Postal History of
the Union of South Africa

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Post Offices STIJLDRIFT to STRELNA

STIJLDRIFT
Union to 01.05.1915
Area: Harrismith

NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark known

STIKLAND
Union to 01.06.1910 (1 day in union)
01.01.1914 to 17.08.1953
Area: Cape Town

1   2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date

(Putzel)
   

STILBAAI (STIL BAY)
01.01.1911 to 01.04.1913
13.03.1921 to 01.04.1953
Renamed to Stilbaai Wes
Area: Riversdale

1   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1939
(Putzel)
   
2   2C "Blank?"   29 mm
on small
war stamp
194?
(Putzel)
   

STILBAAI-OOS
01.04.1953 to Republic
Renamed from Stilbaaistrand
Area: Riversdale

1   2C "Blank"   30 mm 01.04.1953
(Putzel)
   
2   2C "Blank"
Visser
Relief type 3 14.07.1959
(Visser)
   

STILBAAISTRAND
12.12.1928 to 20.04.1953
Renamed to Stilbaai-Oos
Area: Riversdale

1   2C "Blank" 25 mm 16.01.1946
(Aab)
23.09.1958
(Putzel)
 

STILBAAI-WES
20.04.1953 to Republic
Renamed from Stilbaai
Area: Riversdale

1   2C "Blank"
Visser
Relief type 3 22.07.1959
(Visser)
   

STILCOM
18.06.1956 to Republic
Area: Stilfontein

NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

STILFONTEIN
07.06.1954 to Republic
Area:  Between Kleksdorp and Potchefstroom

1   2C "Blank"   30 mm
(Putzel)
   
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm 30.12.1957
(Putzel)
   

STILLEWONING
Union to 01.08.1910
01.07.1911 to 01.09.1915

Area: Kroonstad

NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark known

STILWATER RAIL
20.02.1927 to 13.03.1933
06.07.1936 to Republic
Area: Renamed from Wensgevonden Rail

1   2C "Blank"   29 mm
(Putzel)
   

STIRTONVILLE
06.05.1929 to 1957
1959?  to Republic
Renamed from Boksburtg Location
Area: East Rand

1   2C "Blank"   29 mm 1957
(Putzel)
   

STOCKDALE
14.03.1921 to 19.04.1926
Area: Bultfontein

NOT  RECORDED

STOCK EXCHANGE
Union? to 01.02.1960
Area: Vereeniging

1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" Dots on sides 05.02.1912
(Aab)
24.02.1913
(Putzel)
 
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" No dots on sides 10.12.1920
(Aab)
   

STOCKPOORT
01.07.1946 to 12.03.1956
Area: Vaalwater

NOT  RECORDED

STOFBERG-GEDENKSKOOL
16.11.1936 to 01.02.1960
Area: Vereeniging

1   2C "Blank"   30 mm 19.08.1937
(Putzel)
   
2   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 19.05.1948
(Visser)
   
3   2C "Blank"   25 mm 1955
(Putzel)
   

STOFFBERG
Union to 11.09.1914
1916 to Republic
Area: Belfast

1   2C "Bar"   29 mm 28.01.1936
(Putzel)
   
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
(Putzel)
   

STOFKRAAL
01.08.1919 to 26.05.1958
Area: Calvinia

1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser
26 mm
Thin bars
31.07.1925
(Visser)
21.10.1936
(Visser)
 

STOFVLEI
02.08.1926 to 1960
Area: West Coast

1   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)
   

STOLSVLAKTE
Union to 1920
Area: Oudtshoorn

(1)   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen
27
.05.1910
     

STOMPNEUSBAAI
07.12.1953 to Republic
Area: West Coast

1   2C "Blank" 27 mm 28.11.1958
(Aab)
   

STONEDRIFT
01.08.1911 to 01.11.1914
Renamed from Klipdrift (OFS)
Area: Bloemfontein

NOT  RECORDED

STONEWALL
Union to 01.08.1911
Area: Boshof

NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark recorded

STONYRIDGE
25.08.1952 to 16.09.1957
Area: Transkei

NOT  RECORDED

STORMBERG (JUNCTION)
Union to Republic
Area: Molteno

1 "JUNCTION" 2C "S.AFRICA" 28 mm
(Putzel)

(Aab)
 
2 "JUNCTION" 2C "Blank"   28 mm
(Putzel)
   
3 "JUNCTION" 1C "1939"
Visser
Skeleton 16.06.1939
(Visser)
   
4   2C "Blank" 29 mm
Last seen

(Putzel)
01.07.1946
(Putzel)
Republic  

STORMS RIVER
Union to Republic
Area: Humansdorp

1   2C "S.AFRICA"     1923
(Putzel)
   

STORMSVLEI
Union to Republic
Area: Caledon

1   2C "Bars + cross"   22.04.1922
(Putzel)
23.05.1934
(Putzel)
 
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton 08.11.1935
(Aab)
   
3   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 12.07.1937
(Visser)
   
4   2C "Blank" 26 mm 31.10.1940
(Aab)
13.09.1949
(Aab)
 
5   2C "Blank"   30 mm
(Putzel)
   

STRAATSDRIF(T)
1916 to Republic
Area: Zeerust

1   2C "Blank"   30 mm 1923
(Putzel)
   
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 04.09.1942
(Aab)
15.01.1957
(Putzel)
 

STRAND
01.03.1919 to Republic
Renamed from Somerset Strand
Area: Cape Town

1   2C "Bars + cross" 30 mm
Wide D
08.06.1925
(Aab)
04.07.1935
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Bars + cross"   30 mm
Narrow D

(Putzel)
   
3   1C "Blank" Skeleton

New discovery

10.07.1930
(Aab)
   
4   2C "Bars + cross" 27 mm
Shorter bar
14.08.1932
(Putzel)
14.10.1936
(Aab)
 
5   2C "Bars + cross" 29 mm
Bars up to STRAND
11.04.1934
(Aab)
1941
(Putzel)
 
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1939
(Visser)
   
7   2C "Cross" 27 mm
Square cross
12.05.1937
(Aab)
31.12.1937
(Putzel)
 
8   2C "Cross" 27 mm
Wide cross
25.11.941
(Aab)
01.12.1949
(Putzel)
 
9   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 23.12.1959
(Visser)
   

STRANDFONTEIN
Union to 1943
Area: West Coast

1   1C "Blank"   First seen
10.04.1906
(Frescura)
Union 1943
(Putzel)
 

STRANDSKLOOF
15.12.1919 to Republic
Area: Hermanus

1   1C "Bar"     04.08.1944
(Putzel)
   

STRATHCONA (RAIL)
27.04.1925 to 08.05.1958
Area: Dundee

1 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"  
(Aab)
1949
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Blank"
Visser
  195?
(Visser)
   

STRATHMORE
1916 to 04.10.1954
Area: Postmasburg

1   2C "Blank" 25 mm 02.01.1933
(Putzel)
13.07.1942
(Putzel)
 

STRATHYRE
01.05.1913 to 17.05.1926
Renamed to Baanbreeker Rail
Area: Bethal

1   2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser
  09.03.1915
(Visser)
   

STRAUSSBURG
10.07.1922 to Republic
Area: Upington

1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 05.07.1954
(Putzel)
   

STRAUSSPLAAS
30.03.1931 to 08.11.1954
Area: Calvinia

NOT  RECORDED

STRAWBERRY HILL
Union to 24.11.1952
Area: Swellendam

1   2C "Blank"
Visser
26 mm 14.03.1945
(Visser)
   

STREEPFONTEIN
01.12.1913 to 30.06.1958
Area: Volksrust

1   2C "?"
Visser
30 mm 1932
(Visser)
   

STRELNA
19.08.1929 to 04.08.1930
Area: ?

NOT  RECORDED