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RIVEN HALL
Union to 01.08.1914
Area: Newcastle
1   2C "NATAL"
Visser		 25 mm 12.08.1912
(Visser)		    

RIVERFIELD
15.08.1921 to Republic
Area: Kuruman
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

RIVER PROSPECT
01.07.1917 to 01.01.1919
Renamed from Gruisfontein
Area: Springfontein
1   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm 06.11.1918
(Putzel)		    

RIVERSDALE
Union to Republic
1   1C "Blank" Name 9 to 3  o'clock

First seen:
28.05.1879
(Frescura)		 Union 23.09.1914
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
30.05.1901
(Aab)		 Union 08.03.1911
(Aab)		  
3   2C "S.AFRICA" 28 mm 20.08.1912
(Aab)		 24.07.1918
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bar"   30 mm ??.12.1921
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank" 27 mm
Small font		 07.03.1924
(Aab)		 08.12.1924
(Putzel)		  
6   1C "Blank"
Bram Leeflang		 Skeleton 18.03.1932
(Bram
Leeflang)		 06.12.1932
(Putzel)		  
7   2C "Bar" 25 mm 02.08.1932
(Putzel)
(Putzel)		  
8   2C "Blank" 31 mm
Larger font		 16.04.1932
(Aab)		 13.03.1938
(Putzel)		  
9   1C "Blank" Skeleton

New discovery		 24.06.1937
(Aab)		 01.07.1937
(Aab)		  
10   2C "Blank"   26 mm 29.10.1949
(Putzel)		    
11   2C "RIVERSDAL" 26 mm

Bi-lingual

Last seen
10.05.1975
(Putzel)		 10.03.1954
(Aab)		 Republic  

RIVERSDALE RAIL (STATION)
Union to 1928
(TO from 1910)
Area: Riversdale
1 "STATION" 2C "Bars + cross"   First seen:
15.12.1905
(Frescura)		 Union 25.10.1923
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 1C "Bar" 25 mm 15.??.1920
(Aab)		 ??.12.1921
(Putzel)		  

RIVERSIDE (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
25.01.1897
(Aab)		 Union 15.02.1925
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Bars + cross" 25 mm 1927
(Visser)		 1942
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank"     29.11.1950
(Putzel)		    

RIVERTON-ON-VAAL
15.11.1920 to 27.11.1922
Area: Kimberley
NOT  RECORDED

RIVERTON ROAD (RAIL) (STATION)
Union to Republic
Area: Kimberley
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
26.06.1900
(Putzel)		 Union 14.05.1914
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Bar"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    
3 "/STA" 2C "Blank"   29 mm 05.04.1949
(Putzel)		    

RIVERVIEW (RAIL)
13.02.1928 to Republic
Area: Zululand
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 05.07.1935
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 27.07.1931
(Putzel)		 12.06.1935
(Aab)		  

RIVIERA - OFS -
Union to 01.11.1919
Area: Heilbron
NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark known

RIVIERA - Transvaal -
05.08.1929 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1 "PRETORIA" 2C "Blank"   27 mm 14.04.1944
(Aab)		 15.08.1946
(Putzel)		  
       
2   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

RIVIERZONDEREND
Union to 27.10.1924
28.10.1924 to Republic
Renamed Lindeshof, Riviersonderend moved 10km to new location
1   1C "ZONDER END" Name top and bottom

First seen:
16.07.1883
(Aab)		 Union 11.04.1911
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Relief 21.11.1912
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "S>AFRICA" 26 mm 16.12.1916
(Aab)		 05.07.1928
(Putzel)		  
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 30.08.1932
(Putzel)		    
5   1C "Blank" Skeleton 23.07.1937
(Bram
Leeflang)		 25.08.1937
(Visser)		  
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
VM as time code		 1940
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank"   7 to 5 o'clock ??.03.1939
(Putzel)		    
8   2C "Blank"   9 to 3 o'clock

31 mm		 04.05.1942
(Putzel)		    
9   2C "Blank" 9 to 3 o'clock
D below date		 10.02.1949
(Aab)		 18.05.1955
(Aab)		  
10   2C "Blank"   9 to 3 o'clock

D level with date		 22.08.1952
(Putzel)		    

RIVIERTJE
Union to 19.05.1930
Area: Graaff-Reinet
1   1C   First seen:
26.11.1907
(Frescura)		 Union 14.01.1920
(Aab)		  

RIVONIA
01.10.1918 to Republic
Renamed from Witkopjes
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "Bars + cross" Large cross 1921
(Putzel)		 11.10.1943
(Aab)		  

RIVULETS (RAIL)
18.06.1928 to Republic
Area: Nelspruit
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm 195?
(Putzel)		    
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   25 mm 195?
(Putzel)		    

ROADSIDE
01.01.1912 to Republic
Renamed from Woodside
Area: ?
1   2C "S.AFRCA" 25 mm
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 28.11.1933
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank" 28 mm 1934
(Putzel)		 21.04.1942
(Aab)		  

ROBBEN ISLAND
Union to 11.05.1931
18.03.1940 to Republic
Area: Cape Town

1   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm

First seen:
09.10.1908
(Aab)		 Union 19.08.1913
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 1921
(Putzel)		 04.05.1921
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank"   28.07.1942
(Aab)		 10.11.1949
(Putzel)		  
4   1C "Blank" Skeleton

New discovery		 1953
(Aab)		    

ROBERTS DRIFT
Union to Republic
Area: Standerton
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   25 mm ??.12.1921
(Putzel)		    

ROBERTS HEIGHTS
Union to 19.09.1949
Renamed to Voortrekkerhoogte
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser		 28 mm
Short bars on sides		 23.04.1914
(Visser)		    
2   2C "S.AFRICA"   28 mm
No bars on sides		 02.10.1914
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 03.09.1917
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank"
(Visser)		 28 mm
Short bars on sides
Number 1
South Africa removed		 13.10.1919
(Visser)		 1920
(Visser)		  
5   2C "Bar" 28 mm
No bars on sides		 20.09.1919
(Putzel)		 27.03.1931
(Aab)		  
6   2C "Bars + cross"   29 mm 10.01.1918
(Putzel)		    
7   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1924
(Visser)		    
8   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 14.09.1935
(Putzel)		 1936
(Putzel)		  
9   2C "Blank"   27 mm
(Putzel)		    
10   2C "ROBERTSHOOGTE" 26 mm
Bi-lingual		 10.08.1937
(Putzel)		 16.08.1938
(Aab)		  
11   2C "ROBERTSHOOGTE" 26 mm
Bi-lingual		 31.07.1942
(Putzel)		 31.07.1943
(Aab)		  
12   2C "ROBERTSHOOGTE" 26 mm
Bi-lingual

Larger gap
between names
smaller font		 10.09.1942
(Aab)		    
13 "ROBERTSHOOGTE" 2C "Blank"   26 mm
Bi-lingual		 07.06.1940
(Putzel)		    

ROBERTSON
Union to Republic

1   1C "Blank" First seen:
01.08.1881
(Aab)		 Union 18.12.1913
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
14.03.1905
(Aab)		 Union 21.09.1912
(Frescura)		  
3   2C "S.AFRICA"   05.05.1913
(Putzel)		 04.05.1933
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 09.09.1917
(Aab)		 14.10.1924
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank" 31 mm 25.07.1931
(Aab)		 16.05.1932
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Blank" 25 mm 05.05.1928
(Aab)		 194?
(Putzel)		  
7   2C "Blank" 26 mm 14.04.1934
(Putzel)		 23.03.1946
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Blank"
Visser		 26 mm

Name above date		 15.09.1946
(Visser)		    
9   2C "Blank"   26 mm 12.04.1951
(Putzel)		    
10   2C "CAPE\KAAP" CAPE\KAAP 1953
(Aab)		    
11   2C "CAPE/KAAP" CAPE/KAAP

6 mm

Last seen
27.04.1978
(Putzel

 23.03.1954
(Aab)		 Republic  
12   PARCEL    
(Aab)		    
13   2C "PAID BETAAL"   New discovery 06.01.1939
(Aab)		 18.07.1952
(Visser)		  
       

ROBERTSON RAIL TO
Union to 1928
Area: Robertson
1 "STATION" 1C "Blank"     09.07.1913
(Putzel)		    
2 "STN" 1C "Blank"
Visser		   16.07.1917
(Visser)		    
3 "RAIL" 1C "T.O."     1923
(Visser)		 12.08.1925
(Putzel)		  

ROBERTSRUST
Union to 01.10.1912
01.10.1913 to 11.06.1951
Area: Dewetsdorp
1   2C "S.AFRICA"    
(Putzel)		    

ROBINSON
04.12.1939 to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "Blank"   17.02.1947
(Aab)		 08.04.1952
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "TRANSVAAL" 25 mm 25.07.1952
(Aab)		 31.07.1954
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "TRANSVAAL"   30 mm 1958
(Putzel)		    

ROCHESTER
25.01.1937 to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   1C "Blank"   Relief
(Type 3)		 195?
(Putzel)		    

ROCKENBURG
16.05.1927 to 24.08.1931
Area: Prieska
NOT  RECORDED

ROCKET RANGE
02.06.1958 to Republic
Area: East London
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

ROCKEY STREET
Union to 01.09.1912
Area: Johannesburg
1 "TSO" 2C "JOHANNESBURG" New discovery 15.11.1910
(Visser)		 21.03.1911
(Aab)		  

ROCKFORD
Union to 01.07.1918
Area: Cathcart
1   1C "Blank" First seen
06.03.1890
(Frescura)		 Union 12.08.1910
(Aab)		  

ROCKLANDS
Union to Republic
Area: Queenstown
1   2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)		    

ROCKMOUNT
01.11.1919 to Republic
Renamed from Bursia
Area: Estcourt
1   2C "Bar"     02.05.1932
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"     23.05.1955
(Putzel)		    

ROCKVALE
Union to 01.02.1915
Area: Ixopo
1   2C "Bars + cross"   ??.07.1911
(Visser)		 09.12.1911
(Aab)		  

ROCKVILLE
19.05.1924 to 12.05.1952
Area: Adelaide
1   2C "Blank"   06.05.1949
(Putzel)		 1952
(Aab)		  

ROCKY RIDGE
30.06.1947 to Republic
Area: Uitenhage
1   2C "Blank"     01.06.1950
(Putzel)