Postal History of
the Union of South Africa

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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)