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OLIPHANTSHOEK  - Cape -
Union to 1932
Still using Oliphantshoek in 1938
Renamed to Olifantshoek
Area: Postmasburg
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
23.10.1904
(Aab)		 Union 29.08.1927
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm 05.01.1931
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1935
(Visser)		    

OLIPHANTSKRAAL
Union to 1932
Renamed to Olifantskraal
Area: Malmesbury
1   1C "Dot" First seen:
02.11.1909
(Frescura)		 Union 29.06.1922
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"   27 mm
(Putzel)		    

OLIPHANTSLEEGTE
Union to 01.11.1912
Renamed to Olifantsleegte
Area: Alexandria
NOT  RECORDED

OLIVEFONTEIN
01.08.1915 to 20.10.1930
Area: Bedford
NOT  RECORDED

OLIVE HILL
05.11.1939 to 28.09.1941
04.11.1957 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

OLIVEWOOD
Union to 03.01.1921
Area: Colesburg
1   1C "Blank"   First seen:
10.02.1906
(Frescura)		 Union 12.08.1910
(Putzel)		  

OLIVIERSHOEK
Union to 06.06.1949
04.08.1958 to Republic
Area: Bergville
1   2C "South Africa?"
Visser		 27 mm
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank"   30 mm
(Putzel)		    

OLIVIERSPOST
Union to 01.08.1913
Area: Lindley
NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark known

OLYFBERG
14.02.1938 to Republic
Area: Pietersburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

OLYVENBOSCHKRAAL
Union to 1953
Renamed to Oliewenboskraal
Area: West Coast
1   1C "CGH"
http://www.michael-hamilton.com 		First seen:
1903
(Frescura)		 Union 12.12.1912  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
(Putzel)		    

OMDRAAISVLEI (RAIL)
Union to 05.03.1956
Area: Prieska
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
10.11.1904
(Frescura)		 Union 15.05.1917
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		   27.11.1920
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank"   1926
(Visser)		 1940
(Visser)		  
4   2C "Blank" Different S  
(Aab)		  

ONBEKEND
01.02.1918 to 27.06.1949
Renamed to Welbekend
Area: East of Pretoria
1   2C "Bar"     ??.11.1948
(Putzel)		    

ONDER ADAMSON STATION
1913 to 1915
1920 to unknown
Area: Burgersdorp
NOT  RECORDED

ONDER BLINKWATER
1920
Area: Fort Beaufort
NOT  RECORDED

ONDERBROOK SPRUIT
Union to 11.09.1922
Renamed to Rosboom
Area: Ladysnith
1   2C "NATAL"
Visser		   31.05.1917
(Visser)		    

ONDERGAMOEP
01.06.1912 to 01.04.1913
Area: Namaqualand
NOT  RECORDED

ONDER INCLINE STATION
1913 to 1920
Area: Sterkstroom
NOT  RECORDED

ONDER KAMMNASSIE
05.05.1947 to Republic
Renamed from Laer Kamnatie
Area: Oudtshoorn
NOT  RECORDED

ONDERSMOORDRIF
23.01.1928 to Republic
Area: Cookhouse
1   2C "Blank"     27.12.1940
(Putzel)		 09.01.1948
(Aab)		  
       

ONDERSTE DOORNS (ONDERSTEDORINGS)
Union to 27.02.1956
Area: Calvinia
1   1C "Dot" First seen:
19.09.1887
(Aab)

Dot faded after a few years		 Union 14.06.1924
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"   1935
(Aab)		 1940
(Putzel)		  

ONDERSTEPOORT
02.01.1930 to Republic
Renamed from Laboratory
Area: Pretoria
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1930
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank"   1930
(Visser)		 05.12.1945
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "PARCELS"   31.07.1952
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  

ONGEGUND
Union to 01.01.1915
Area: Senekal
NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark known

ONGELEE
06.05.1946 to 11.02.1952
Area: Uniondale
NOT  RECORDED

ONGELUKSFONTEIN
01.03.1915 to 14.01.1946
Area: Prince Albert
NOT  RECORDED

ONGELUKSNEK
Union to 27.01.1958
Area: Transkei
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
24.09.1895
(Aab)		 Union 30.11.1944
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		   24.08.1949
(Visser)		    

ONGEYE
01.12.1912 to 01.04.1913
Renamed to Ungoye
Area: Zululand
NOT  RECORDED

ONRUS(T)RIVIER
01.07.1917 to Republic
Area: Hermanus
1   2C "Bars + cross"  
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 26.02.1934
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank" Skeleton 20.12.1955
(Putzel)		 03.02.1956
(Putzel)		  

ONSEEPKANS
01.07.1918 to Republic
Area: Namaqualand on Namibien border
1   2C "Bars + cross"  
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"     13.07.1955
(Putzel)		    

ONS HOOP
03.04.1931 to Republic
Area: Vaalwater
1   2C "Bars + cross"     1955
(Putzel)		    

ONTEVREDEN
01.11.1918 to 17.08.1925
Area: Namaqualand
NOT  RECORDED

ONVERWACHT - Cape -
Union to 27.05.1940
Renamed to Onverwagslaagte
Area: Humansdorp
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
01.02.1900
(Frescura)		 Union 07.05.1924
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"     27.01.1937
(Putzel)		    

ONVERWACHT - Transvaal -
Union to 01.07.1911
Renamed to Kriel
Area: Bethal
NOT  RECORDED

ONVERWAGSLAAGTE
27.05.1940 to Republic
Renamed from Onverwacht, Cape
Area: Humansdorp
1   2C "Blank"     25.11.1959
(Putzel)		    

OOGIES
Union to 1952
Renamed to Ogies
Still using Ogies in 1957
Area: Witbank
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
01.12.1908
(Aab)		 01.12.1908
(Aab)		 1937
(Putzel)		  
       
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1942
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross" 25 mm 25.06.1953
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross"   32 mm 1957
(Putzel)