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Post Offices MOPANI to MOTSWEDI

MOPANI (MOPANE)
03.09.1923 to Republic
Area: Messina

1   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm 01.06.1934
(Putzel)
02.03.1948
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Blank"   07.09.1955
(Visser)
31.01.1956
(Aab)
 

MORAVIA (RAIL) (STATION)
20.02.1923 to Republic
Renamed from Greatberg Rail
Area: Piketberg

1 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   25 mm 28.12.1926
(Putzel)
01.12.1939
(Putzel)
 
2 "RAIL" 1C "Blank"   Skeleton 30.09.1938
(Putzel)
   
3 "/STA" 2C "Blank"   22.10.1947
(Aab)
30.01.1949
(Putzel)
 
4   2C "Bars + cross" New discovery 06.03.1955
(Aab)
   

MORESKOF
23.04.1956 to Republic
Area: Welkom

1   2C "Blank"     06.02.1961
(Putzel)
   

MORGAN BAY
1946 to Republic
Area: East London

1   2C "Blank"   25 mm 1956
(Putzel)
   

MORGENDAAL
28.11.1927 to 27.01.1958
Area: Graaff-Reinet

1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 05.07.1940
(Putzel)
   

MORGENSTER
01.11.1917 to 01.08.1919
Area: Dordrecht

NOT  RECORDED

MORGENZON
Union to Republic
Area: Ermelo

1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   09.08.1913
(Putzel)
21.11.1917
(Aab)
 
2   2C "Blank" 25 mm 27.07.1925
(Aab)
27.08.1928
(Aab)
 
3   2C "Blank" 30 mm 1933
(Putzel)
21.01.1939
(Putzel)
 
4   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 09.06.1943
(Visser)
   
5   1C "Blank" Skeleton 11.05.1947
(Putzel)
27.05.1947
(Aab)
 
6   2C "Blank" 26 mm
Last seen
15.11.1977
(Putzel)
01.12.1949
(Aab)
Republic  
7   2C "2" Index 2

New discovery
11.01.1956
(Aab)
   

MORIJA
Basutoland using South African stamps up to1 December 1933

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MOROKA
20.03.1950 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg

1   2C "Cross" New discovery 19.08.1954
(Aab)
02.12.1954
(Visser)
 

MOROKWEN
Union to Republic
Area: Vryburg

1   2C "Blank"   20.03.1930
(Putzel)
??.12.1945
(Aab)
 
       

MOROLONG
1952 to Republic
Area: Warmbad

1   2C "Cross"    
(Putzel)
   

MORRISON(S)
101.02.913 to Republic
Renamed from Umzumbi
Area: Port Shepstone

1   2C "S.AFRICA"   28 mm
Last seen
31.08.1978
(Putzel)
19.09.1931
(Putzel)
Republic  

MORRISTOWN
01.01.1916 to 02.11.1953
Area: Transkei

1   2C "Blank"   31 mm 1933
(Putzel)
   

MORTIMER (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Cradock

1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
08.07.1907
(Frescura)
Union ??.06.1920
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "S.AFRICA" 26 mm 04.07.1934
(Putzel)
07.04.1936
(Aab)
 
3   2C "S.AFRICA" 30 mm 195?
(Putzel)
08.08.1955
(Paterson)
 

MOSELEY
18.10.1948 to 17.08.1953
Area: Durban

1   2C "NATAL"
Visser
  03.05.1949
(Visser)
   

MOSELVILLE
28.11.1949 to Republic
Area: Uitenhage

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

MOSESBERG
01.11.1919 to 28.09.1925
Area: Kimberley

NOT  RECORDED

MOSHESHSFORD
Union to 19.07.1954
Area: Barkly East

1   2C "Bars + cross"
First seen:

15.08.1903

(Aab)
Union 27.12.1913
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "S.AFRICA" 28 mm
(Aab)
23.08.1932
(Putzel)
 
3   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)
   

MOSITA (MOSITO) (MOSETA)
Union to Republic
Area: Vryburg

1   1C "Blank" First seen:
12.12.1898
(Frescura)
Union ??.04.1920
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm
(Putzel)
   

MOSORONI
08.06.1959 to Republic
Area: Tzaneen

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

MOSSDALE
Union to 1955
Area: Dannhauser

1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides
First seen:
03.04.1906
(Aab)
Union 07.07.1910
(Aab)
 
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm 1936
(Putzel)
   

MOSSEL BAY (MOSSELBAAI)
Union to Republic

1   2C "Bars + cross" TYPE 1

2 types recorded by Frescura
First seen: 11.11.1902
(for both types)

Union 30.06.1913  
2   1C "S   A"   30 mm
Relief postmark
14.05.1913
(Putzel)
   
3   2C "Blank"
could be number 7
30 mm 30.10.1928
(Aab)
 

(Putzel)
 
 
4   2C "S.AFRICA" 28 mm
17.04.1923
(Aab)

(Putzel)
 
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 19.04.1922
(Putzel)
   
6   2C "Bar" 32 mm
Smaller lettering
23.10.1920
(Visser)
01.12.1920
(Aab)
 
7   2C "Bar" 32 mm
larger lettering
13.08.1929
(Aab)
27.01.1930
(Putzel)
 
8   2C "Blank"   25 mm 16.03.1933
(Putzel)
   
9   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 23.09.1936
(Visser)
   
10 "/BAAI" 2C "Blank" 26 mm
Bi-lingual

M touching date

15.07.1933
(Aab)
   
11 "/BAAI" 2C "Blank" 26 mm
Bi-lingual

M below date
09.03.1938
(Putzel)
24.12.1938
(Aab)
 
12   2C "MOSSELBAAI"
Bi-lingual
21.01.1953
(Aab)
14.10.1954
(Aab)
 
13 "-BAAI" 2C "Blank"   26 mm
Bi-lingual
09.11.1960
(Putzel)
   
14 "/BAAI" 2C "Blank"   26 mm
Bi-lingual
Last seen
30.10.1967
(Putzel)
27.12.1959
(Putzel)
 Republic  

MOSSELBAY STATION
Only TO
Union to 27.03.1912

1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser
  27.03.1912
(Visser)
   

MOSSEL RIVER (MOSSELRIVIER)
12.12.1927 to 03.10.1955
Renamed to Voelklip
Area: Hermanus

1   2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)
   
2   2C "Blank"   13.02.1933
(Putzel)
18.04.1936
(Aab)
 
3   2C "Blank"   Mosselrevier 05.02.1940
(Putzel)
   
4   1C "Blank"
Visser
Mosselrevier
Skeleton
1936
(Visser)
   
5   1C "Blank"
Visser
Mossel River
Skeleton
17.07.1939
(Visser)
   
6   1C "Blank"   Mosselrevier
Skeleton
194?
(Putzel)
   
7   2C "Blank"
Visser
Bi-lingual
26 mm
8 to 4 o'clock
17.12.1949
(Visser)
   
8   2C "Blank"
Visser
Bi-lingual
26 mm
9 to 3 o'clock
25.07.1955
(Visser)
   

MOSSIESDAL
30.12.1935 to Republic
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal

1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 18.03.1936
(Putzel)
   

MOSTERTSKOEK (RAIL)
Union to 25.01.1915
Renamed to Bavians Rail
Area: Matjesfontein

1   1C "CGH"   25.12.1914
(Aab)
   
2 "RAIL" 1C "CGH"   RAIL
First seen:
22.12.1901
(Frescura)
Union 19.11.1910
(Frescura)
 

MOTALE
Union to 05.09.1915
Area: Pietersburg

1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   05.09.1915
(Bluegum)
   

MOTCHELIE
Union to 1953
Renamed to Motswedi
Area: Zeerust

1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   1931
(Visser)
18.09.1944
(Aab)
 

MOTITO
Union to 1953
Renamed to Bothithong
Area: Vryburg

1   BONC "1206" First seen:
21.10.1905
(Aab)
Union 11.08.1910
(Frescura)
 
2   1C "Blank"   First seen:
17.10.1907
(Frescura
Union 21.02.1926
(Frescura
 
3   2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)
   

MOTKOP (RAIL)
01.03.1914 to Republic
Area: Aliwal North

1 "RAIL" 2C "S.AFRICA"     26.11.1921
(Putzel)
   
(2) "RAIL" 2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
     
3   2C "S.AFRICA"   Rail removed
(Putzel)
   
4   2C "Bars + cross" Rail removed

SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
25.04.1932
(Putzel)

(Aab)
 

MOTORTOWN
03
.08.1936 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg

1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 29 mm
Short M
02.07.1939
(Aab)
25.06.1952
(Aab)
 
2   2C "JOHANNESBURG"
Visser
26 mm
Name as 2 words
1947
(Visser)
27.09.1955
(Aab)
 
3   2C "JOHANNESBURG" Tall M
Oval O in Johannesburg
Last seen
14.08.1978
(Putzel)
27.09.1955
(Aab)
Republic  
4   PARCEL  
Visser
 
(Visser)
   
5   PARCEL  
Visser
 
(Visser)
   
6   PARCEL  
Visser
 
(Visser)
   

MOTSEKUO
Basutoland using South African stamps up to1 December 1933

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MOTSEPHIRI
02.11.1959 to Republic
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal

NOT  RECORDED

MOTSETHABONG
1954 to Republic
Area: Welkom

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

MOTSHIKIRI
1953 to Republic
Area: Brits

NOT  RECORDED

MOTSWEDI
1953
to Republic
Renamed from  Motchelie
Area: Zeerust

1   2C "Blank"   1954
(Aab)