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Post Offices ROSHERVILLE to RUST

ROSHERVILLE
Union to 01.12.1911
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
20.04.1910
(Aab)		 Union 03.08.1911
(Aab)		  

ROSMEAD
Union to Republic
Area: Middelburg, Cape
1   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm
2 line date

First seen:
06.07.1902
(Frescura)

 Union
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" + 28 mm
1 line date		 21.05.1912
(Aab)		 1933
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" + 26 mm
Square cross		 12.03.1937
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Bars + cross" + 26 mm
Elongated cross		 29.10.1949
(Putzel)		    

ROSSBURGH
18.10.1926 to Republic
Renamed from South Coast Junction
Area: Durban
1   2C "Blank" +
 25 mm 19.07.1928
(Putzel)		 07.10.1935
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   30 mm
(Putzel)		 23.12.1958
 (Putzel)		  
3   2C "1"   29 mm ??.03.1951
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Cross"   25 mm 01.12.1953
(Putzel)		    

ROSSBURGH DEPOT
1951 to Republic
Area: Durban
1   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 08.09.1955
(Putzel)		    

ROSSBURGH INDIAN OFFICE
13.04.1936 to 02.11.1942
Renamed from South Coast Junction Indian Office
Area: Durban
1   2C "INDIAN OFFICE"
Visser		   29.04.1940
(Visser)		    

ROSSELERF
Union to 11.11.1946
Renamed from Remhoogte
Area: Prince Albert
1   2C "Bars + cross"     13.04.1933
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   29 mm 14.08.194?
(Putzel)		    

ROSSHILL
01.08.1911 to 1952
Area: Sabie
1   2C "Blank" 29 mm 18.12.1920
(Aab)		 04.06.1935
(Putzel)		  
       

ROSSLYN
01.01.1918 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Bars + cross"   1947
(Aab)		 20.09.1950
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		   26.05.1951
(Visser)		    

ROSSOUW
14.07.1924 to Republic
Area: Dordrecht
1   2C "Bars + cross"   1948
(Aab)		 08.11.1950
(Putzel)		  

ROSSOUWSPOORT
18.02.1924 to 07.08.1950
Area: Pearston
NOT  RECORDED

ROSTRATAVILLE
01.02.1912 to Republic
Renamed from Boschpan
Area: Schweizer Reneke
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   27.08.1915
(Aab)		 09.11.1923
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   30 mm 194?
(Putzel)		    

ROTHDENE
04.04.1955 to Republic
Area: Vereeniging
1   2C "Blank"   28 mm 09.03.1957
(Putzel)		    

ROUND CHURCH
24.03.1930 to 06.09.1937
Renamed from Sea Point (1930)
Renamed to Sea Point (1937)
Area: Cape Town
1   2C "SEA POINT"   04.12.1931
(Putzel)		 30.06.1937
(Aab)		  
2   1C "?" Skeleton

New discovery		 09.06.193?
(Aab)		    
3   2C "SEA POINT
SEEPUNT"
Visser		 Bi-lingual 11.08.1937
(Visser)		    

ROUXSPAN
16.09.1957 to 12.12.1960
Renamed from Rouxspost
Area: Laingsburg
NOT  RECORDED

ROUXSPOST
Union to 16.09.1957
Renamed to Rouxspan
Area: Laingsburg
1   2C "Bars + cross"     17.11.1913
(Frescura)		 12.??.1934
(Putzel)		  

ROUXVILLE
Union to Republic
Area: Southern Free State
1   2C "Blank" ORC removed 11.09.1911
(Putzel)		 28.04.1916
(Aab)		  
2   1C "Blank"
Putzel		 ORC removed 04.11.1910
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank" 26 mm 04.12.1915
(Aab)		 27.02.1925
(Visser)		  
4   2C "Blank"
Visser		 28 mm
Narrow U		 15.02.1928
(Visser)		 08.04.1936
(Putzel)		  
5   1C "32"
"Blank"		 Skeleton
In 1931 the lower end
is blank		 30.12.1931
(Putzel)		 27.01.1932
(Aab)		  
       
6   2C "Blank"   32 mm ??.09.1934
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank" 29 mm 05.03.1936
(Putzel)		 11.11.1952
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Blank"   30 mm
Smaller lettering		 30.04.1942
(Putzel)		    
9   1C "Blank" Skeleton 09.08.1960
(Putzel)		    

ROYAL TOUR
1925
1   Oval     18.07.1925
(Aab)		    

ROYAL VISIT
17.02.1947 to 07.03.1947
17.03.1947 to 24.03.1947
Area: Royal tour from Cape Town via Rhodesia back to Cape Town
1   Oval       17.02.1947
(Putzel)		 24.03.1947
(Putzel)		  
2   Oval     OFFICIAL FREE
1947
OFFISIEEL VRY		      

RUBBERVALE
15.10.1923 to 14.12.1959
Area: Tzaneen
1   2C "Blank" 30 mm 17.07.1933
(Aab)		 23.02.1952
(Putzel)		  

RUIGTEVLEI
01.06.1912 to Republic
(CGH postal agent 1889 to 1904)
Area: Knysna
1   2C "S.AFRICA"    
(Putzel)		    

RUITJESVLAKTE
21.07.1924 to 22.02.1926
Renamed to Witkleigat
Area: Zeerust
NOT  RECORDED

RULEX
08.05.1922 to 29.06.1931
Area: Carolina
1   2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)		    

RUROVILLE
13.04.1953 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "Blank"     10.03.1955
(Putzel)		    

RUSMORE
11.07.1927 to 26.01.1931
Area: Warmbaths
NOT  RECORDED

RUSOORD - Cape -
1953 to 26.04.1954
1956 to 21.07.1958
Renamed from Rustoord
Area: Uniondale
NOT  RECORDED

RUSOORD - Transvaal -
Union to 01.02.1914
01.07.1915 to 01.11.1915
Area: Heidelberg, Transvaal
NOT  RECORDED

RUSPLAAS
1952 to Republic
Renamed from Rustplaats
Area: Lydenburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

RUSSEL STREET - Durban -
1912 to 21.05.1928
Natal PO also existed
Area: Durban
NOT  RECORDED
Natal postmarks known

RUSSEL STREET - Worcester -
1946 to Republic
Area: Worcester
1   2C "WORCESTER"   28 mm 29.08.1952
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "WORCESTER"   31 mm ??.05.1960
(Putzel)		    

RUST DE WINTER
27.09.1926 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 195?
(Putzel)		    

RUST (RAIL) (STATION)
01.07.1912 to 01.01.1913
01.08.1914 to Republic
Area: West Coast
1   2C "Blank"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 18.06.1948
(Aab)		 31.08.1950
(Putzel)		  
       

RUSTENBURG
Union to Republic
 
                 

RUSTENBURG LOCATION
06.01.1947 to 30.03.1959
Area: Rustenburg
NOT  RECORDED

RUSTENBURG NORTH
1950 to 22.01.1951
Area: Rustenburg
NOT  RECORDED

RUSTFONTEIN
01.08.1915 to 16.11.1953
Renamed to Bunny Ridge
Area: Kokstad
                 

RUSTHOF (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Standerton
               

RUSTICANA
18.12.1928 to 28.03.1932
Area: Standerton
NOT  RECORDED

RUSTIG (RAIL)
1920 to Republic
Area: Kroonstad
                 

RUSTKRAAL
Union to 01.02.1913
Area: Klerksdorp
NOT  RECORDED

RUSTMYNZIEL (RUSTMIJNZIEL)
28.02.1921 to 05.06.1939
Area: Jamestown
                 

RUSTOORD
26.10.1925 to 1953
Renamed to Rusoord
Area: Uniondale