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Post Offices RAADSAAL to RANDWATER

RAADSAAL
15.09.1953 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
1   2C "1" Index 1 13.11.1953
(Aab)		 05.02.1958
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "3" Index 3 15.09.1953
(Aab)		 06.12.1954
(Paterson)		  

RAASWATER
01.11.1920 to 04.10.1937
Area: Upington
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 23 mm ??.11.1926
(Visser)		    

RABATHO
28.12.1955 to 01.04.1957
Area: Odendaalsrust
NOT  RECORDED

RABULA
Union to 1951
03.08.1959 to Republic
Renamed to Habula 1951
Renamed from Habula 1959
Area: Kingwilliamstown
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   28 mm
(Putzel)		    

RACHAN
27.08.1928 to 10.03.1930
Area: Petrus Steyn
NOT  RECORDED

RADEMAN
Union to 01.05.1912
Area: Modder River
NOT  RECORDED

RADINOTSHE
1951 to 17.02.1958
Area: Barkley East
NOT  RECORDED

RADITHUSO
07.01.1951 to Republic
Area: Lichtenburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

RADIUM
01.11.1919 to Republic
Renamed from Blaauboschkuil
Area: Warmbaths
1   2C "Bars + cross"   31 mm 18.01.1957
(Putzel)		    

RADLEIGH
21.09.1925 to Republic
Area: Calitzdorp
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    

RAEDENE
01.03.1937 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "Bars + cross"   28 mm

Last seen
04.02.1977
(Putzel)		 18.09.1942
(Aab)		 Republic  
       

RAILCOL
17.09.1945 to 23.05.1955
Area: Kroonstad
1   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm 1947
(Putzel)		    

RAISETHORPE
04.08.1958 to Republic
Area: Pietermaritzburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

RALECHU
01.07.1920 to 24.01.1927
Area: Pretoria
NOT  RECORDED

RAMAKOKSTAD
Union to 01.07.1915
01.05.1916 to 1952?
Renamed to Ramokokstad
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "Blank"   27 mm May 1934
(Putzel)		    

RAMATLHABAMA
01.03.1914 to Republic
Area: Mafeking
1   2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
Below date		 24.04.1957
(Putzel)		    

RAMOKGOPAS
03.12.1928 to 05.07.1943
08.10.1951 to Republic
Area: Louis Trichardt
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm 14.02.1937
(Aab)		 09.11.1940
(Putzel)		  

RAMOKOKSTAD
1952? to Republic
Renamed from Ramakokstad
Area: Rustenburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

RAMSBOTTOM POST
Union to 25.08.1930
Area: Bethlehem
NOT  RECORDED
OFS postmark known (No ORC postmark known)

RAMSGATE
30.10.1944 to Republic
Area: Natal South Coast
1   2C "Blank"   27 mm 08.10.1958
(Putzel)		    

RAND AIRPORT
01.09.1938 to Republic
Area: East Rand
1 "LUGHAWE" 2C "Blank" 26 mm

Last seen
22.05.1978
(Putzel)		 17.03.1942
(Aab)		 Republic  

RANDBURG
1960 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

RANDEILAND
24.11.1947 to 27.06.1960
Area: Upington
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 11.02.1951
(Putzel)		    

RANDFONTEIN
Union to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C-D "TRANSVAAL" First seen
18.01.1910
(Putzel)		 Union 22.07.1911
(Aab)		  
2   2C "TRANSVAAL" 28 mm 23.07.1914
(Aab)		 28.04.1928
(Putzel)		  
3   2C-D "S.AFRICA"   31 mm 20.11.1913
(Putzel)		    
4   2C-D "Blank"   30 mm 28.12.1923
(Putzel)		    
5   2C-D "Bar" 31 mm
Thick bar		 30.03.1920
(Aab)		 1922
(Putzel)		  
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 28.05.1923
(Putzel)		    
7   2C-D "Blank" 28 mm
(Putzel)		 03.11.1941
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Blank" 26 mm 04.08.1931
(Putzel)		 05.08.1957
(Putzel)		  
9   2C "Blank" 30 mm 19.04.1943
(Aab)		 05.12.1952
(Putzel)		  
10   2C-D "Blank"   28 mm 30.01.1956
(Putzel)		 13.08.1956
(Putzel)		  
11   2C "Blank"   25 mm 27.05.1957
(Putzel)		    
12   2C "Line"   Modern relief 28.08.1959
(Putzel)		    
13   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    
14   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

RANDFONTEIN EAST
01.04.1911 to 01.04.1913
Renamed to Mill Site
Area: West Rand
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   07.08.1911
(Putzel)		 ??.11.1911
(Aab)		  

RANDGATE
01.12.1913 to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   12.0.1931
(Aab)		 15.05.1931
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton ??.03.1947
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank" 28 mm 13.07.1953
(Aab)		 24.12.1953
(Putzel)		  

RAND IDEAL HOMES
1934
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" Bi-lingual 13.09.1934
(Aab)		    

RANDJ(I)ESFONTEIN
01.06.1912 to 13.12.1926
29.08.1927 to 17.07.1950
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 09.11.1932
(Putzel)		    

RANDJESLAAGTE
Union to 01.11.1917
Area: Kroonstad
1   BONC "132" Allocated
 September 1909		 Union 11.11.1910
(Tim Bartshe))		  

Tim Bartshe		        

RANDKLIPFONTEIN
 Union to 1911
Area: East Rand
(1)   2C "TRANSVAAL"
Visser		 First seen
30.12.1907
(Visser)		      

RAND SHOW (RANDSKOU)
Temporary from 1949 onwards
Area: Johannesburg
1   OVAL "JOHANNESBURG" Afrikaans at top 15.04.1949
(Aab)		 30.04.1960
(Putzel)		  
2   OVAL "JOHANNESBURG"   English at top 30.04.1960
(Putzel)		    
3   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG"   Bi-lingual 12.04.1960
(Putzel)		    

RANDWATER
01.06.1912 to 13.02.1922
Area: ?
NOT  RECORDED