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Post Offices NORBERG to NTININI

NORBERG
23.01.1961 to Republic
Renamed from  Glen Ashley
Area: ?

NOT  RECORDED

NORLIM
12.01.1925 to Republic
Area: Taungs

1   2C "Bars + cross"     1926
(Visser)
1927
(Visser)
 

NORMANDIEN
Union to Republic
Area: Newcastle

1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides

First seen
22.01.1900
(Aab)
Union 19.04.1915
(Aab)
 
2   2C "Blank"     15.11.1944
(Putzel)
   

NORMANHURST
15.08.1921 to 11.04.1927
Renamed to Boston
Area: Pietermaritzburg

1   2C "?"
Visser
  ??.10.1921
(Visser)
   

NORTHAM
24.03.1924 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg

1   2C "Bars + cross"   1932
(Aab)
 
13.11.1942
(Aab)
 

NORTH BRIDGE
Union to 05.10.1936
Renamed to Noordbrug
Area: Potchefstroom

1   2C "TVL"     06.05.1918
(Putzel)
 
   
2   2C "Potchefstroom"   16.02.1942
(Aab)
 
   

NORTHCLIFF
16.08.1937 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg

1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" New discovery 18.05.1959
(Aab)
 
24.01.1961
(Aab)
 
 

NORTHCOTE
01.02.1911 to 01.06.1912
Area: Estcourt

1   2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser
  1912
(Visser)
 
   

NORTHDENE (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Durban

1   2C "NATAL" No markings on sides
Seen in blue
No year slug

First seen
03.07.1898
(Aab)
Union 10.02.1911
(Putzel)
 
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"
Philatelic Friends
  04.07.1925
(Putzel)
30.12.1931
(Philatelic
Friends)
 
3 "/STA" 2C "Blank"    

(Putzel)
   
4   2C "Blank"   STA removed 06.11.1958
(Putzel)
   

NORTH END DURBAN
19.09.1938 to 31.10.1938
Renamed from Durban NE
Renamed to Durban NE
Area: Durban

NOT  RECORDED

NORTH END PORT ELIZABETH
Union to Republic

1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
05.12.1905
(Frescura)
Union 05.10.1912
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "S.AFRICA"
28 mm 26.08.1913
(Aab)
21.08.1923
(Aab)
 
2 2C 2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser
26 mm 15.11.1934
(Visser)
   
3   2C "PORT ELIZABETH"   30 mm
(Putzel)
   
4   2C "PORT ELIZABETH" 26 mm 06.03.1937
(Visser)
10.12.1949
(Putzel)
 
5 "NOORDEIND" 2C "PE 7"
Visser
26 mm 05.12.1955
(Visser)
   
6 "NOORDEIND" 2C "PE 8"
Visser
26 mm 29.06.1954
(Visser)
   
7   PARCEL   Round postmark
(Visser)

(Aab)
 
8   PARCEL  
Visser
 
(Visser)
   
9   PARCEL  
Visser
 
(Visser)
   
10   PARCEL  
Visser
 
(Visser)
   

NORTHERN FLATS
02.03.1925 to 23.02.1942
Area: Potgietersrus

NOT  RECORDED

NORTHFIELD (FARM)
Union to 20.05.1957
Area: Bloemfontein

1 "SO" 2C "O.R.C"   Using ORC
postmark
14.10.1912
(Putzel)
   
2   1C "Blank
Visser
Skelerton 1919?
(Visser)
   
3   2C "Blank   30 mm

NORTHFIELD FARM
26.10.1925
(Putzel)
1945
(Visser)
 

NORTHLANDS
30.11.1925 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg

1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" Last seen
1977
(Putzel)
12.06.1936
(Putzel)
Republic  

NORTHMEAD
04.09.1939 to Republic
Area: East Rand

1 "(BENONI) 2C "Blank
Visser
  13.08.1940
(Visser)
   

NORTH RAND
19.10.1920 to 1953
Renamed from Modderfontein
Renamed to Noord-Rand
Area: Johannesburg

1   2C-D "Blank"   19.10.1920
(Aab)
20.01.1937
(Aab)
 
2   2C-D "NOORD-RAND"   03.12.1945
(Aab)
30.12.1945
(Aab)
 
3   2C "NOORD RAND"   01.09.1953
(Aab)

(Putzel)
 

NORTH RIDGE ROAD
18.12.1922 to 22.10.1923
19.09.1927 to 10.09.1951
1953 to 05.12.1960
Area: Durban

NOT  RECORDED

NORTH SHEPSTONE
09.11.1925 to Republic
Area: Natal South Coast

1   2C "Blank     06.11.1958
(Putzel)
   

NORTHWAY
13.07.1936 to Republic
Area: Durban

1   2C "DURBAN Last seen
17.08.1978
(Putzel)
14.12.1938
(Putzel)
Republic  

NORVALSPONT
Union to Republic
Area: Colesburg

1   1C "CGH"
John Lund
Large compact typeface

First seen:
24.10.1890
(Frescura)
Union 12.04.1912
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
01.09.1905
(Frescura)
Union 09.07.1923
(Putzel)
 
3   2C "Blank"   27 mm
(Putzel)
   
4   2C "Blank" 27 mm

Last seen
18.09.1976
(Putzel)
06.01.1935
(Putzel)

(Aab)
 

NORWOOD
Union to Republic
Area: Johannesburg

1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" Markings on sides

Last seen
14.08.1978
(Putzel)
Union Republic  
       
2   2C "JOHANNESBURG" No markings on sides

First seen
14.08.1978
(Putzel)
15.09.1947
(Aab)
Republic  
3   PARCEL  
Visser
 
(Visser)
   

NOTINTSILA
12.06.1950 to Republic
Area: Transkei

NOT  RECORDED

NOTTINGHAM
Union to 26.05.1954
Area: Mooi River

NOT  RECORDED

NOTTINGHAM ROAD
Union to Republic
Area: Mooi River

1   2C "NATAL"
Hamilton
Asterisks on sides

First seen
23.12.1909
(Hamilton)
Union 22.09.1914
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Blank"   17.09.1919
(Aab)
03.10.1935
(Aab)
 
       
3 "/WEG" 2C "Blank" 26 mm 1938
(Putzel)
22.12.1944
(Aab)
 
4 "/WEG" 2C "Blank" 28 mm 19.04.1947
(Visser)
06.08.1958
(Aab)
 
5   2C "ROAD/WEG"
Visser
  04.08.1959
(Visser)
   

NOUPOORT
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Naauwpoort
Area: Colesburg

(1)   2C "Blank"
First seen
28.07.1961
(Aab)
     
(2   2C "Blank"
First seen
04.11.1961
(Aab)
     

NOUS WES(T)
05.07.1926 to 18.06.1945
Area: Kenhardt

1   2C "Blank"     ??.03.1936
(Putzel)
   

NOVO
Union to 01.09.1911
01.06.1912 to 1930
Area: Wepener

NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark known

NQABENI
21.02.1944 to Republic
Renamed from Enqabeni
Area: Harding

1   2C "Bars + cross"   11.04.1944
(Aab)
25.05.1958
(Putzel)
 

NQAMAKWE
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei

1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
07.10.1908
(Frescura)
Union 18.10.1913
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
14.01.1918
(Putzel)
?3.12.1918
(Aab)
 
3   2C "Bars + cross"   31 mm ??.11.1928
(Putzel)
   
4   2C "Blank"   09.04.1940
(Aab)
   
5   2C "Blank" 29 mm 1944
(Aab)
31.08.1956
(Aab)
 
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
(Putzel)
   
7   2C "Blank"   28 mm 1958
(Putzel)
   
8   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 26.12.1959
(Visser)
   

NQUQ(H)U
Union to 1916
01.05.1918 to Republic
Area: Transkei

1   1C "Blank"  
(Aab)
1925
(Visser)
 
2   2C "Cross" 30 mm
(Putzel)

(Aab)
 

NQUTU
Union to Republic
Area: Dundee

1   2C "NATAL"
Visser
Skeleton 02.01.1913
(Visser)
   
2   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides

First seen
11.08.1901
(Aab)
Union 27.09.1925
(Putzel)
 
3   2C "Bar"
Visser
  1936
(Visser)
   
4   2C "Bars + cross"   19.11.1935
(Aab)
25.05.1938
(Aab)
 
5   2C "Bars + cross"   Different cross
(Putzel)
   

NSHONGWENI (STATION)
1953 to Republic
Area: Durban

1 "/STA" 2C "Blank"     05.08.1954
(Putzel)
   
2   2C "Blank"   /STA removed

Last seen
05.06.1978
(Putzel)
06.12.1958
(Putzel)
Republic  

NSOKO
Swaziland using South African stamps up to 2 January 1933

See Swaziland

NSUZE
1953 to Republic
Area: Tongaat

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

NTABASWE
20.02.1950 to Republic
Area: Harrismith

NOT  RECORDED

NTABEBOMVU
15.01.1951 to Republic
Area: Dundee

 

NTAMBANANA
01.04.1920 to 30.05.1921
17.04.1922 to Republic
Renamed to Upper Enseleni (1921)
Area: Zululand

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

NTIBANE
11.04.1949 to Republic
Area: Transkei

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

NTINGWE
09.02.1948 to Republic
Area: Kranskop

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

NTININI
28.03.1955 to Republic
Area: Vryheid

NOT  RECORDED