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Post Offices OAKDALE to OLIJVENBOSCHKRAAL

OAKDALE
22.09.1952 to Republic
Area: Cape Town

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

OAKGROVE
01.08.1913 to 18.11.1925
1927 to 28.04.1943
Area: Transkei

1   2C "?"
Visser
 
(Visser)
   

OAK TREE
03.05.1926 to 28.10.1929
Area: West Rand

NOT  RECORDED

OATLANDS (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Graaff-Reinet

1   1C "Blank" First seen:
 21.04.1884
(Frescura)
Union 10.04.1928
(Aab)
 
2 "RAIL" 1C "Blank"  
(Aab)
1956
(Aab)
 

OBERHOLZER
01.09.1912 to Republic
Area: West Rand

1   1C "S.AFRICA"  
(Putzel)
06.06.1951
(Aab)
 

OBSERVATORY (ROAD)
Union to Republic
Area: Cape Town

1 "ROAD" 1C "CGH" Spelt Road

First seen:
02.09.1898
(Frescura)
Union 14.05.1917
(Aab)
 
2 "ROAD" 2C "Bars + cross" Name 8 to 4 o'clock

First seen:
25.02.1910
(Frescura)
Union 23.12.1911
(Aab)
 
3 "ROAD" 2C "Bars + cross" Small cross 22.12.1913
(Aab)
25.05.1917
(Aab)
 
4 "ROAD" 2C "Bars + cross"   Larger cross cross 11.01.1921
(Putzel)
   
5   2C "Blank" 28 mm 24.08.1922
(Putzel)
06.02.1925
(Aab)
 
6   1C "Blank"   11.01.1922
(Aab)
10.12.1942
(Putzel)
 
7   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)
   
8   2C "Blank" 29 mm 04.08.1927
(Aab)
1935
(Aab)
 
9   2C "Blank" Smaller font 02.10.1945
(Aab)

(Putzel)
 
10   2C "Blank"
Visser
  04.03.1949
(Visser)
   
11   Parcel    
(Visser)

(Aab)
 

OCEAN POST OFFICE
Union to ?
Area: Cape Town

1   1C   Used on Armandale
CODE 8PM

First seen:
28.05.1904
(Frescura)
Union 20.03.1911
(Frescura)
 
2   1C   Used on Armandale
CODE B

First seen:
 
01.05.1905
(Aab)
Union 24.02.1912
(Frescura)
 
3   1C   Used on the Kildonan
CODE C

First seen:

17.07.1906

(Aab)
Union 17.01.1912
(Aab)
 
4   1C     Used on the Balmoral
CODE D

First seen:
02.04.1910
(Frescura)
Union 18.04.1911
(Frescura)
 
5   1C     Used on the Saxon
CODE E

First seen:
16.06.1900
(Frescura)
Union 08.07.1911
(Frescura)
 
6   1C  
John Lund
Used on the Briton
CODE G

First seen:
04.12.1897
Union ??.??.1911
(Frescura)
 
7   1C   Used on the Briton
CODE H


First seen:
21.05.1910
(Frescura)
Union 22.08.1911
(Aab)
 
8   1C   Used on the Kinfaus
CODE K


First seen:
30.09.1899
(Frescura)
Union ??.??.1911
(Frescura)
 
9   2C   Index 1 23.04.1912
(Putzel)
13.03.1913
(Aab)
 
10   2C   Index 2 23.07.1911
(Aab)
   
11   2C   Index 3 02.08.1911
(Aab)
   
12   2C   Index 4 03.08.1912
(Aab)
   
13   2C   Index 6 02.07.1912
(Aab)
24.07.1912
(Aab)
 

OCKERTSKRAAL
31.05.1926 to 27.04.1959
Area: Ladismith

1   2C "Blank?"
Visser
30 mm ??.04.1937
(Visser)
   
2   2C "Blank?"   26 mm 1948
(Visser)
1956
(Visser)
 

OCKIES
01.06.1916 to 27.11.1950
Area: Fraserburg

1   2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)
   

ODENDAALSRUS(T)
Union to Republic
Area: Freestate Goldfields

1   2C "Blank" Odendalsrust 27.07.1911
(Aab)
21.10.1921
(Aab)
 
2   1C "Blank"
Visser
Odendalsrust

Skeleton

1926
(Visser)
   
3   2C "Blank" Odendalsrust 24.01.1934
(Putzel)
26.01.1934
(Aab)
 
4   2C "Blank" Odendalsrust 02.07.1941
(Visser)
1947
(Putzel)
 
5   1C "Blank"   Odendalsrust
Skeleton
1950
(Putzel)
   
6   2C "Blank" Odendalsrus
(T removed)
13.07.1950
(Aab)
13.10.1950
(Putzel)
 
7   1C "Blank"   Odendalsrus
Skeleton
1954
(Visser)
   
8   2C "Blank"   Odendalsrus

Wide A's
13.10.1950
(Putzel)
   
9   2C "Blank" Odendalsrus

Narrow A's
25.05.1954
(Aab)
18.02.1955
(Putzel)
 
10   2C "Blank" Odendalsrus

Last seen
15.08.1978
(Putzel)
27.05.1955
(Aab)
Republic  
11   2C "1"
Visser
Odendalsrust

Index 1
??.10.1949
(Visser)
   

ODENDAALSTROOM
Union to 24.11.1930
Area: Burgersdorp

1   1C "Blank"   08.04.1911
(Frescura)
31.01.1914
(Frescura)
 
2   1C "Blank"
Visser
Visser 04.01.1913
(Visser)
   

ODIDINI
16.02.1931 to Republic
Renamed from Umbumbulu
Area: Durban

1   2C "Bar"
Visser
  12.07.1943
(Visser)
   

ODONATA
06.08.1945 to 03.11.1954
Area: Pretoria

1   2C "Bars + cross"
          C. vd Spuy
  1950
(Putzel)
1953
(C. vd Spuy)
 

OEST
01.01.1917 to 01.01.1919
Area: Williston

NOT  RECORDED

OFCOLACO
25.06.1923 to Republic
Area: Tzaneen

1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser
  1923
(Putzel)
22.09.1930
(Visser)
 

OGIES
1957 to Republic
Renamed from Oogies
Still using Oogies in 1957
Area: Witbank

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

OHRIGSTAD
Union to Republic
Area: Lydenburg

1   2C "TRANSVAAL"     04.01.1942
(Aab)

(Putzel)
 
       
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1954
(Visser)
   
3   PARCEL  
Visser
 
(Visser)
   

OKIEP
1953 to Republic
Renamed from O'Okiep
Area: Namaqualand

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

OLD BUNTING
Union to 18.07.1949
Area: Transkei

1   1C "Blank" Year above date

First seen
22.11.1904
(Frescura)
Union 12.07.1912
(Aab)
 
2   2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
06.12.1940
(Putzel)
   

OLD MORLEY
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei

1   1C "Dot" First seen:
18.12.1897

(Filat AG)
Union 13.03.1915
(Frescura)
 

OLD TOWN
Union to 01.12.1910
Area: Klerksdorp

NOT  RECORDED

OLIEVENHOUT(S)POORT
26.02.1923 to 01.08.1944
17.11.1947 to Republic
Area: West Rand

1   2C "Blank"
Visser
27 mm 04.02.1928
(Visser)

 
 
2   2C "Blank"
Visser
26 mm 22.06.1955
(Visser)

 
 

OLIEVENBOSKRAAL
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Olyvenboschkraal
Area: West Coast

NOT  RECORDED

OLIFANTPARK
1955
Addo National Park
Area: Addo

1   2C "ELEPHANT PARK"   21.06.1955
(Aab)

 
 

OLIFANTSBRUG
01.07.1914 to 31.07.1922
1940 to Republic
Renamed from Olifantshoek (Transvaal)
Area: Rustenburg

1   2C "Blank"   30 mm ??.08.1950
(Putzel)

 
 

OLIFANTSFONTEIN (RAIL)
Union to 01.12.1913
01.09.1915 to Republic
Area: Between Johannesburg and Pretoria

1   2C "Asterisk" First seen
16.11.1903
(Aab)
Union 28.08.1936
(Putzel)
 
2   1C "Blank?"
Visser
Skeleton 30.01.1943
(Visser)
   
3   2C "Blank"   ??.10.1943
(Aab)
02.06.1952
(Aab)
 
4   2C "Blank"   09.12.1954
(Aab)
   

OLIFANTSHOEK - CAPE -
1935 to Republic
Renamed from Oliphantshoek
Area: Postmasburg

1   2C "Blank" 29 mm 19.12.1936
(Aab)
20.12.1940
(Putzel)
 
 2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 17.05.1950
(Aab)
20.02.1952
(Aab)
 
3   1C "Blank" Skeleton 12.10.1945
(Visser)
   

OLIFANTSHOEK - Transvaal -
Union to 01.07.1914
Renamed to Olifantsbrug
Area: Rustenburg

NOT  RECORDED
Transvaal postmark known

OLIFANTSKRAAL
1932 to June 1948
Renamed from Oliphantskraal
Area: West Coast

1   2C "Blank"   27 mm
(Putzel)
   

OLIFANTSLEEGTE
01.11.1912 to 29.01.1934
Renamed from Oliphantsleegte
Area: Alexandria

NOT  RECORDED

OLIFANTSPOORT
01.12.1910 to 01.05.1918
Area: Nylstroom

NOT  RECORDED

OLIFANTS RIVER (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal

1   2C "TRANSVAAL"
Visser
  1911
(Visser)
05.10.1940
(Visser)
 

OLIFANTSVLEI
27.04.1925 to Republic
Area: Zeerust

1   2C "Blank"
Visser
  123.11.1949(Visser)    

OLIJFBERG
01.01.1911 to 1922
Area: Ladybrand

1   2C "OFS?"
Visser
26 mm 25.08.1911
(Visser)
27.05.1913
(Visser)