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Post Offices RIET to RITCHIE

RIET (SIDING)
Union to 21.07.1941
08.06.1942 to 11.12.1944
Area: De Aar
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
03.02.1900
(Frescura)		 Union 17.06.1913
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    

RIETBOKSPRUIT
Union to Republic
Area: Naboomspruit
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    

RIETBRON
Union to Republic
Area: Willowmore
1   1C "CGH"   06.04.1912
(Aab)		 11.11.1921
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 29.06.1935
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  

RIETFONTEIN - Cape -
Union to 01.01.1915
Area: Richmond, Cape
NOT  RECORDED
CGH postmarks known

RIETFONTEIN RAIL- East Rand -
01.07.1918 to 05.10.1931
Renamed to Elandsfontein
Area: East Rand
1 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   25 mm 01.06.1925
(Putzel)		    

RIETFONTEIN - Pretoria -
04.08.1952 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   29 mm
(Putzel)		    

RIETFONTEIN MINES
Union to 1916
Area: East Rand
1   2C "Asterisk" First seen
17.12.1904
(Aab)		 Union 23.02.1914
(Aab)		  
2   2C "TRANSVAAL"
 		 05.12.1910
(Aab)		 27.03.1913
(Aab)		  

RIETFONTEIN WEST
1910 to 27.11.1922
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"  
 		 31.05.1920
(Putzel)		    

RIETHUIS
19.04.1926 to 02.06.1947
Area: Namaqualand
1   2C "Blank"
Visser
 		 1937
(Visser)		    

RIETHUISKRAAL
21.06.1926 to Republic
Area: Riversdale
1   2C "Blank"
 		 03.01.1941
(Aab)		 12.12.1943
(Putzel)		  

RIETKLOOF
21.09.1925 to 29.06.1931
Area: Griquatown
NOT  RECORDED

RIETKOP
19.05.1924 to Republic
Area: Carnarvon
1   2C "Bars + cross"  
 
(Visser)		    

RIETKUIL
01.03.1912 to Republic
Area: Vrede
1   2C "Blank" 31 mm 17.12.1928
(Putzel)		 1944
(Aab)		  

RIETPAN
01.08.1912 to 01.05.1913
Area: Vryburg
NOT  RECORDED

RIETPOEL (RAIL)
1916 to Republic
Area: Caledon
1 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   30 mm 31.08.1922
(Putzel)		    

RIETPOORT - OFS -
01.08.1910 to 01.08.1913
Renamed from Winkelspruit
Renamed to Spes Bona
Area: Vredefort
NOT  RECORDED

RIETPOORT - Transvaal -
Union to 30.05.1921
Area: East Rand
NOT  RECORDED
Transvaal postmark known

RIETREVIER
06.08.1945 to Republic
Area: Kimberley
1   2C "RIET RIVER"   Bi-lingual
English at top
(Putzel)		    

RIETSPRUIT
Union to 19.01.1959
Area: Winbueg
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   28 mm
(Putzel)		    

RIET VALLEY
Union to 01.05.1912
Area: Verulam
NOT  RECORDED
Natal postmark known

RIETVLEI - Cape -
Union to 12.12.1933
Renamed to Vergenoegd (1911)
Have to look into this one!!!
Area: George
1   1C "CGH"       12.12.1933
(Frescura)		  

RIETVLEI - Natal -
Union to Republic
Area: Greytown
1   2C "NATAL"   28.03.1916
(Aab)		 17.12.1937
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm 18.08.1949
(Putzel)		    

RIETVLEI - Transvaal - (RAIL)
Union to 01.07.1919
Renamed to Glenroy Rail
Area: East Rand
1   2C "TVL"
Visser		   16.06.1911
(Visser)		    

RIETVLEIVOGELSRIVIER
Union to 19.04.1937
Area: Somerset East
1   1C "CGH"     Union
(Putzel)		    

RIJKAARTSPOST
01.07.1911 to 04.12.1922
Renamed from Palmietfontein
Renamed to Rykarts Post
Still using old name until 1969
Area: Klerksdorp
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   20.02.191?
(Aab)		    

RIPON (RAIL)
01.02.1914 to 08.08.1949
(A CGH PO existed)
Area: Cookhouse
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
30.08.1897
(Frescura)		 Union 01.11.1943
(Frescura)		  

RISSIK STREET
08.10.1935 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   27 mm 21.12.1951
(Putzel)		    
2   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG"   Last seen

(Putzel)		 27.07.1937
(Aab)		 Republic  
       
3 JOHANNESBURG 2C " 14"
Visser		 Index 14 29.07.1948
(Visser)		    
4 JOHANNESBURG 2C " 15"
 		 Index 15 1952
(Visser)		    
5   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG 16" Index 16 on side 10.09.1958
(Aab)		 15.11.1960
(Putzel)		  
6   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG 18" Index 18 on side 08.05.1957
(Aab)		    
7   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG 19"
Visser		 Index 19 on side 05.06.1937
(Visser)		    
8 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "20"   Index 20 29.06.1959
(Putzel)		    
9 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "21" Index 21 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		 14.10.1941
(Aab)		  
10 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "22"   Index 22 26.10.1954
(Putzel)		    
11 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "24"   Index 24 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		    
12 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "25"   Index 25 11.06.1935
(Putzel)		    
13 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "26"   Index 26 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		    
14 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "27"   Index 27 12.05.1959
(Putzel)		    
15 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "28"   Index 28 05.09.1955
(Putzel)		    
16 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "29"   Index 29 10.02.1939
(Putzel)		    
17 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "30"   Index 30 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		    
18 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "31" Index 31 05.06.1937
(Aab)		 194?
(Putzel)		  
19 "(JOHANNESBURG)" 2C "32" Index 32 22.08.1955
(Putzel)		 28.06.1957
(Aab)		  
20 "(JOHANNESBURG)" 2C "33"   Index 33 1951
(Putzel)		    
21 "(JOHANNESBURG)" 2C "34" Index 34

Not recorded by Putzel		 08.06.1942
(Aab)		 27.10.1952
(Aab)		  
22 "(JOHANNESBURG)" 2C "35" Index 35 06.06.1945
(Aab)		 05.02.1957
(Putzel)		  
23 "(JOHANNESBURG)" 2C "36" Index 36 ??.10.1942
(Putzel)		 23.02.1943
(Putzel)		  
24 "37" 2C JOHANNESBURG" Index 37
on sides

Last seen
28.08.1978
(Putzel)		 31.05.1960
(Aab)		 Republic  
25   PARCEL     Name between
6 lines
(Putzel)		    
26   PARCEL  
Putzel		 Name between
6 lines
Index 1
(
(Aab))		    
27   PARCEL  
Putzel		 Name between
6 lines
Index 1

Larger lettering

 (Visser))    
28   PARCEL "
Putzel		 Round postmark
Index 2
(Putzel)		    
29   PARCEL "
Visser		 Round postmark
Index 2
(Visser)		    
30   PARCEL " Round postmark
Index 3
(Aab)
(Visser)		  
31   PARCEL "   Round postmark
Index 4
(Aab)
(Visser)		  
32   PARCEL " Name between
6 lines

Index 4
(Aab)
(Visser)		  

RITA
01.08.1911 to Republic
Renamed from Klipdam
Area: Pietersburg
1   2C "Blank" 28 mm 24.04.1914
(Aab)		 02.06.1952
(Putzel)		  

RITCHIE
Union to 01.03.1911
01.01.1914 to Republic
Area: Kimberley
1   2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 1924
(Visser)		 1937
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   Last seen
1962
(Visser)		 13.12.1952
(Putzel)		  Republic