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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
See Basutoland

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
See Basutoland

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)