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Post Offices RODE to ROODVILLE

RODE
03.09.1923 to 1951
1960 to Republic
Area: Transkei

1   2C "Bars + cross"     26.01.1950
(Putzel)
   

RODENBECK
22.07.1929 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

RODORA
25.10.1926 to Republic
Area: West Rand

1   2C "Bars + cross"     26.03.1957
(Putzel)
   

ROEDTAN
01.04.1912 to Republic
Area: Nylstroom

1   2C "S.AFRICA"     30.12.1940
(Putzel)
   

ROELOFSEPOS
11.07.1932 to 08.08.1938
Area: Mossel Bay

NOT  RECORDED

ROELOFSKAMP
01.03.1920 to 20.06.1949
Renamed to Piet Plessis
Area: Vryburg

1   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 15.12.1922
(Visser)
   
2   2C "Blank"     22.05.1931
(Putzel)
   

ROKEBY PARK
Union to 03.01.1921
Renamed to Langholm
Area: Grahamstown

1   1C "CGH"
Visser
First seen:
31
.01.1906
(Frescura)
Union 23.05.1912
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "S.AFRICA"     ??.10.1912
(Putzel)
   

ROLLE
12.12.1927 to Republic
Area: Between Hoedspruit and Hazyview

1   2C "Bars _ cross"
Visser
  1937
(Visser)
1941
(Visser)
 

ROLNICKSDRIFT
01.10.1912 to 18.06.1923
Area: Parijs

1   2C "S.AFRICA"     192?
(Putzel)
   

ROLWENI
01.02.1937 to 29.09.1947
1960 to Republic
Area: Transkei

1   2C "Bars + cross"     27.06.1942
(Putzel)
   

ROMA
Basutoland using South African stamps up to1 December 1933

See Basutoland

ROMA MISSION
Basutoland using South African stamps up to1 December 1933

See Basutoland

ROMANSLAAGTE
01.08.1913 to Republic
Area: Queenstown

1   2C "S.AFRICA"   Last seen
196?
(Putzel)
02.09.1951
(Putzel)
 Republic  

ROMANS RIVER
01.11.1919 to 01.09.1920
Area: Wolsley

NOT  RECORDED

RONDEBOSCH
Union to Republic
Area: Cape Town

1   1C "Blank" Name 9 to 3 o'clock
Small rounded typeface

First seen:
19.03.1902
(Frescura)
Union 22.02.1922
(Frescura)
 
2   1C "Blank" Name 9 to 3 o'clock
Large compact typeface

First seen:

24
.10.1905
Frescura)
Union 22.02.1921
(Putzel)
 
3   RELIEF  
 
Relief type 03.08.1910
John Lund

(Putzel)
 
4   2C "Bars + cross" Larger rounded typeface

First seen:
19.12.1908
(Putzel)
Union 11.10.1911
(John Lund)
 
5   2C "Bars + cross" Smaller bars 04.07.1911
(AAb)
20.08.1911
(Putzel)
 
6   2C "S.AFRICA"   18.11.1912
(Aab)
14.07.1915
(Putzel)
 
7   2C "Bars + cross"   13.08.1917
(Aab)
23.12.1918
(Putzel)
 
8   2C "Bar"   Heavy bar
(Putzel)
   
9   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 02.05.1919
(Visser)
09.12.1919
(Putzel)
 
10   2C "Blank" 26 mm 11.09.1928
(Putzel)
21.06.1932
(Aab)
 
11   2C-D "Blank"   30 mm
(Putzel)
   
12 - 15   2C "Blank" 25 mm
4 types

(Putzel)
1931
(Aab)
 
16   2C "Blank"   28 mm 04.11.1952
(Putzel)
   
17   PARCEL  
Visser
 
(Visser)
   

RONDEBOSCH DEPOT
July 1938 to Republic
Area: ?

1   2C "RONDEBOSCH" 28 mm 17.09.1940
(Aab)
06.12.1955
(Aab)
 

RONDEBULT
26.07.1926 to 01.08.1944
Area: Bishof

1   2C "Blank"     ??.12.1928
(Putzel)
   

RONDEGAT
02.02.1925 to 16.04.1951
Renamed to Platbakkies
Area: Namaqualand

NOT  RECORDED

RONDE VALLEI (RONDEVLEI)
Union to Republic
Area: George

1   1C "Blank"   RONDE VALLEI 21.11.1932
(Putzel)
   

RONDOMSKRAANS
03.02.1947 to 21.10.1952
Area: Potgietersust

NOT  RECORDED

RONGINIA
26.05.1958 to Republic
Area: West Rand

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

ROODEBANK
Union to Republic
Area: Standerton

1   2C "TVL"     06.10.1921
(Putzel)
   

ROODEBLOEM
16.09.1935 to Republic
Area: Cape Town

1   2C "Blank" 26 mm 18.02.1937
(Aab)
   
2   2C "Blank" 29 mm 01.08.1953
(Putzel)
07.03.1955
(Aab)
 
3   2C "Blank" 26 mm

8 to 4 o'clock
19.12.1953
(Putzel)
04.08.1955
(Aab)
 

ROODEDRAAI
Union to 03.06.1940
Renamed to Steeldrift
Area: Standerton

1   3C "Asterisk"     07.11.1911
(Putzel)
   

ROODEGROND
Union to 23.07.1951
Renamed to Rooigrond
Area: Mafeking

1   2C "Asterisk"     195?
(Putzel)
   

ROODEHOOGTE (RAIL)
Union to 1952
Renamed to Rooihoogte
(Still using old name in 1957)
Area: Middelberg, Cape

1   1C "Blank"   First seen:
29.12.1899
(Frescura)
Union ??.05.1923
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "Blank"     193?
(Putzel)
1957
(Putzel)
 

ROODEKOP (RAIL)
Union to 1952
Renamed to Rooikop Station
(Still using old name 1957)
Area: East Rand

1   2C "TVL"
Visser
First seen
05.03.1906
(Visser)
Union 06.07.1910
(Aab)
 
2   2C "R.O."
Tim Bartshe
  04.07.1910
(Tim Bartshe)
04.05.1955
(Putzel)
 
3 "TVL." 2C "Blank"     01.07.1957
(Putzel)
   

ROODEKRAAL
15.05.1913 to 24.10.1955
Area: Potchefstroom

1   2C "S.AFRICA."
Visser
  194?
(Visser)
   
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)
   

ROODEKRANTZ
Union to 01.05.1933
Area: Somerset East

1   1C "CGH"       13.04.1912
(Frescura)
 

ROODENEK
Union to 06.04.1953
Area: Dordrecht

1   1C "CGH" First seen:
30
.06.1901
(Aab)
Union 26.06.1920
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm 23.04.1919
(Putzel)
   

ROODEPOORT
Union to Republic
Area: West Rand

1   2C "TRANSVAAL" 29 mm

First seen
19.06.1907
(Aab)

Union 01.06.1911
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "TRANSVAAL"   25 mm 16.10.1924
(Putzel)
   
3   2C-D "Bars + cross" 30 mm ??.07.1914
(Aab)

(Putzel)
 
4   2C-D "Blank" 32 mm 30.12.1924
(Aab)
12.12.1927
(Visser)
 
5   2C-D "Blank" 29 mm 05.12.1930
(Putzel)

(Aab)
 
6   2C-D "Blank"   30 mm
Taller font
19.02.1936
(Putzel)
   
7   2C-D "Blank"   30 mm
Taller font

(Putzel)
   
8   2C "Blank"   28 mm 05.06.1929
(Putzel)
   
9   2C "Blank" 29 mm
Wider circles
07.03.1939
(Putzel)

(Aab)
 
10   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1939
(Putzel)
1940
(Visser)
 
11   1C "Blank" Skeleton 1949
(Putzel)
   
12   2C "Blank" 26 mm
10 to 2 o'clock
02.08.1949
(Putzel)
14.05.1954
(Aab)
 
13   2C "Blank"   25 mm
9 to 3 o'clock
29.05.1957
(Putzel)
   
14   2C "Blank" 26 mm
9 to 3 o'clock
Wide R
11.03.1955
(Aab)
27.10.1960
(Aab)
 
15   2C "PARCELS"   27 mm 1953
(Putzel)
   
16   PARCEL  
Visser
 
(Visser)
   

ROODEVERLORENVLEI
01.09.1911 to 01.08.1917
Renamed to Elandsbaai
Area: West Coast

NOT  RECORDED

ROODEWAL (RAIL)
Union to 11.02.1929
Renamed to Rooiwal Rail
Area: Kopjes

1   2C "R.O" 22 mm

First seen
16.07.1909
(Putzel)
Union 09.11.1914
(Aab)
 
2   2C "Bar"     192?
(Putzel)
   

ROODEWERF
17.09.1923 to 1952
Renamed Rooiwerf
Area: Calvinia

1   2C "Blank"     27.02.1924
(Putzel)
   

ROODEZANDHEUVEL
01.08.1913 to 06.07.1925
Area: Richmond, Cape

NOT  RECORDED

ROODIEPMYN
30.07.1951 to Republic
Area: West Rand

1   2C "Blank"
Last seen
22.03.1975
(Putzel)
195?:
(Aab)
Republic  

ROODVILLE
16.04.1934 to 30.07.1934
Renamed to Goedewil
Area: Machadodorp

NOT  RECORDED