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Post Offices SOURAPPLE TREE to SPES BONA

SOURAPPLE TREE
14.12.1931 to 21.12.1936
Area: Pietersburg
1   2C "Bar" Heavy bar
(Aab)		 30.06.1934
(Putzel)		  

SOUTBOS
22.08.1949 to Republic
Area: Vryburg
NOT  RECORDED

SOUTH AFRICA RAILWAYS HEAD OFFICE
1923 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   1C "Blank" SAR on left
Johannesburg on right

Skeleton		 03.04.1911?
(Putzel)		 1911(Aab)  
2 "SAR" 2C "JOHANNESBURG" C of CSAR removed 29.01.1912
(Putzel)		 01.04.1921
(Aab)		  
3 "SAR" 2C "JOHANNESBURG"     22.08.1929
(Putzel)		    
4 "JHBURG" 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 28.02.1935
(Visser)		    
5 "SAR-SAS" 2C "JOHANNESBURG"   29.08.1936
(Aab)
(Aab)		  

SOUTHBROOM
22.03.1937 to Republic
Area: Port Shepstone
1   2C "Blank" Last seen
26.03.1963
(Putzel)		 23.04.1947
(Aab)		 Republic  

SOUTH COAST JUNCTION
Union to 18.10.1926
Renamed to Rossburgh
Area: Durban
1   2C "NATAL" Crosses on sides

First seen:
02.03.1901
(Aab)
 		 Union 1915
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank" 30 mm 20.09.1913
(Aab)		 09.01.1926
(Aab)		  

SOUTH DOWNS
Union to 26.01.1959
Area: Estcourt
1   2C "Bars + cross"   01.12.1911
(Aab)		 1913
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		   1947
(Visser)		    

SOUTH END
Union to Republic
Area: Port Elizabeth
1   2C "Bars + P.E." First seen
1904
(Frescura)		 Union 19.06.1920
(Aab)		  
2   2C "PORT ELIZABETH"     20.11.1951
(Putzel)		    

SOUTHERNWOOD (RAIL)
01.04.1912 to 01.06.1916
1920 to Republic
Area: East London
1 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"
Visser		   ??.07.1930
(Visser)		    
"2   2C "EAST LONDON"   13.03.1923
(Aab)		    
3   2C "EAST LONDON"
Visser		   ??.07.1930
(Visser)		    
4   2C "EAST LONDON/
OOS LONDON"		   ??.05.1949
(Aab)		    
5   2C "EAST LONDON"   30 mm 01.12.1949
(Putzel)		    

SOUTHEYVILLE
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   1C "Blank"   First seen:
19.02.1907
(Frescura)		 Union 01.10.1923
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"   30 mm
(Putzel)		    

SOUTHFIELD
23.02.1925 to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 03.06.1953
(Putzel)		    

SOUTH HILLS - Natal -
01.09.1918 to 17.11.1930
Renamed from Alderley
Renamed to Inhlavini
Area: Ixopo
1   2C "Bar"
Visser		   04.10.1920
(Visser)		    

SOUTH HILLS - Transvaal -
15.07.1949 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

SOUTHMIDDELVELD
Union to 14.11.1930
Area: Mossel Bay
1   1C "CGH"   First seen:
30.08.1900
(Putzel)		 Union 14.11.1934
(Frescura)		  

SOUTHWELL
Union to 20.12.1926
1928 to Republic
Area: Grahamstown
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
17.10.1892
(Putzel)		 Union 20.02.1916
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank" New discovery
 		 1934
(Aab)		 09.07.1941
(Aab)		  

SOUTKLOOF
1953 to 11.02.1957
Renamed from Zoutkloof
Area: West Coast
NOT  RECORDED

SOUTKUIL
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Zoutkloof
Area: Caledon
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

SOUTPAN
1937 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
1   2C "Blank" Last seen
06.08.1963
(Putzel)		 19.05.1947
(Aab)		 Republic  

SOUTPANSDRIF
1930 to 02.03.1931
Renamed from Zoutpansdrift
Area: Christiana
1   2C "Blank"     1930
(Putzel)		    

SOUTRIVIER
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Salt River / Zoutrivier
Area: Cape Town  

1   2C "Blank" 28 mm 30.06.1955
(Aab)		 27.05.1958
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm 30.09.1957
(Putzel)		    

SOUTVLEI
31.08.1942 to Republic
Area: Vaalwater
1   2C "Blank" Last seen
(Putzel)		 17.05.1949
(Aab)		 Republic  

SOVER
1939 to 08.01.1940
Area: Kimberley
NOT  RECORDED

SPARBOSCH (SPARBOS)
01.04.1919 to Republic
Area: Calvinia
NOT  RECORDED

SPANWERK
25.06.1945 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

SPEKTAKEL
Union to 01.09.1920
16.05.1921 to 12.03.1923
Area: Namaqualand
NOT  RECORDED
CGH postmarks known

SPEELMANSKRAAL
ca. 1930 to Republic
Renamed from Spielmanskraal
Area: Uniondale
1   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 12.03.1947
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  

SPELONKEN
Union to 12.10.1925
Renamed to Bells Park
Area: Louis Trichardt
1   2C "Blank" ZAR removed

First seen
13.03.1903
(Aab)		 Union 09.12.1913
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"   28 mm
Relief?		 19.09.1919
(Putzel)		 1922
(Putzel)		  

SPENCEKOP
01.11.1916 to 06.07.1931
Area: Postmasburg
NOT  RECORDED

SPERVILLE
1930 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
1   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen
 196?
(Putzel)		 06.11.1943
(Aab)		 Republic  

SPES BONA
01.08.1911 to 30.03.1958
Renamed from Rietpoort
Area: Vredefort
1   2C "Bars + cross"   1916
(Visser)		 13.04.1934
(Aab)