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Post Offices RHEBOKRAND to RIEKSRUST

RHEBOKRAND
01.08.1913 to 01.11.1914
01.09.1916 to 1952
Renamed to Reebokrand
Area: Philipollis
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   05.06.1940
(Aab)		    

RHEBOKSFONTEIN
01.10.1913 to 01.12.1914
Area: Venterstad, Cape
NOT  RECORDED

RHEENENDAL
02.03.1936 to Republic
Area: Knysna
1   2C "Blank"   29 mm 28.12.1950
(Putzel)		    

RHENOSTERDOORNS
Union to 1952
Renamed to Renosterdorings
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" 29 mm 16.01.1943
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  

RHENOSTERFONTEIN
Union to 01.11.1913
Area: Somerset East
NOT  RECORDED
CGH postmark known

RHENOSTERKOP - Cape -
Union to 01.09.1911
Renamed to Herbouw
Area: Burghersdorp
NOT  RECORDED
CGH postmark known

RHENOSTERKOP SIDING
Union to 1952
Renamed to Remosterkop Station
Area: Beaufort West
1   1C "SIDING"   First seen:
24.04.1910
(Putzel)		 Union 16.07.1912
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "SIDING"
Visser		 30 mm
SIDING
below		 1931
(Putzel)		 18.05.1940
(Visser)		  
3   2C "Blank"   26 mm 1949
(Putzel)		    

RHENOSTERKOP - Transvaal -
Union to 01.07.1911
Renamed to Engelbrechtsdrift
Area: Pretoria
1   3C "Blank"
Visser		 First seen
17.02.1905
(Reier)		 Union 01.04.1911
(Visser)		  

RHENOSTERPOORT
14.02.1927 to 19.01.1931
Area: Pretoria
NOT  RECORDED
Transvaal postmark known

RHENOSTERPUT
Union to 1911
Area: Klerksdorp
NOT  RECORDED

RHENOSTERSPRUIT
01.01.1914 to 1952
Renamed to Renosterspruit
Area: Klerksdorp
1   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 13.03.1914
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  

RHINE ROAD
04.03.1929 to Republic
Renamed from Three Anchor Bay
Area: Cape Town
1 "SEA POINT" 2C "Blank" 25 mm 08.06.1929
(Putzel)		 12.07.1940
(Aab)		  
2   2C "(SEA POINT)"   29 mm
(Putzel)		    
3 "SEA POINT" 2C "Blank"   26 mm 24.08.1949
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "RHINEWEG
SEEPUNT"		 29 mm 17.12.1953
(Putzel)		 14.03.1955
(Aab		  

RHODES
Union to Republic
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
28.10.1902
(Aab)

Not clear why
only part of bar showing?		 Union 30.09.1917
(Aab)		  
2   2C "CAPE" 29 mm ??.02.1926
(Putzel)		 24.06.1935
(Aab)		  
3 "KAAP" 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 01.12.1936
(Visser)		    

RHODESDRIFT
Union to 01.05.1913
Area: Messina
NOT  RECORDED

RICHARDS BAY/BAAI
1946 to Republic
Area: Zululand
1   2C "Blank" 29 mm
(Putzel)		 07.07.1958
(Aab)		  

RICHETON
01.12.1919 to 29.08.1932
Area: Douglas
1   2C "Bar" New discovery
(Aab)		    

RICHMOND - Cape -
Union to Republic

1 "CAPE" 2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
17.10.1907
(Frescura)		 Union 10.12.1913
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "CAPE"   31 mm 30.10.191?
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "CAPE" 26 mm 28.06.1923
(Aab)		 16.11.1931
(Aab)		  
4   2C "CAPE / KAAP" 26 mm
CAPE/KAAP		 01.11.1935
(Aab)		 27.06.1945
(Aab)		  
5   2C "CAPE - KAAP"   26 mm
CAPE--KAAP		   15.05.1954
(Putzel)		  
6 "CAPE" 2C "Line"   Modern relief 23.06.1955
(Putzel)		    

RICHMOND - Natal -
Union to Republic
1   1C "NATAL" First seen
04.10.1886
(Aab)		 Union ??.11.1915
(Aab)		  
2   2C "NATAL"   23 mm
Longer bars on sides		 11.06.1912
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "NATAL" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 23.02.1915
(Aab)		 20.12.1935
(Aab)		  
4   2C "NATAL" 26 mm
Shorter bars on sides		 193?
(Putzel)		 19.06.1935
(Aab)		  
5   2C "NATAL" 26 mm

Last seen
19.01.1970
(Putzel)		 24.08.1954
(Aab)		 Republic  

RICHMOND HILL
Union to 24.01.1921
Area: Port Elizabeth
1 "P.E." 2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   06.02.1911
(Visser)		    

RICHMOND ROAD - Cape -
Union to 01.03.1912
Renamed to Merriman
Area: Richmond
1   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen:
04.12.1909
(Frescura)		 Union 30.01.1912
(Frescura)		  

RIDGEVIEW
18.05.1936 to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "Blank" 28 mm

Last seen
15.08.1978
(Putzel)		 06.09.1951
(Aab)		 Republic  

RIEBEECKSTAD
30.09.1957 to Republic
Area: Welkom
1   2C "Blank"   28 mm 21.04.1959
(Putzel)		    

RIEBEEK EAST
Union to Republic
Area: Grahamstown
1   1C "Dot" First seen:
02.05.1885
John Lund		 Union 01.03.1915
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bar"
Visser		 29 mm 10.06.1924
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank"   29 mm 04.12.1934
(Putzel)		    

RIEBEEKHOOGTE
24.06.1957 to Republic
Area: Uitenhage
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

RIEBEEK-KASTEEL
Union to Republic
Area: Wellington
1   1C "CAPE COLONY" First seen:
23.11.1897
(Frescura)		 Union 1922
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank"   29 mm 15.03.1936
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank" Skeleton 22.03.1938
(Aab)		 ??.04.1938
(Visser)		  
3   1C "Blank" Skeleton 28.04.1945
(Aab)		    
5   2C "Blank"   27 mm 04.04.1958
(Putzel)		    

RIEBEEK WEST
Union to Republic
Area: Wellington
1   1C "Dot" First seen:
05.08.1901
(Aab)		 Union 20.08.1924
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 1931
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1944
(Putzel)		    

RIEKERTSDAM
Union to 13.05.1957
Area: Zeerust
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
02.01.1906
(Aab)		 Union 1949
(Aab)		  

RIEKSRUST
1913 to 01.09.1914
Area: Excelsior
NOT  RECORDED