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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
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ROMA MISSION Basutoland using South African stamps up to1 December 1933
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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