Postal History of
the Union of South Africa

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Post Offices SILAKATSKOP to SISHEN

SILAKATSKOP
1916 to 1952
Renamed to Silkaatskop
Area: Pretoria

1   2C "Blank"   31 mm
(Putzel)
   

SILBERMANS POST
28.01.1923 to Republic
Area: Pretoria

1   2C "Blank"   29 mm
(Putzel)
   

SILENT VALLEY
22.11.1926 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg

1   2C "Blank"
Visser
31 mm 23.12.1936
(Visser)
   

SILINDINI
29.08.1949 to 11.07.1955
Area: Transkei

NOT  RECORDED

SILKAATSKOP
1952 to 13.06.1955
Renamed from Silakatskop
Area: Pretoria

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

SILKAATSNEK
17.01.1955 to Republic
Area: Pretoria

NOT  RECORDED

SILMARE
31.10.1960 to Republic
Area: West Rand

NOT  RECORDED

SILUTSHANA
23.04.1912 to Republic
Area: Dundee

1   2C "Blank" 25 mm 28.12.1933
(Putzel)

(Aab)
 

SILVERHURST
01.07.1913 to 01.05.1914
Area: Britstown

NOT  RECORDED

SILVERKRANS
Union to 1952
Renamed from Silwerkrans
Area: Swartruggens

NOT  RECORDED
Transvaal postmark known

SILVERSTREAMS
07.02.1921 to Republic
Area: Kimberley

1   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 27.12.1927
(Visser)
   
2   2C "Blank" 27 mm 1934
(Visser)
1942
(Visser)
 

SILVERTON
Union to Republic
Area: Pretoria

1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
30.12.1909
(Aab)
Union 22.03.1927
(Aab)
 
2   2C "Blank" Union 10.11.1943
(Aab)
??.10.1946
(Aab)
 
3   1C "48"
Visser
Skeleton 02.06.1948
(Visser)
   
4   2C "1" Index 1 07.09.1954
(Aab)
   

SILVERVALE
Union to 26.05.1947
Area: Komgha

NOT  RECORDED
CGH postmark known

SILWERKRAANS
1952 to Republic
Area: Swartruggens

NOT  RECORDED
Union postmark known

SILWOOD
21.10.1935 to Republic
Area: Cape Town

1   2C "Bars + cross"   03.06.1944
(Aab)
01.09.1953
(Aab)
 
2   2C "Cross"     23.05.1952
(Putzel)
   

SIMBOLIA
06.02.1939 to Republic
Area: East Rand

1   2C "Blank"     07.02.1953
(Putzel)
   

SIMFONIE
19.06.1950 to 11.05.1953
15.01.1954 to 12.03.1956
23.09.1957 to Republic
Area: Pretoria

1   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 19.07.1950
(Putzel)
   

SIMONDIUM
Union to Republic
Area: Paarl

1   1C "Blank" First seen:
08.09.1892
(Frescura)
Union 30.01.1924
(Frescura)
 
2   1C "CGH" First seen:
15
.11.1900
(Putzel)
Union 24.01.1924
(Frescura)
 
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 20.10.1923
(Putzel)
   
4   2C "Blank" 26 mm 07.09.1933
(Aab)
09.01.1946
(Aab)
 

SIMONEAU
1917 to Republic

1   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm 20.11.1950
(Putzel)
   

SIMONSBERG
1954 to Republic
Area: Stellenbosch

NOT  RECORDED
Union postmark known

SIMONSTOWN
Union to Republic

1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
09.03.1904
(Aab)
Union 13.12.1913
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "Blank"   30 mm
Elongated O
24.11.1935
(Putzel)
   
3   2C "Blank"   30 mm
Shorter letters
05.12.1924
(Aab)
   
       
4   2C "Blank" 30 mm
Round O
29.07.1929
(Putzel)
17.08.1935
(Aab)
 
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1929
(Putzel)
   
6   2C "Blank"   28 mm 17.04.1932
(Putzel)
   
7   2C "Blank"   31 mm
Square O
1933
(Visser)
   
8   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)
   
9   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 21.02.1942
(Putzel)
07.12.1943
(Visser)
 
10 "SIMONSTAD" 2C "SIMONSTOWN" 30 mm
Bi-lingual
24.09.1935
(Aab)
04.03.1942
(Putzel)
 
11 "SIMONSTAD" 2C "Blank"   30 mm 25.04.1942
(Aab)
05.05.1955
(Putzel)
 
       

SIMONS TOWN STATION TO
Union to 1920
(Only TO)

1   1C "Blank"   03.01.1911
(Aab)
21.08.1917
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "Bars + cross"     17.02.1911
(Frescura)
   

SINANGWANA
01.03.1948 to Republic
Area: Transkei

1   2C "Blank" New discovery 21.05.1951
(Aab)
   

SINGISI (RAIL)
01.04.1913 to 05.07.1943
Area: Kokstad

1   2C "S.AFRICA"     1915
(Putzel)
1940
(Putzel)
 

SINGLE TREE
Union to 01.05.1918
Area: Greytown

1   2C "NATAL"
First seen:
23.02.1909
(Aab)
Union 27.02.1914
(Aab)
 

SINGLEWOOD
14.11.1927 to Republic
Area: Naboomspruit

1   2C "Blank"     25.03.1934
(Putzel)
   

SINKSA BRIDGE (SINKSABRUG)
Union to Republic
Area: George

1   2C "Blank"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
1915
(Aab)
05.10.1948
(Putzel)
 
       

SINXAGO
1953 to Republic
Area: Transkei

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

SIPAFENI
04.02.1957 to Republic
Area: Transkei

NOT  RECORDED

SIPAMBO BASIN
21.02.1955 to Republic
Area: Transkei

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

SIPOFU
1953 to Republic
Area: Scottburgh

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

SIR LOWRY ROAD
Union to Republic
Area: Cape Town

1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
09.07.1
908
(Aab)
Union 23.10.1914
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser
Date 2 lines 1918
(Visser)
20.07.1921
(Visser)
 
3   2C "Bars + cross" Date 1 line 26.06.1922
(Aab)
07.02.1936
(Aab)
 
4   2C "KAAPSTAD.CAPETOWN"     11.04.1944
(Putzel)
   
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1950
(Visser)
   
6   2C "CAPETOWN.KAAPSTAD"     05.10.1960
(Putzel)
   
7   PARCEL  
Putzel
   


(Putzel)

   

SIR LOWRY ROAD DEPOT
01.08.1955 to Republic
Area: Cape Town

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

SIR LOWRY'S PASS (STATION)
Union to Republic
Area: Somerset West

1   1C "CGH"   First seen
17.02.1896
(Frescura)
Union 08.01.1914
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Blank" 30 mm 01.12.1937
(Aab)
26.06.1950
(Putzel)
 

SISHEN
10.05.1955 to Republic

1   2C "Bar + cross"   Short bars 10.05.1955
(Putzel)