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MARIAN(N)HILL
Union to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "NATAL" Blocks on sides
2 X NN

First seen
04.12.1909
(Aab)		 Union 29.02.1912  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   21.04.1921
(Aab)		 13.09.1923
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank"   09.10.1926
(Putzel)		 06.05.1960
(Putzel)		  
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1958
(Visser)		    

MARIASDAL
Union to 02.11.1953
Area: Calvinia
1   1C "Dot" First seen
22.06.189?
(Frescura)		 Union 10.??.1911
(Aab)		  

MARIBOGO (RAIL)
Union to 1952
Renamed to Madibogo
Area: Vryburg
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
08.01.1900
(Frescura)		 Union 11.11.1915
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Bars + cross"     19.01.1925
(Aab)		 193?
(Putzel)		  
       
3 "RAIL" 1C "Blank"   Skeleton 05.11.1929
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Bar"   22.04.1931
(Aab)		 193?
(Putzel)		  
5   2C "Bars + cross"   07.05.1952
(Aab)		    

MARICO RAIL
Union to 19.01.1912
19.01.1923
TO ONLY
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "R.O."
Visser		 New discovery 20.10.1911
(Visser)		    

MARICOSDRAAI
20.09.1943 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg
1   1C "Blank" New discovery 06.01.1956
(Aab)		    

MARIENBURG
12.11.1928 to Republic
Area: Humansdorp
1   2C "Blank"   1934
(Aab)		 ??.05.1949
(Putzel)		  

MARIENDALE
Union to 01.09.1912
Area: Clanwilliam
1   1C "CGH"   03.10.1911
(Frescura)		 25.03.1912
(Frescura)		  

MARIESHAFT
10.09.1951 to Republic
Area: Nigel
1   2C "Blank" Last seen:
24.01.1978
(Putzel)		 22.04.1955
(Putzel)		 Republic  

MARIKANA
1911 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   06.09.1912
(Aab)		 20.07.1921
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   07.01.1928
(Aab)		 30.06.1944
(Aab)		  

MARINE PARADE
22.07.1935 to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "DURBAN" 28 mm 07.08.1940
(Visser)		 24.11.1945
(Aab)		  
       
2   2C "DURBAN" 26 mm 01.11.1953
(Aab)		 08.11.1958
(Putzel)		  

MARION EILAND
1948 to Republic
Area: Island in the South Atlantic
1   1C     24.03.1958
(Aab)		    

MARITZANI SIDING (RAIL)
Union to 06.05.1946
Renamed to Mareetsane
Area: Mafeking
1 "SIDING" SQC "CGH" First seen:
19.01.1901
(Frescura)		 Union 26.09.1912
(Aab)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   30 mm 21.02.1917
(Putzel)		    
3 "RAIL" 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton ??.11.1926
(Visser)		    
4 "RAIL" 2C "Blank" 26 mm 1933
(Putzel)		 12.02.1934
(Aab)		  

MARKEN
28.06.1948 to Republic
Area: Potgietersrust
1   2C "Bars + cross" New discovery 1955
(Aab)		    

MARKET SQUARE - (MARKPLEIN) - Grahamstown -
13.08.1939 to Republic
1   2C "GRAHAMSTOWN" 30 mm 27.07.1954
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "GRAHAMSTOWN"   25 mm
Last seen:
28.09.1977
(Putzel)		 1954
(Putzel)		 Republic  

MARKET SQUARE - (MARKPLEIN) - Pretoria -
1913 to 1916
1920 to  31.03.1941
1   2C "PRETORIA"   26.06.1926
(Aab)		 1937
(Visser)		  
2 "PRETORIA" 2C Blank
Visser		   23.07.1937
(Visser)		    

MARKET STREET (MARKSTRAAT) - Johannesburg -
Union to 09.06.1926
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 25 mm

First seen
26.09.1905
(Putzel)		 Union 03.11.1914
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   24 mm
No dots on sides		 14.09.1912
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   32 mm 04.11.1920
(Putzel)		    
4   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG" 28 mm
Index 1 below date		 05.04.1923
(Putzel)		 31.08.1923
(Aab)		  
5   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG" 28 mm
Index 3 below date		 10.02.1925
(Putzel)		 15.10.1926
(Aab)		  
6 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "REGISTERED"   27.05.1912
(Aab)		 06.02.1913
(Aab)		  
7   PARCEL     Round
2 liner
Market Street
Johannesburg
(Visser)		    
8   PARCEL     Round
1 liner
Market Street
(Visser)		    
9   PARCEL     Between 3 bars
Market Street
Johannesburg
(Visser)		    
10   PARCEL     Between 3 bars
1 liner
Market Street
(Visser)		    

MARKET STREET WEST - Johannesburg -
Union to 1934
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" First seen
08.07.1907
(Putzel)		 Union 10.08.1911
(Aab)		  

MARKPLEIN (MARKET SQUARE) KROONSTAD
1925 to Republic
1   2C "KROONSTAD" Market Square
(Putzel)		 03.09.1948
(Aab)		  
2   2C "KROONSTAD 1" Markplein

Index 1
Last seen:
28.09.1977
(Putzel)		 26.08.1957
(Aab)		 Republic  
3   2C "KROONSTAD 2"   Markplein

Index 2		 07.12.1956
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "KROONSTAD 3"   Markplein

Index 3		 11.03.1957
(Putzel)		    

MARKRAMSDRAAI
1938 to Republic
Area: Kuruman
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

MARKSFONTEIN
1911 to 01.08.1915
Area: Heilbron
NOT  RECORDED

MARNITZ
24.06.1935 to Republic
Area: Potgietersrus
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

MAROELASFONTEIN
1926 to 07.01.1952
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "Blank"     1929
(Putzel)		    

MAROELASKOP
01.03.1920 to 19.09.1921
Area: Nylstroom
1   2C "?"   25 mm
Only part postmark
(Putzel)		    

MAROLONG
11.05.1925 to 1952
Renamed to Morolong
Area: Warmbaths
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 15.03.1931
(Putzel)		    

MARONE
16.10.1922 to 1950
Area: Lydenburg
1   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    

MARQUARD
Union to Republic
Area: Winburg
1   2C "Blank" ORC removed 28.08.1911
(Putzel)		 01.04.1912
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   S.AFRICA
above date
Z.AFRIKA
below date
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 09.12.1918
(Putzel)		 28.11.1927
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank" 25 mm 13.10.1932
(Putzel)		 05.05.1933
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank" 28 mm 30.01.1942
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
6   1C "Blank" Skeleton
Figure 1 at bottom		 20.12.1954
(Aab)		 19.01.1955
(Putzel)		  
7   2C "Blank"   ??.02.1945
(Aab)		    
8   2C "Blank" Last seen:
22.03.1962
(Putzel)		 23.11.1955
(Aab)		 Republic  

MARRIOTT ROAD
14.09.1936 to 21.06.1954
Area: Durban
1 "/WEG" 2C "DURBAN"
Visser		 Road/Weg 22.09.1944
(Visser)		    

MARSALA
01.12.1917 to Republic
Area: Frankfort, OFS
1   2C "Bars + cross" 27 mm ??.05.1922
(Aab)		 27.03.1930
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" 30 mm 1940
(Aab)		 13.02.1955
(Aab)		  

MARSEILLES (RAIL)
Union to 1912
24.06.1913 to Republic
Area: Ladybrand
1   2C "O.R.C." First seen
20.11.1906
(Putzel)		 Union 24.06.1913
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm 15.06.1923
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank" 29 mm 19.11.1934
(Putzel)		 23.10.1935
(Aab)		  
5   1C "34"   Skeleton 1934
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Blank"   Last seen:
14.08.1978
(Putzel)		 08.07.1941
(Aab)		 Republic  

MARSHALLS KRAAL
Union to 22.06.1925
Area: ?
1   1C "CGH"     06.04.1917
(Frescura)		 22.02.1918
(Frescura)		  

MARTINDALE (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Grahamstown
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
18.02.1898
(Frescura)		 Union 11.03.1912
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "RAIL"     1921
(Visser)		 27.11.1935
(Putzel)		  

MARTINIE
14.11.1935 to 03.11.1941
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal
1   2C "Blank"     29.08.1935
(Putzel)		 14.11.1935
(Aab)		  
       

MARTINSPOST
27.12.1948 to 06.08.1951
Area: Cullinan
NOT  RECORDED