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Post Offices MTAMVUNA to MYNFONTEIN

MTAMVUNA
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Umtamvuma
Area: Harding
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

MTONJANENI
Union to 1919
1953 to Republic
Area: Zululand
1   2C "NATAL"
Visser		   24.07.1911(Visser)    
2   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)		    

MTUBATUBA
1928 to Republic
Renamed from Matubatuba
Area: Zululand
1 "NATAL" 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1928(Visser)    
2   2C "Blank"  
(Putzel)		 20.05.1947
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bar"   13.07.1942
(Aab)		 02.10.1958
(Putzel)		  
4 "NATAL" 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 02.03.1951(Visser)    
5   2C "Blank"   8 to 4 o'clock

Last seen
20.05.1947
(Putzel)		 30.11.1958
(Putzel)		 Republic  
6   2C "Blank" 10 to 2 o'clock

Last seen
31.03.1971
(Putzel)		 03.02.1960
(Putzel)		 Republic  

MTULWA
12.01.1959 to Republic
Area: Dalton
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

MTUMBANE
21.12.1959 to Republic
Area: Transkei
NOT  RECORDED

MTUNZINI (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Zululand
1   2C "NATAL" Bars on sides

First seen:
28.12.1908
(Rhodesia)		 Union 20.05.1922
(Putzel)		  
       
2   2C "Blank"   19.11.1928
(Putzel)		 19.03.1959
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton (Visser)    

MTWALUME
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Umtwalumi
Area: Natal South Coast
1   2C "Blank"   1956
(Aab)		 29.11.1958
(Putzel)		  

MUDEN
Union to Republic
Area: Greytown
1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides

First seen:
12.01.1904
(Aab)		 Union 13.04.1916
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   11.12.1928
(Putzel)		 30.04.1944
(Aab)		  

MUGABA
18.08.1947 to 16.08.1948
Renamed to Mogaba
Area: Lydenburg
NOT  RECORDED

MUISKRAAL
Union to 07.11.1955
Area: Riversdale
1   1C "Dot" First seen
22.02.1902
(Visser)		 Union 31.08.1919
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"     16.08.1935
(Putzel)		    

MUIZENBERG
Union to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen:
24.03.1902
(frescura)		 Union 21.12.1911  
2   2C "Bars + cross" First seen
1909
(Visser)		 Union 19.10.1914
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" Single line date 20.12.1911
(Putzel)		 28.12.1915
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bar"
Visser		 25 mm 09.09.1919
(Visser)		    
5   2C "Blank"   25 mm 17.08.1923
(Aab)		 17.01.1927
(Aab)		  
       
6   2C "Blank"   27 mm 19.09.1932
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank" 25 mm
10 to 2 o'clock		 1940
(Putzel)		 21.12.1942
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Blank"   25 mm
9 to 3 o'clock		 13.10.1960
(Putzel)		    
9   2C "Blank"   25 mm
10 to 2 o'clock
Last seen
17.01.1978
(Putzel)		 02.07.1960
(Putzel)		 Republic  

MUIZENBERG POSTAL DEPOT
1934 to Republic
Area: Cape Town
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

MUKULA
29.10.1956 to Republic
Area: Sibasa
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

MULATI
1953 to 24.06.1957
Area: Tzaneen
NOT  RECORDED

MULDERSDRIF(T)
Union to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "TVL"   Muldersdrift ??.??.1936
(Putzel)		    
(2)   2C "TVL"  
Muldersdrif
First seen
19.01.1965
(Putzel)		      

MULDERSVLEI (RAIL) (JUNCTION)
Union to Republic
Area: Stellenbosch
1   1C "JUNCTION" Name top and bottom

First seen:
??.10.188?
(Aab)		 Union 03.06.1914
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank" 31 mm 21.04.1920
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  
3 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   25 mm 08.01.1924
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank"   22.05.1923
(Aab)		 25.10.1954
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank"
Ian Paterson		   16.02.1960
(Ian
Paterson)		    
6   2C "Bar"   Relief type 3

Last seen
13.08.1965
(Putzel)		 1960
Visser)		 Republic  

MULLERS PASS
Union to 01.10.1937
Area: Newcastle
1   2C "NATAL"
Visser		 Bars on sides

First seen
12.09.1906
(Aab)		 Union 23.01.1911
(Visser)		  

MUNNIK (RAIL)
01.09.1911 to Republic
Area: Pietersburg
1   2C "Blank" 27 mm 1920
(Visser)		 1935
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   1953
(Aab)		 04.03.1955
(Putzel)		  

MUNSTER
Union to Republic
Area: Port Shepstone
1   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm. 30.12.1936
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross"   29 mm. 17.02.1942
(Putzel)		    

MURCHISON
Union to 01.12.1911
20.02.1928 to 1930
Area: Port Shepstone
NOT  RECORDED

MURRAYSBURG
Union to Republic
Area: 100 km from Graff-Reinet
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
 23.10.1902
(Frescura)		 Union 02.06.1914
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"   10.11.1914
(Putzel)		 15.12.1920
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank" 31 mm 1929
(Putzel)		 05.06.1935
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank" 25 mm 1932
(Putzel)		 17.02.1947
(Aab)		  
5   1C "Blank"
 		 Skeleton

New disvovery		 13.06.195?
(Aab)		 29.11.1954
(Aab)		  

MURRAY STREET
20.09.1943 to 11.09.1944
Renamed to Coetzenburg
Area: Stellenbosch
1   2C "STELLENBOSCH"   26 mm 01.10.1943
(Putzel)		    

MUSGRAVE ROAD
Union to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "DURBAN"
Visser		 S.AFRICA
above date
Z.AFRIKA
below date		 ??.06.1915
(Visser)		    
2   2C "DURBAN" Dots on sides 28.06.1932
(Putzel)		 25.11.1949
(Aab)		  
3   2C "DURBAN"   No dots on sides 23.11.1958
(Putzel)		    
4 "/WEG" 2C "Blank"
Chris vd Spuy		 Bi-lingual 09.05.1953
(Putzel)		 1953
(Chris vd Spuy)		  

MUSHROOM VALLEY
Union to 07.06.1948
31.10.1955 to Republic
Area: Winburg
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     1933
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"     30.08.1957
(Putzel)		    

MUSKOP
30.01.1928 to 20.01.1930
Area: Rustenberg
NOT  RECORDED

MUTHATI
23.11.1953 to Republic
Area: Sibasa
1   2C "Blank"     24.06.1955
(Putzel)		    

MVUNYANA
1953 to Republic
Area: Vryheid
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

MXATULE (MXATULI)
02.03.1953 to Republic
Area: Transkei
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

MYBURG (RAIL)
01.01.1913 to 08.10.1923
Area: Burgersdorp
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     01.06.1923
(Putzel)		    

MYNFONTEIN (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: De Aar
1   1C "CGH"   First seen:
03.11.1901
(Aab)		 Union 18.11.1917
(Frescura)		  
       
2   2C "Blank"     21.01.1953
(Putzel)