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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:
09.07.1908
(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)