Postal History of
the Union of South Africa

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Post Offices OOKIEP to ORLANDO

OOKIEP
Union to 1952
Renamed to Okiep
Area: Namaqualand

1   1C "CGH" First seen:
11
.12.1899
(Aab)
Union 17.06.1911
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"    
(Visser)
   
3   2C "Bars + cross"
Paterson
  07.11.1922
(Paterson)
   
4   2C "Bars + cross"
Paterson
31 mm ?0.06.1930
(Paterson)
23.12.1947
(Aab)
 

OORBIETJESFONTEIN
01.07.1919 to 03.12.1948
Area: Klerksdorp

1   2C "Bar"    
(Putzel)
   

OORLOGSFONTEIN
Union to 02.12.1946
Area: Weat Coast

NOT  RECORDED

OORLOGSHOEK
01.07.1920 to 25.07.1927
Renamed from Request
Area: Carnarvon

NOT  RECORDED

OORLOGSPOORT
Union to 10.12.1928
Area: De Wetsdorp

NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark known

OORLOGSTREIN
1941
Temporary PO (English version War Train)
Area: ?

1   1C "Blank"   English version War Train 04.04.1941
(Aab)
   
       

OORNEEM
25.07.1955 to Republic
Renamed from Amba Alagi
Area: Groblersdal

NOT  RECORDED

OORSPRONG
23.03.1925 to 01.03.1934
Renamed to Elmeston
Area: Nylstroom

1   2C "Blank"
Visser
 
(Visser)
   

OORWINNING
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Overwinning
Area: ?

NOT  RECORDED

OOS LONDON
Afrikaans for East London

See EAST LONDON

OOS RAND
1951 to Republic
Renamed from East Rand
Area: East Rand

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

OOSTERMOED
12.03.1928 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

OOS(T)GAM
21.09.1925 to Republic
Area: Calitzdorp

1   2C "Bars + cross"  
(Putzel)

(Aab)
 

OOSTHUIZEN
Union to 28.10.1957
Area: Colesburg

NOT  RECORDED

OPDAM
25.06.1945 to 03.02.1947
1949 to 06.06.1955
Area: Kenhardt

NOT  RECORDED

OP DE BANKEN
01.10.1913 to 01.11.1914
Area: Marquard

1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser
SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
06.03.1914
(Visser)

 
 

OPHIRTON
Union to Republic
Area: Johannesburg

1   2C "Blank" First seen
31.12.1904
(Visser)
Union 1927
(Visser)
 
2   2C "Blank" 30 mm 23.12.1940
(Visser)
01.04.1945
(Aab)
 
3   2C "Blank"   26 mm 27.10.1942
(Putzel)
19.02.1956
(Putzel)
 
4   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 30.08.1954
(Visser)
   

OPPASLAAGTE
01.08.1913 to Republic
Area: Coligny

1   2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser
  ??.04.1915
(Visser)
   
2   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton? 30.09.1920
(Visser)
1927
(Visser)
 
3   2C "Blank"     06.02.1936
(Putzel)
1955
(Aab)
 
       

OPRAAP
30.03.1925 to 09.07.1951
15.12.1952 to Republic
Area: Klerksdorp

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

OPWAG
1942 to Republic
Area: Prieska

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

OPZOEK
14.05.1923 to Republic
Area: Ladismith, Cape

1   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm 08.07.1925
(Putzel)
   

ORANGEDALE
14.10.1935 to 27.06.1949
Area: Koster

NOT  RECORDED

ORANGE GROVE
01.10.1911 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg

1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 26 mm

Dots on sides
16.05.1938
(Aab)
14.12.1938
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 30 mm

Last seen
14.08.1978
(Putzel)
08.07.1925
(Putzel)
Republic  
3   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 26 mm

Dots on sides

Last seen
31.12.1988
(Putzel)
19.02.1942
(Putzel)
Republic  

ORANGE GROVE POSTAL DEPOT
1958 to 1959
Area: Johannesburg

1   1C   New discovery 09.07.1958
(Aab)
   

ORANGEKUIL
01.07.1919 to 03.10.1927
Area: Hoopstad

1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser
29 mm 15.05.1920
(Visser)
   

ORANGE RIVER
Union to 1952
Renamed to Oranjerevier
Area: Hopetown

1   1C "TO" First seen:
18
.11.1884
(Frescura)
Union 29.12.1910
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"   01.09.1921
(Aab)
03.02.1926
(Aab)
 
3   2C "Blank"
Visser
9 to 3 o"clock 12.02.1936
(Visser)
   
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 15.05.1936
(Putzel)
   
5   2C "Blank"     03.02.1948
(Putzel)
   

ORANJEFONTEIN
Union to 13.04.1931
Area: Vaalwater

1   2C "TRANSVAAL"
Visser
  1927
(Visser)
1929
(Visser)
 

ORANJEPAN
Union to 01.01.1912
Area: Bultfontein

NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmarks known

ORANJERIVIER
1952 to Republic
Renamed from Orange River
Area: Hopetown

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

ORANJEVILLE
01.11.1919 to Republic
Area: Heilbron

1   2C "Blank"   28 mm
(Putzel)
   
2   2C "Blank" 24 mm ??.07.1923
(Putzel)
   
3   2C "Blank" 26 mm 14.06.1935
(Aab)

(Putzel)
 

ORANJEZICHT
22.02.1926 to 22.10.1928
21.09.1936 to Republic
Area: Cape Town

1   2C "Blank"   Last seen
31.10.1975
(Putzel)
194?
(Aab)
Republic  
       

ORCHARD (RAIL) (SIDING)
Union to Republic
Area: Worcester

1 "SIDING" 2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
11
.04.1905
(Frescura)

SIDING
Union 12.04.1919
(Aab)
 
2 "RAIL" 1C "Bar"   07.07.1920
(Aab)
24.04.1922
(Putzel)
 
3   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm 27.05.1924
(Putzel)
   
4   2C "Bars + cross"   28 mm 1937
(Putzel)
   
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 10.06.1936
(Putzel)
   
6   1C "Blank"
Braam Leeflang
Skeleton

New discovery

02.07.1954
(Braam
Leeflang)
   

ORDFIANNA
Union to 01.11.1915
Area: Elliot

1   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm
(Putzel)
   

ORIBI FLATS
01.02.1913 to Republic
Area: Port Shepstone

1   2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser
29 mm
(Visser)
   
2   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 1926
(Visser)
   

ORIENT
01.07.1914 to Republic
Area: Magaliesburg

1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 1950
(Putzel)
   

ORKNEY
30.03.1942 to Republic
Area: Klerksdorp

1   2C "Cross" 27 mm 28.09.1942
(Aab)
1961
(Visser)
 
2   2C "Bars + cross"   31 mm 13.10.1956
(Putzel)
   

ORKNEY LOCATION
28.03.1955 to Republic
Area: Klerksdorp

NOT  RECORDED

ORKNEY STATION
Unknown
Area: Klerksdorp

1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser
26 mm
(Visser)
   

ORLANDO
04.06.1934 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg

1   2C "Blank"   28 mm 19.12.1934
(Putzel)
   
2   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm 28.03.1945
(Putzel)
1947
(Putzel)