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Post Offices REGENT ROAD to REXFORD

REGENT ROAD
30.03.1925 to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   2C "SEA POINT"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "SEA POINT" 28 mm
Name and Sea Point
further apart
(Aab)		 20.02.1953
(Putzel)		  
3 "S.P." 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 10.08.1948
(Visser)		    

REGENTS PARK
Union to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   24 mm 14.11.1914
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   29 mm 17.08.1935
(Putzel)		 18.08.1955
(Aab)		  
       

REGINA (RAIL)
01.10.1917 to Republic
Renamed from Dean
Area: Klerksdorp
1   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm 25.11.1935
(Putzel)		    

REIGERPARK
21.11.1960 to Republic
Renamed from Stirtonville
Area: East Rand
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

REISMIERBULT (RAIL)
01.03.1911 to 26.01.1934
Renamed to Rysmierbult
Area: Ventersdorp
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" 26 mm 14.05.1912
(Aab)		 29.09.1919
(Aab)		  

REITZ
Union to Republic

1   2C "O.R.C" 25 mm

First seen
28.04.1909
(Aab)		 Union 30.11.1915
(Aab)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA"   03.04.1913
(Aab)		 28.12.1916
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 30.03.1918
(Visser)		    
4   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 27.09.1919
(Visser)		    
5   2C "Bar"
Visser		 27 mm 24.05.1918
(Visser)		 26.02.1919
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Bars + cross" 30 mm 13.02.1926
(Putzel)		 24.01.1927
(Aab)		  
7   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm 12.02.1931
(Putzel)		 20.11.1931
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Bars + cross" 27 mm 07.08.1937
(Putzel)		 12.01.1942
(Aab)		  
9   2C "Bars + cross" 28 mm
Short bar		 17.12.1938
(Putzel)		 04.11.1941
(Aab)		  
10   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

REITZBURG
Union to Republic
Area: Vredefort
1   2C "S.AFRICA"    
(Putzel)		    

REIVILO
07.01.1924 to Republic
Renamed from Quaggablat
Area: Vryburg
1   2C "Bars + cross"   1927
(Visser)
(Aab)		  
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross"   Bars + cross apart 24.09.1952
(Putzel)		    

REMHOOGTE
Union to 01.09.1912
Area: Ermelo
1   3C "Asterisk" First seen
06.01.1909
(Aab)

New discovery		 Union 25.12.1911
(Aab)		  

REMO-WES
25.05.1936 to 01.05.1944
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Blank"
Visser)		   04.09.1938
(Visser)		    

REMSPRUIT
15.08.1927 to 16.07.1928
Area: Rustenburg
NOT  RECORDED

RENDEZVOUS (RAIL)
01.09.1915 to 15.08.1921
30.07.1928 to 30.11.1942
Area: Kroonstad
1 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   29.11.1917
(Aab)		 08.01.1919
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		   16.06.1921
(Visser)		    

RENISHAW
15.05.1939 to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "Blank" Last seen
18.08.1978
(Putzel)		 1946
(Aab)		 Republic  

RENOS
21.01.1927 to Republic
Area: West Rand
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

RENOSTERDORINGS
1952 to Republic
Renamed from Rhenosterdoorns
Area: Rustenburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

RENOSTERKOP STATION
1952 to Republic
Renamed from Rhenosterkop Station
Area: Beaufort West
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm 1952
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   30 mm 27.10.1958
(Putzel)		    

RENOSTERSPRUIT
1952 to Republic
Renamed from Rhenosterspruit
Area: Klersdorp
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

RENSBURG(S)DORP
27.04.1925 to 16.06.1930
25.10.1936 to Republic
Area: Heidelberg, Transvaal
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 26 mm

Rensburgsdorp

 ??.01.1930
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank" 25 mm 08.07.1943
(Aab)		 06.09.1954
(Aab)		  

REQUEST
Union to 01.07.1920
Renamed to Oorlogshoek
Area: Carnarvon
1   1C "CGH"     ??.01.1914
(Frescura)		 20.04.1920
(Putzel)		  

RESERVE
19.12.1927 to 01.10.1932
Renamed Skukuza
Area: Major camp in the Kruger Park
1   2C "Bars + cross"   30 mm 07.03.1931
(Putzel)		    

RESIDENSIA
28.11.1960 to Republic
Renamed from Evaton
Area: Vereeniging
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

RESTVALE
09.07.1945 to Republic
Area: Beaufort West
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 22.05.1957
(Putzel)		    

RETIEFKLIP
09.11.1938
Special postmark open for 1 day
1   1C "XI" Commerative
postmark		 09.11.1938
(Putzel)		    

RETIEFSTUIN
25.08.1958 to Republic
Renamed from Princes Street
Area: Port Elizabeth
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

RETREAT
Union to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
 04.01.1899
(Aab)		 Union 08.04.1916
(Aab)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1922
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm
(Putzel)		 ??.05.1922
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm

T above date

 12.11.1924
(Aab)		    
5   2C "Bars + cross" 28 mm 15.03.1932
(Aab)		 11.04.1934
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 09.12.1935
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm 10.05.1938
(Aab)		    

REUNION (STATION)
Union to 30.11.1959
Area: Durban
1   2C "NATAL" First seen
16.12.1905
(Aab)		 Union 18.11.1911
(Aab)		  
2   2C-D "S.AFRICA"   14.10.1913
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
3 "STA" 2C-D "SOUTH AFRICA"   195?
(Aab)		 1959
(Aab)		  

REX
22.04.1935 to Republic
Area: Rustenberg
1   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm 15.12.1955
(Putzel)		    

REXFORD
Union to 01.02.1913
Renamed to Paul Roux
Area: Bethlehem
1   BONC "43" Allocated July 1906

Withdrawn
Used during Union period		      
2   2C "S. AFRICA"    
(Putzel)