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Post Offices ROOIBERG to ROSETTENVILLE

ROOIBERG Union to Republic Area: Warmbaths
1		2C	"TRANSVAAL"		First seen 11.01.1910 (Aab)	Union	04.10.1921 (Aab)
2		2C	"Blank"		28 mm	(Putzel)
ROOIBOKKRAAL 26.02.1951 to Republic Area: Rustenburg
NOT RECORDED Republic postmark known
ROOIBOSBULT 03.08.1936 to Republic Area: Warmbaths
NOT RECORDED Republic postmark known
ROOIGROND 23.07.1951 to Republic Renamed from Roodgrond Area: Mafeking
NOT RECORDED Republic postmark known
ROOIHOOGTE STATION 1952 to Republic Renamed from Roodehoogte Station Area: Middelburg, Cape
NOT RECORDED Republic postmark known
ROOIJANTJESFONTEIN Union to 25.01.1954 Area: Lichtenburg
1		2C	"Blank"		ZAR removed	18.04.1911 (Aab)	??.??.1935 (Putzel)
ROOIKOP 01.10.1920 to 1959 Renamed to Saaifontein Area: Fraserburg
1		1C	"Bars + cross"		24 mm	1932 (Putzel)
2		1C	"Cross"		26 mm	1959 (Putzel)
ROOIKOP STATION 1952 to Republic Renamed to Roodekop Station Area: East Rand
1		2C	"Cross"		26 mm No Station!!	1959 (Putzel)
2		1C	"Blank"	Visser	Skeleton	??.08.1960(Visser)
ROOIKOPEILAND 06.11.1922 to 26.09.1951 Area: Upington
1		2C	"Blank"			(Putzel)
ROOIKRAAL 01.11.1916 to Republic Area: Middelberg, Transvaal
1		2C	"Blank"			09.12.1841 (Aab)	25.10.1956 (Putzel)
ROOIKRANTZ 01.11.1912 to 28.11.1927 Area: Graaff-Reinet
NOT RECORDED
ROOINEKKE 17.11.1924 to 16.08.1950 Area: Griquatown
1		2C	"Blank"			1936 (Putzel)
ROOIPAN 01.10.1912 to 02.07.1951 Renamed to Rooipanville Area: Kimberley
1		2C	"S.AFRICA"	Visser		21.03.1922 (Visser)
ROOIPANVILLE 02.07.1951 to Republic Renamed from Rooipan Area: Kimberley
NOT RECORDED Republic postmark known
ROOI RIVER (ROOIRIVIER) Union to Republic Area: Uniondale
1		1C	"CGH"		First seen: 04.02.1908 (Aab)	Union	02.11.1943
2		2C	"Blank"	Visser		1947 (Visser)	??.03.1957 (Visser)
ROOISLOOT Union to Republic Area: Zeerust
1		2C	"TVL"		First seen 21.03.1909 (Aab)	Union	20.03.1920 (Putzel)
ROOISPRUIT 01.12.1913 to Republic Area: Middelburg, Cape
1		1C	"Blank"			191? (Putzel)
2		2C	"Blank"			1955 (Putzel)
ROOIWAL STATION (RAIL) 11.02.1929 to Republic Renamed from Roodewal Rail Area: Koppies
1	"RAIL"	2C	"Blank"			16.07.1934 (Putzel)	25.01.1936 (Aab)
2	"STA"	2C	"Blank"			??.02.1956 (Aab)	1960 (Visser)
ROOIWERF 1952 to 08.11.1954 Renamed from Roodewerf Area: Calvinia
NOT RECORDED
ROOKDALE 27.07.1959 to Republic Area: Bergville
NOT RECORDED Republic postmark known
ROOSBOOM 1949 to Republic Renamed from Rosboom Area: Ladysmith
1		2C	"Bars + cross"			1949 (Visser)	25.06.1957 (Putzel)
ROOSEVELT PARK 15.01.1951 to Republic Area: Johannesburg
1		2C	"Blank"			06.10.1953 (Aab)	19.09.1958 (Putzel)
2		2C	"B"		Index B Last seen 1980 (Putzel)	06.09.1956 (Aab)	Republic
ROOSEVELT PARK DEPOT 1952 to Republic Area: Johannesburg
1		2C	"Blank"			17.05.1958 (Putzel)
ROOSPLAA(T)S 01.11.1919 to Republic Area: Mafeking
1		1C	"Blank"			1929 (Putzel)
2		2C	"Bar"		Heavy bar	(Putzel)
ROOSSENEKAL Union to Republic Area: Belfast
NOT RECORDED Transvaal and Republic postmark known
RORKES DRIFT Union to Republic Area: Dundee
1		2C	"NATAL"		Dots on sides First seen 26.05.1902 (Aab)	Union	1939 (Visser)
ROSBOOM 11.09.1922 to 25.06.1957 Renamed to Roosboom Area: Ladysmith
1		2C	"Bars + cross"			22.09.1932 (Aab)	25.06.1957 (Putzel)
ROSEBANK - Cape - Union to Republic Area: Cape Town
1		1C	"CGH"		Taller compact typeface First seen: 03.05.1899 (Frescura)	Union	12.07.1915 (Putzel)
2	"CAPE"	2C	"Bars + cross"		First seen: ??.11.1900 (Frescura)	Union	09.02.1916 (Frescura)
3	"CAPE"	1C	"Blank"		Skeleton	12.08.1924 (Putzel)
4	"CAPE"	2C	"Bar"		Heavy bar	03.07.1935 (Putzel)
5	"(C/K)"	2C	"Blank"			31.03.1943 (Putzel)	14.03.1952 (Aab)
6		PARCEL		Visser		(Visser)
ROSEBANK - Natal - Union to Republic Area: Richmond, Natal
1		2C	"NATAL"		Dots on sides First seen 18.09.1903 (Aab)	Union	(Putzel)
2		2C	"NATAL"			1955 (Putzel)
ROSEBANK SHOWGROUNDS Temporary office 05.03.1937 to 03.03.1949 Area: Cape Town
1		1C	"Dot"			05.03.1937 (Aab)	(Putzel)
2		1C	"Blank"		Skeleton	03.03.1949 (Putzel)
ROSEDENE 14.04.1924 to 23.10.1950 Area: Beaufort West
1		2C	"Blank"			(Putzel)
ROSEGLEN Union to 01.01.1911 Renamed to Glen Lyon Area: Griquatown
NOT RECORDED
ROSEHAUGH (RAIL) Union to Republic Area: Nelspruit
1		2C	"TRANSVAAL"			25.04.1913 (Aab)	12.03.1931 (Putzel)
2		1C	"Blank"		New discovery	31.12.1932 (Aab)
ROSEMOOR 13.12.1932 to Republic Area: George
NOT RECORDED Republic postmark known
ROSEMOUNT Union to 01.06.1911 Area: East London
NOT RECORDED
ROSENDAL 01.05.1912 to Republic Area: Ficksburg
1		2C	"S.AFRICA"			05.07.1923 (Putzel)
2		1C	"Blank"	Visser	Skeleton	19.06.1934 (Visser)
3		2C	"Blank"			06.12.1934 (Putzel)	10.10.1938 (Aab)
4		2C	"1"		Index 1	14.05.1958 (Putzel)	16.09.1958 (Aab)
ROSENEATH 01.08.1913 to Republic Area: Umkomaas
1		2C	"S.AFRICA"			10.07.1954 (Putzel)
2		2C	"Blank"		Last seen 03.11.1978 (Putzel)	06.03.1939 (Putzel)	Republic
ROSE STREET 16.03.1931 to 07.05.1954 Renamed from Lawrence Street (1931) Renamed to Centrahil (1954) Area: Port Elizabeth
1		2C	"PORT ELIZABETH"			??.11.1934 (Aab)	1941 (Putzel
2		PARCEL				(Visser)
ROSETTA (RAIL) Union to Republic Area: Mooi River
1		2C	"NATAL"		Dots on sides First seen: 02.02.1898 (Aab)	Union	01.03.1912 (Aab)
2		2C	"S.AFRICA"			1913 (Visser)	01.08.1915 (Aab)
3		2C	"Bars + cross"			01.01.1941 (Putzel)
4		1C	"Blank"			1942? (Visser)
5		2C	"Blank"			195? (Aab)

ROSETTENVILLE Union to Republic Area: Johannesburg
1	"BO"	2C	"JOHANNESBURG"			11.06.1936 (Putzel)	03.02.1938 (Aab)
2		2C	"JOHANNESBURG"			17.08.1932 (Aab)	11.06.1936 (Putzel)
3		1C	"Blank"		Skeleton	1947 (Putzel)
4		2C	"Blank"		30 mm	18.12.1945 (Putzel)
ROSETTENVILLE DEPOT 1958? to Republic Area: Johannesburg
NOT RECORDED