRIF(T)
Union to Republic
Area: On the Vaal River near Vanderbijlpark
1   2C "Asterisk"   02.10.1920
(Aab)		 02.06.1924
(Putzel)		  

LINDESHOF
27.10.1924 to Republic
Renamed from Reviersonderend
Reviersonerend moved 10km to new location
Area: Caledon
1   2C "Blank" Last seen
07.04.1978
(Putzel)		 28.12.1924
(Aab)		 Republic  

LINDLEY
Union to Republic
1   2C "Blank"   ORC removed 16.09.1912
(Putzel)		 ??.03.1921
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA"   30.11.1912
(Putzel)		 22.09.1913
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 1916
(Aab)		 20.12.1934
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross"   Thin bars 1933
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Bars + cross" Thick bars 24.09.1937
(Aab)		 09.07.1938
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Bars + cross" Thin and short bars
25 mm		 17.02.1940
(Putzel)		 19.08.1953
(Putzel)		  
7   2C "Bars + cross" Thin bars
29 mm		 30.04.1942
(Putzel)		 09.11.1943
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Cross"   25 mm 06.08.1947
(Putzel)		    
9   2C "Cross" 28 mm 20.07.1957
(Putzel)		 1961
(Aab)		  

LINDLEY ROAD (RAIL)
Union to 1927
Area: Lindley
1   2C "Blank" ORC removed 02.02.1911
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA"    
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bar"     18.11.1919
(Putzel)		    

LINDLEYSPOORT
Union to Republic
Area: Rustenburg
1   3C "Asterisk"   15.08.1910
(Visser)
(Putzel)		  

LINEDRIFT
01.04.1920 to Republic
A CGH PO existed
Area: Peddie
1   1C "Bar"     09.11.1940
(Putzel)		    

LINLEYVILLE
Union to 01.05.1917
Renamed to Tweebuffels
Area: Lichtenburg
NOT  RECORDED
Transvaal postmark known

LINMEYER
15.08.1960 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

LINOKANA
Union to 1952
Renamed to Dinokana
Area: Zeerust
1   2C "Asterisk"   31.01.1918
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  

LINQUENDA
02.09.1957 to Republic
Area: Upington
1   2C "Blank"     17.03.1958
(Putzel)		    

LINTON
Union to 25.04.1932
Area: Bedford
1   1C "Blank"   First seen:
11.04.1905
(Frescura)		 Union 19.06.1925
(Putzel)		  

LINTON GRANGE
24.08.1959 to Republic
Area: Port Elizabeth
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

LIONS RIVER RAIL
1923 to Republic
Renamed from Dargle Road
Area: Pietermaritzburg
1   2C "Blank"     18.03.1926
(Putzel)		 03.07.1954
(Putzel)		  

LIPHAKOENG
31.10.1955 to Republic
Area: Klerksdorp
1   2C "Blank" Last seen
09.03.1965
(Putzel)		 16.02.1959
(Aab)		 Republic  

LITTLE BRAK RIVER
01.02.1911 to 18.05.1942
Renamed to Klein Brakrivier
Area: Mossel Bay
1   2C "Bars + cross"   26.02.1930
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton?? 193?
(Putzel)		 27.12.1936
(Aab)		  

LITTLE FALLS
16.06.1947 to 11.06.1957
Area: Krugersdorp
1   2C "Blank"     1947
(Putzel)		    

LIVERSEDGE
02.05.1921 to 26.06.1950
Area: Zeerust
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   18.05.1927
(Visser)		    

LIYENGWENI
22.07.1935 to 1952
renamed to Luyengweni
Area: Mount Frere
1   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)