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Post Offices MENDU to MGWALI

MENDU
01.07.1959 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Cross"   30 mm
(Visser)		    

MENLO PARK
27.03.1950 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Cross" 29 mm

Last seen
30.04.1969
(Putzel)		 14.02.1961
(Aab)		 Republic  

MENTZBURG
01.06.1912 to 24.06.1957
Renamed from Vaalspruit
Area:  Wepener
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     1934
(Putzel)		    

MENTZDAM
05.07.1948 to 23.03.1961
Area: Kirkwood
1   2C "Bar"   Thin lines
Relief		 1960
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   27 mm 15.12.1960
(Putzel)		    

MERAN
24.07.1913
Area: Ladysmith
1   1C "NATAL"
Visser		 Skeleton 24.07.1913
(Visser)		    

MERAFONG
19.02.1951 to 12.10.1959
Area: Odendaalsrus
NOT  RECORDED
republic postmarks known

MEREBANK (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides
First seen
12.05.1902
(Aab)		 Union 23.01.1912
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "?"
Visser		   05.05.1911
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank"   30 mm 15.01.1933
(Putzel)		 ??.09.1934
(Putzel)		  
4 "/STA" 2C "Blank"   29 mm
STATION		 1945
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank" 26 mm 28.01.1944
(Aab)		 28.12.1953
(Putzel)		  
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1953
(Visser)		    

MERINDOL
1928 to 18.08.1958
Area: Magaliesburg
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm 09.03.1936
(Putzel)		 1954
(Aab)		  

MERINO
01.08.1915 to 19.10.1931
21.11.1932 to 28.12.1955
Area: Cradock
NOT  RECORDED

MERRIESPRUIT
28.10.1957 to Republic
Area: Virginia
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 24.05.1960
(Putzel)		    

MERRIMAN (RAIL)
01.03.1912 to Republic
Renamed from Richmond Road
Area: De Aar
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   29 mm 01.06.1913
(Putzel)		 26.12.1927
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "?"
Visser		 Skeleton 1922
(Visser)		    

MERRIMAN STREET
Union to 01.08.1911
Renamed to Warren Street
Area: Kimberley
1 "KIMBERLEY" 2C "Bars + cross" 27 mm 04.11.1910
(Aab)
(Visser)		  

MERRIVALE (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Howick
1   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm 30.05.1925
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton ??.05.1935
(Visser)		    

MERTENHOF
01.05.1915 to 11.01.1960
Area: Clanwilliam
1   2C "Blank"   30 mm 1952
(Putzel)		    

MERWEFONTEIN
15.09.1917 to 01.08.1922
Area: Richmond
1   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    

MERWEVILLE
Union to Republic
Area: Prince Albert
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
25.04.1907
(Frescura)		 Union 16.03.1936
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton 06.05.1937
(Aab)		    
3   2C "Blank" 26 mm 13.10.1937
(Putzel)		 02.08.1956
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bar"   Relief type 3 1959
(Visser)		    

MESA
19.11.1928 to Republic
Area: Potchefstroom
1   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm

Last seen:
14.09.1961
(Putzel)		 14.06.1955
(Aab)		 Republic  

MESKLIP
1939 to Republic
Area: Namaqualand
1   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm 30.11.1949
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross"   30 mm 23.04.1959
(Putzel)		    

MESSELFONTEIN
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Metzelfontein
Area: Vryheid
1   2C "Blank"   31 mm 1960
(Visser)		    

MESSINA
Union to Republic
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   06.03.1911
(Putzel)		 11.01.1928
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 04.06.1923
(Putzel)		    
3   2C-D "Bars + cross" 33 mm 14.11.1934
(Aab)		 12.12.1934
(Aab)		  
4   2C-D "Bars + cross"   28 mm 05.06.1933
(Putzel)		    
5   1C "Blank" Skeleton 26.11.1935
(Visser)		 10.02.1936
(Aab)		  
6   2C "Bars + cross"   14.12.1936
(Aab)		 16.08.1955
(Putzel)		  
7   2C "Cross"   01.12.1953
(Putzel)		 18.12.1956
(Aab)		  

METZELFONTEIN
01.12.1917 to 1953
Renamed to Messelfontein
Area: Vryheid
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     16.04.1925
(Putzel)		 1926
(Putzel)		  

MEULE
09.12.1923 to 1942
Area: Cullinan
1   2C "Bars + cross"   28 mm
(Putzel)		    

MEULRIVIER (MEUL RIVER)
28.01.1929 to 17.12.1934
08.10.1956 to 02.06.1958
Area: Harrismith
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 30.01.1929
(Putzel)		    

MEYERSRAND
27.03.1939 to 30.09.1940
06.07.1953 to Republic
Area: Germiston
1   2C "Blank"   18.01.1955
(Aab)		    

MEYERSRUST
01.05.1913 to 26.01.1925
Area: Ladysmith
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     1919
(Putzel)		    

MEYERTON (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Vereeniging
1   2C "R.O." First seen
08.03.1907
(Visser)		 Union 21.11.1919
(Aab)		  
2   2C "?"
Visser		   31.10.191?
(Visser)		    
2   1C "Bar"     1923
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank" 26 mm 03.09.1930
(Putzel)		 1933
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank" 29 mm 18.12.1947
(Putzel)		 07.05.1952
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank"   28 mm
9 to 3 oçlock
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Blank"   27 mm
Wide M		 07.08.1957
(Putzel)		    

MEYERVILLE
18.09.1950 to Republic
Area: Standerton
1 "STANDERTON" 2C "Blank" 26 mm
(Putzel)		 03.08.1951
(Aab)		  

MFOLOZI
March 1954 to Republic
Area: Zululand
1   2C "Blank" 25 mm
U of Umfolozi removed		 ??.03.1954
(Aab)		 29.11.1955
(Putzel)		  

MFONGOSI
Union to Republic
Postal agent
Area: Kranskop
1   2C "NATAL" Blocks on sides
First seen
25.02.1909
(Putzel)		 Union 25.02.1939
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank" New discovery 17.03.1955
(Aab)		    

MFULA
11.04.1921 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Bars + cross"   27 mm
Last seen:
31.08.1978
(Putzel)
(Putzel)		 Republic  

MFUME
1953 to Republic
Area: Durban
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

MFUNDISWENI
19.10.1934 to Republic
Renamed from Emfundesweni
Area: Transkei
1   1C "Blank"   On KG V
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Bar"
Visser		   19.10.1934
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank" New discovery 23.04.1956
(Aab)		    

MGOBO (MGUBO)
05.07.1948 to 1950 (Mgubu)
1950 to Republic (Mgobo)
Area: Transkei
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

MGWALI
1952 to Republic
Renamed from Emgwali
Area: Transkei
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known