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PARADYS
Union to 01.03.1915
Area: Kroonstad
1   BONC "25" Allocated
 September 1907

Withdrawn
Union unknown		      

PARIJS
Union to 1923
Renamed to Parys
Name kept on alternating between Parijs and Parys up to 1933
Area: Northern Freestate
1   2C "Bars + cross" S.AFRICA
above date
Z.AFRIKA
below date		 14.05.1917
(Aab)		 20.04.1920
(Putzel)		  
`2 "OFS" 1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1921
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm 1925
(Putzel)		 16.11.1926
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross" 28 mm 12.11.1921
(Aab)		 06.10.1922
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Bars + cross"   Thin bars
New discoverry		 11.10.1933
(Aab)		    
       

PARK AVENUE
Union to 01.10.1914
01.03.1916 to 01.06.1916
27.03.1921 to 08.04.1929
Area: East London
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    
2 "E.L." 2C "Bars + cross"   24 mm 1923
(Putzel)		    

PARKEND
02.04.1951 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "Blank" 25 mm 02.04.1951
(Aab)		 04.09.1959
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Cross" 25 mm

Last seen
28.08.1961
(Putzel)		 11.04.1959
(Aab)		 Republic  

PARKERTON
01.06.1917 to 02.11.1947
Renamed from Leeupan
Area: Frankfort, OFS
1   2C "Bars + cross"   24 mm 18.07.1920
(Putzel)		    

PARKHURST
01.05.1939 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "Blank" 25 mm

Last seen
01.02.1978
(Putzel)		 03.03.1955
(Aab)		 Republic  
2   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 25 mm

Last seen
16.08.1978
(Putzel)
(Aab)		 Republic  

PARKLANDS
01.03.1919 to Republic
Renamed from Sachsenwald
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG"   30.10.1923
(Aab)		 05.11.1946
(Aab)		  
2   2C "JOHANNESBURG" Last seen
24.03.1975
(Putzel)		 26.07.1944
(Aab)		 Republic  

PARK RYNIE (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "RAIL"   26 mm 20.07.1924
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  
       
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm 26.02.1955
(Putzel)		    

PARKVIEW
23.06.1924 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   29 mm 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		    
2   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG"
Visser		   07.04.1945
(Putzel)		 27.04.1953
(Visser)		  
3   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 26 mm 26.01.1946
(Putzel)		 04.06.1960
(Aab)		  

PARKVIEW DEPOT
1939 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
NOT  RECORDED

PARLIAMENTARY TOUR
30.08.1924 to 31.10.1924
Area: Southern Africa
          30.08.1924
(Aab)		 31.10.1924
(Aab)		  

PARMA
01.10.1912 to 15.11.1920
Area: ?
NOT  RECORDED

PAROW
Union to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
15.07.1904
(Aab)		 Union 26.10.1926
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" Longer bars 02.04.1928
(Aab)		 16.04.1936
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" Shorter bars 16.04.1934
(Aab)		 16.04.1936
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross" Thinner bars
small name
(Aab)		 04.06.1953
(Putzel)		  
5   2C "Bars + cross"   Long thin lines
(Putzel)		    
6   PARCEL    
(Visser)		    

PAROW DEPOT
01.08.1951 to Republic
Area: Cape Town
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

PAROW-OOS (EAST)
30.07.1951 to Republic
Area: Cape Town
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

PARYS
1912 to Republic
Name kept on alternating between Parijs and Parys up to 1933
Area: Nothern OFS on the Vaal River
1   2C "Blank" O.R.C. removed ??.10.1910
(Aab)		 28.03.1912
(Putzel)		  
2 "OFS" 1C "Blank"   Skeleton 02.02.1921
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross"   28 mm
Short bars		 19.12.1929
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm
Longer thin bars		 1935
(Putzel)		 05.12.1944
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Bars + cross" 30 mm
Longer bars		 25.07.1933
(Aab)		 06.03.1936
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Blank"   28 mm 14.07.1943
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank"   25 mm
Gap between bars + cross		 16.05.1945
(Putzel)		    
8   2C "Bars + cross" Long head to P 05.12.1944
(Putzel)		    
9   2C "Bars + cross" Short head to P

Last seen
14.08.1978
(Putzel)

 1949
(Putzel)		 Republic  

PATATASRIVIER
Union to 28.08.1933
1934 to 15.03.1937
Area: Worcester
NOT  RECORDED

PATENTIE (PATENSIE) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Humansdorp
1   1C "CGH"   First seen:
16.04.1902
(Putzel)		 Union 27.10.1914
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Bars + cross"     ??.05.1922
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank" 25 mm 19.12.1931
(Putzel)		 17.12.1942
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Blank" 29 mm 09.07.1935
(Aab)		 02.02.1942
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank" 26 mm
PATENSIE
 

Last seen
12.03.1962
(Putzel)

 23.12.1950
(Aab)		  Republic  

PATERNOSTER
Union to Republic
Area: West Coast
1   1C "CGH"   16.02.1917
(Frescura)		 15.10.1940
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"   28 mm 1942
(Putzel)		    

PATOKA
21.06.1927 to 10.08.1931
Area: Vryburg
NOT  RECORDED

PATRIOTSFONTEIN
24.12.1923 to 05.07.1957
Area: Vereeniging
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   29.12.1936
(Putzel)		 28.02.1944
(Visser)		  

PATRIOTSKLIP
Union to 01.11.1948
Area: Aliwal North
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
14.12.1904
(Aab)		 Union 16.09.1912
(Fresacura)		  
2   2C "Blank"   29.06.1940
(Visser)		    

PAULPIETERSBURG
Union to Republic
Area: Vryheid
1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides

First seen:
17.06.1905
(Aab)		 Union 19.05.1913
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank" 30 mm 1914
(Aab)		 15.10.1921
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 23.04.1921
(Visser)		    
4   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 09.08.1922
(Visser)		    
5   2C "Blank" 26 mm 09.02.1927
(Aab)		 ??.08.1932
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Bar"   28 mm 1932
(Putzel)		    
7   1C "1948"
Putzel		 Skeleton 27.08.1948
(Putzel)		    
8   2C "Blank" 26 mm
8 to 4 o'clock		 13.10.1949
(Aab)		 29.01.1957
(Aab)		  
9   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1960
(Visser)		    

PAUL ROUX
01.12.1913 to Republic
Renamed from Rexford
Area: Berthlehem
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     18.11.1925
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 26.02.1934
(Aab)		 13.03.1936
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank" 30 mm 22.01.1942
(Aab)		 ??.06.1942
(Putzel)		  
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 194?
(Putzel)		    
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1959
(Putzel)		    

PAVIESVLEI
01.04.1915 to 1952
Renamed to Papiesvlei
Area: Caledon
1   2C "Blank"   30 mm 194?
(Putzel)		    

PAYNEVILLE
02.11.1942 to Republic
Area: East Rand
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 194?
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 17.11.1942
(Visser)		    
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 05.06.1959
(Putzel)		    

PEACHAVEN
06.03.1944 to Republic
Area: Vereeniging
1   2C "Blank"   29 mm 1947
(Putzel)		 1953
(Aab)		  
       
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton 13.12.1949
(Putzel)		    

PEACHDALE
01.11.1912 to 23.10.1950
Area: Vryburg
1   2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser		   20.12.1928
(Visser)		    

PEARSTON
Union to Republic
Area: ?
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
02.06.1890
(Frescura)		 Union 03.06.1911
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Name 10 to 2 o'clock 22.01.1912
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross"     01.05.1923
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "S.AFRICA"     31.05.1924
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank" Narrow N
Oval O		 10.11.1932
(Putzel)		 24.02.1934
(Aab)		  
6   2C "Blank" Wide N
Round O		 25.11.1944
(Aab)		    

PEARTREE
01.02.1926 to 15.09.1930
(CGH PO existed)
Area: Uitenhage
1   2C "?"
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

PEDDIE
Union to Republic
Area: King Williams Town
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
14.12.1898
(Putzel)		 Union 18.06.1914
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 08.10.1929
(Aab)		 17.06.1935
(Aab)		  
3   2C "S.AFRICA"    
(Putzel)		    
4 "S.AFR" 1C "Blank"
Visser		   04.06.1956
(Visser)		    
5   1C "Blank"
Visser		   30.12.1959
(Visser)		    

PEELTON (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: King Williams Town
1   1C "Blank"
First seen:
02.10.1886
(Frescura)		 Union 18.08.1942
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)		    

PEGWILL
 28.11.1932 to 21.05.1934
Area: Pretoria
NOT  RECORDED

PEISERTON
Union to 01.11.1911
Area: Griqua Town
NOT  RECORDED
CGH postmark known

PEKA
Basutoland using South African stamps up to1 December 1933
See Basutoland

PELINDABA
20.09.1926 to 18.02.1932
Area: Pretoria
NOT  RECORDED

PELLA - Cape -
Union to Republic
Area: Namaqualand
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
08.03.1906
(Frescura)		 Union 08.07.1925
(Frescura)		  

PELLA - Transvaal -
Union to 01.09.1911
Renamed to Tamposstad
Area: Zeerust
NOT  RECORDED