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Post Offices STROPPAN to SUNSET VIEW

STROPPAN
Union to 1919
Area: Lichtenburg
(1)   2C "TRANSVAAL"   First seen
??.09.1909
(Putzel)		      

STRUBENSNEK
18.04.1957 to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 27.03.1958
(Putzel)		    

STRUBENVALE
04.01.1937 to Republic
Area: East Rand
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 29 mm 02.06.1939
(Visser)		    

STRUISBAAI
Union to Republic
Area: Bredarsdorp
1   2C "?"   25 mm

Last seen
1964
(Visser)

 1947
(Putzel)		 Republic  

STRYDENBERGPOST
Union to 16.04.1945
Renamed to Goxe
Area: Kokstad
1   2C "Bar + cross"   25 mm 1930
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank" 25 mm 07.12.1936
(Visser)		 ??.02.1938
(Aab)		  

STRYDENBURG
Union to Republic

1   1C "Blank" First seen:
05.09.1904
(Frescura)		 Union 06.06.1914
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 09.07.1920
(Putzel)		 ??.02.1934
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank" 26 mm 31.03.1944
(Aab)		 04.10.1950
(Putzel)		  

STRYDFONTEIN - Cape -
Union to 21.01.1929
Area: Transkei
NOT  RECORDED
CGH postmarks recorded

STRYDFONTEIN - Transvaal -
1921 to 15.12.1941
Area: Klerksdorp
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 29 mm 30.12.1935
(Visser)		    

STRYDKRAAL
Union to 01.07.1919
Area: Standerton
1   2C "TVL"
Hamilton		 First seen
15.12.1908
(Hamilton)		 Union 06.10.1911
(Putzel)		  

STRYDMAG
29.08.1960 to Republic
Area: Marble Hall
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks exist

STRYDOMSVLEI
01.03.1911 to 24.10.1955
Area: Willowmore
NOT  RECORDED

STRYDPAN
1911 to 05.11.1939
Area: East Rand
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   29 mm 1931
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 06.12.1932
(Visser)		    

STRYDPOORT
08.01.1927 to Republic
Area: Wolmaransstad
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    

STUDTIS
Union to Republic
Area: Willowmore
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
19.07.1895
(Frescura)		 Union 24.02.1916
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"
Putzel		 26 mm

Last seen:
31.03.1993
(Visser)

 1937
(Visser)		  Republic  

STUTTERHEIM
Union to Republic
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
05.06.1905
(Aab)		 Union 31.08.1912  
2   2C "S.AFRICA" 28 mm

Dashes on sides		 12.10.1915
(Aab)		 09.06.1923
(Aab)		  
3   1C "?"   Skeleton 192?
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "S.AFRICA" 26 mm

No dashes on sides		 ??.03.1932
(Putzel)		 21.06.1942
(Aab)		  
5   1C "CAPE" Skeleton 1947
(Putzel)		 17.08.1947
(Aab)		  
       
6   2C "S.AFRICA"   28 mm

No dashes on sides		 29.04.1949
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank" 30 mm
Wide U		 26.04.1946
(Aab)		 23.06.1951
(Putzel)		  
8   2C "S.A." 27 mm 17.05.1950
(Putzel)		 01.10.1953
(Aab)		  
9   2C "Blank" 26 mm 25.11.1950
(Putzel)		 01.10.1953
(Aab)		  
10   2C "Blank" 26 mm 21.12.1955
(Putzel)		 16.11.1959
(Aab)		  
11   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    
12   PARCEL  
Visser		 Smaller lettering
(Visser)		    

STYLDRIFT
27.08.1923 to 17.08.1953
Renamed from Stijldrift
Area: Harrismith
NOT  RECORDED

STYLRAND
1934? to1952
Renamed to Steilrand
Area: Vryheid
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 30 mm 22.08.1944
(Visser)		    

SUGARBUSH
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen:
20.04.1910
(Frescura)		 Union 10.01.1922
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "?"   Skeleton 1944
(Visser)		    

SUIDER-PAARL
1952 to Republic
Renamed from Zuider Paarl
Area: Paarl
1   1C "?"   Skeleton 1955
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm

Last seen:
23.08.1978
(Putzel)
(Putzel)		 Republic  

SUIDMIDDELVELD
1932 to 21.03.1949
Area: Mossel Bay
NOT  RECORDED

SUIDOOSTE BANK
1953 to Republic
Area: Edenburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

SUKKELAAR
01.10.1917 to 01.11.1918
01.07.1919 to 07.12.1925
26.09.1927 to Republic
Area: Bethal
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
(Visser)		    

SUKSES
19.07.1926 to 20.10.1958
09.03.1959 to Republic
Area: Vaalwater
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

SULENKAMA
Union to 01.09.1930
Area: Transkei
1   1C "Blank"   First seen:
19.06.1906
(Frescura)		 Union 05.04.1918
(Putzel)		  

SULPHUR SPRINGS
Union to 02.04.1956
Area: Piet Retief
1   2C "Asterisk" First seen
09.07.1903
(Aab)		 Union 02.09.1911
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 07.01.1913
(Visser)		    
3   2C "S.AFRICA" 25 mm 25.03.1913
(Aab)		 06.01.1956
(Putzel)		  

SULTANAOORD
30.08.1937 to Republic
Area: Upington
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    

SULVY
21.02.1938 to 03.01.1949
Area: Brandfort
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 26 mm 12.12.1942
(Visser)		    

SUMMERVILLE
01.09.1919 to Republic
Area: Kirkwood
1   2C "Bar"   31 mm
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm 05.11.1952
(Putzel)		    

SUMSARE
08.01.1940 to 1942?
1960 to Republic
Area: Louis Trichardt
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

SUNBEAM
01.06.1917 to 1921
02.08.1922 to 07.11.1927
16.08.1937 to Republic
Area: Kroonstad
1   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm 02.10.1946
(Putzel)		    

SUNBURY
04.10.1926 to Republic
Area: Belfast
(1)   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm
First seen
09.09.1962
(Putzel)		      

SUNDRA (RAIL)
25.08.1924 to Republic
Area: East Rand
1 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   27 mm
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Bas + cross" 26 mm 26.06.1946
(Aab)		 17.04.1961
(Aab)		  

SUNDWANA
1910 to Republic
(A CGH office existed)
Area: Transkei
1   1C "CGH"    04.06.1914 24.05.1915  
2   2C "Blank"   27 mm 10.09.1952
(Putzel)		    

SUNKELSDRIFT
Union to 13.02.1950
Area: Paulpietersburg
1   POA "3" Listed 1903 to 1910

First seen
13.12.1904		 Union 17.01.1911  
2   2C "NATAL"   26 mm 29.12.1911
(Aab)		 03.06.1913
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bar + cross" 26 mm 03.06.1913
(Putzel)		 29.03.1919
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank"   30 mm ??.04.1933
(Putzel)		    

SUNLAND
01.08.1927 to Republic
Area: Kirkwood
1   2C "S.AFRICA" 26 mm 19.01.1935
(Aab)		 12.02.1955
(Aab)		  
2   1C "PK PO"   Skeleton 17.06.1958
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Cross"   30 mm 30.07.1960
(Putzel)		    

SUNNYKARROO
30.03.1936 to 30.01.1939
Area: Beaufort West
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 04.03.1937
(Putzel)		    

SUNNYSIDE
Union to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1 "T.S.O." 2C "PRETORIA" First seen
06.01.1909
(Aab)		 Union 06.07.1932
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "PRETORIA"   30 mm 12.07.1956
(Putzel)		    

SUNSET VIEW
27.02.1956 to 15.04.1957
25.11.1957 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
NOT  RECORDED