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Post Offices ORMEFIELD to OXTON

ORMEFIELD
01.07.1914 to 01.09.1920
Area: Graaff-Reinet
NOT  RECORDED

OSBORNE
11.06.1923 to 04.08.1930
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   ??.12.1927
(Visser)		    

OSBORN MISSION
08.06.1953 to Republic
Area: Transkei
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

OSHOEK
01.01.1911 to Republic
(Transvaal PO existed)
Area: On the Swaziland border
1   2C "Asterisk" First seen
04.04.1907
(Hamilton)		 Union 14.08.1925
(Aab)		  

OSLO
06.08.1923 to 09.02.1934
06.08.1934 to 28.09.1936
Area: Warmbaths
1   2C "Bars + cross"   New discovery 14.10.19??
(Aab)		    
       

OSSPRUIT
01.06.1919 to 07.11.1921
Area: Pretoria
NOT  RECORDED

OTIMATI
01.11.1937 to Republic
Area: Stanger
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

OTOBOTINI
13.09.1926 to Republic
Area: Zululand
1   2C "Blank"   1928(Visser) 26.10.1959(Visser)  

OTTAWA (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides

First seen
16.10.1897
(Aab)		 Union 10.10.1912
(Aab)		  
       
2   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 S.AFRICA
above date
Z.AFRIKA
below date		 24.06.1916
(Visser)		    
3 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"
Visser		   19.07.1937
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Bars + cross"   Last seen:
14.06.1976
(Putzel)		 195?
(Putzel)		 Republic  

OTTENSVILLE
10.11.1924 to 30.01.1950
1951 to 01.06.1953
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal
1   2C "Blank"   03.05.1930
(Putzel)		 08.08.1932
(Aab)		  

OTTERFONTEIN
18.02.1935 to 09.08.1954
Area: Koster
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   28.01.1944
(Visser)		    

OTTERFORD
11.06.1923 to 09.02.1931
Area: Humansdorp
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 Lettering narrower
Distinct R		 11.06.1923
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank"   Lettering wider 21.01.1924
(Putzel)		    

OTTERSPOORT
01.06.1911 to 01.06.1913
Area: Transkei
NOT  RECORDED

OTTERY
Union to 01.11.1910
01.12.1912 to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   2C "Bars + cross"     06.02.1933
(Putzel)		    

OTTOS BLUFF (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Pietermaritzburg
1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides

First seen
??.03.1909		 Union 1913
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"   Last seen
07.09.1976
(Putzel)		 16.03.1947
(Putzel)		 Republic  

OTTOSDAL
01.03.1918 to Republic
Renamed from Korannafontein
Area: Klerksdorp
1   2C "Bar"   Heavy bar 24.09.1920
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 20.12.1933
(Visser)		 29.01.1934
(Visser)		  
3   2C "Bar"   Short bar 1937
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank" 29 mm 06.02.1940
(Putzel)		 30.10.1943
(Putzel)		  
5   2C "Blank" Last seen
22.08.1966
(Putzel)		 20.06.1949
(Aab)		 Republic  
6   2C "Blank" Last seen
05.08.1978
(Putzel)		 01.07.1958
(Aab)		 Republic  

OTTOSDRIFT
01.01.1934 to 07.04.1947
Area: Vereeniging
1   2C "Blank"   30 mm 194?
(Putzel)		    

OTTOSHOOP
Union to Republic
Area: Zeerust
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
15.11.1907
(Aab)		 Union 12.07.1913
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   09.07.1943
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Bar"
Visser		 Modern Relief 20.11.1959
(Visser)		    

OUBOSRAND
26.01.1942 to Republic
Renamed from Oudebosch
Area: Humansdorp
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

OUDEBERG
01.03.1910 to 22.10.1930
Area: Graaff-Reinet
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 31 mm 31.05.1925
(Visser)		    

OUDEBERGFONTEIN
Union to 01.11.1914
Area: Koffiefontein
NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark known

OUDEDAG
Union to 24.11.1930
Area: Burgersdorp
NOT  RECORDED

OUDEHOUTDRAAI
18.02.1924 to Republic
Area: Greylingstad
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm 31.07.1936
(Putzel)		    

OUDEKRAAL
Union to Republic
Area: Caledon
1   2C "Blank"   28 mm
(Putzel)		    

OUDEPLAATS
Union to 14.01.1946
Renamed to Ouplaas
Area: Aberdeen
1   BONC "Dot" First seen:
30.04.1902
(Aab)		 Union 06.11.1930
(Frescura)		  

OUDE POST
Union to 1952
Renamed to Oupos
Area: Malmesbury
1   1C "Dot" First seen:
30.04.1900
(Aab)		 Union 06.11.1920  
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm 21.08.1940
(Putzel)		    

OUDE WERF
01.04.1915 to 1952
Renamed to Ouwerf
Area: Humansdorp
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 31 mm 31.03.1941
(Visser)		    

OUDORP
09.04.1956 to 10.09.1956
Renamed to Freemanville
Area: Klerksdorp
NOT  RECORDED

OUDTSHOORN
Union to Republic
1   2C "Bars + cross" 3 types known
First seen: 04.12.1903
(Aab)
(for all 3 types)		 Union 12.09.1913
Frescura)
(for all 3 types)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA" 30 mm ??.11.1915
(Aab)		 06.03.1916
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "23"
Visser		 Skeleton 02.03.1923
(Visser)		    
4   2C "S.AFRICA" 25 mm 04.12.1916
(Aab)		 30.08.1923
(Putzel)		  
5   2C "Blank"   29 mm|
9:30 to 2:30 o'lock		 29.08.1917
(Putzel)		    
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 02.03.1923
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Bar" 32 mm
(Putzel)		 07.07.1921
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Blank" 32 mm
Oval O's		 25.02.1924
(Putzel)		 21.07.1928
(Aab)		  
9   2C "Blank" 31 mm 23.04.1931
(Aab)		 11.07.1931
(Aab)		  
10   2C "Blank" 25 mm 05.06.1933
(Aab)		 17.06.1935
(Aab)		  
11   2C "Blank" 30 mm
Round O's
letters below date		 14.04.1934
(Aab)		 29.10.1936
(Aab)		  
12   2C "Blank" 30 mm
Oval O's		 02.07.1934(Putzel) 20.06.1935
(Aab)		  
13   2C "Blank" 26 mm 22.07.1939
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
14   2C "Blank"
Visser		 26 mm
O above date		 21.02.1947
(Visser)		    
15   2C "Blank"
Visser		 26 mm
larger lettering		 19.03.1952
(Visser)		    
16   2C "Blank"   29 mm
(Putzel)		    
17   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1953
(Visser)		    
18   2C "Bar"
Visser		 Relief 1959
(Visser)		    
19   PARCEL  
Visser		        
20 "SUIDAFRIKA" 2C "BETAAL"
Visser		   08.12.1959
(Visser)		    

OUDTSHOORN CAMP
24.02.1941 to 03.08.1942
Area: Oudtshoorn
NOT  RECORDED
OUDTSHOORN STATION TO
 Union to 06.03.1915
Area: Oudtshoorn
1   2C "Bars + cross"   13.09.1912
(Visser)		 06.03.1915
(Aab)		  

OUDURASIE
 05.10.1925 to 17.05.1926
Area: Oudtshoorn
NOT  RECORDED

OUKLIP
01.12.1947 to Republic
Renamed from Van Stadensanker
Area: Warmbaths
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   11.10.1957
(Visser)		    

OULAER
15.09.1958 to Republic
Area: Newcastle
NOT  RECORDED

OUPLAAS
14.01.1946 to 22.11.1954
Renamed from Oudeplaats
Area: Aberdeen
NOT  RECORDED

OUPOS
1952 to Republic
Renamed from Oudepost
Area: Malmesbury
NOT  RECORDED

OUSTAD
02.06.1947 to 22.12.1947
Area: Groblersdal
NOT  RECORDED

OUTENIEKWA
1952 to Republik
Renamed from Outeniqua
Area: Geoarge
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

OUTENIQUA (SIDING)
01.04.1911 to 1952
Renamed to Outeniekwa
Area: George
1   2C "Blank" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 06.11.1943
(Visser)		 28.01.1946
(Aab)		  

OUTLOOK
Union to 25.08.1930
Area: Harrismith
1   BONC "5" Allocated
June 1906

Withdrawn
Union		      

OUTSPAN RESERVE
01.08.1910 to 30.05.1921
(CGH post office existed)
Area: Uniondale
1   1C "Dot"
John Carter		 First seen:
10.09.1903
(Frescura)		 Union 01.07.1921
(Frescura)		  

OUWERF
1952 to 24.05.1954
Renamed from Oude Werf
Area: Humansdorp
NOT  RECORDED

OVERPOORT
01.11.1913 to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
(Putzel)		 1930?
(Aab)		  
2   2C "DURBAN" 29 mm 1949
(Visser)		 04.12.1954
(Aab)		  

OVERSEA PARCELS
First seen 18.04.1913
Area: Unknown
1   2C "Bars + cross" This could be
Port Elizabeth		 18.04.1913
(Aab)		    

OVERVAAL
01.12.1916 to 23.08.1954
Area: Ermelo
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    

OVERWINNING
01.03.1920 to 1953
Renamed to Oorwinning
Area: Louis Trichardt
1   1C "Bar"
Visser		   1923
(Visser)		 1926
(Visser)		  

OVERYZEL (OVERYSSEL)
27.06.1938 to Republic
Area: Potgietersrus
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    

OWENS CUTTING
1945 to Republic
Renamed from Upper Umhlatuzi
Area: Zululand
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm 13.10.1953
(Putzel)		    

OXTON
Union to Republic
Area: Queenstown
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
28.03.1898
(Putzel)		 Union 20.12.1926
(Frescura)