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Post Offices SWELLENDAM to SYNDICATE

SWELLENDAM
Union to Republic
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
18.04.1881
(Putzel)		 Union 27.05.1912
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
01.11.1901
(Frescura)

2 types recorded
Thick bars		 Union 03.06.1913
(Frescura)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" 25 mm
Different cross		 1915
(Putzel)		 02.04.1918
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 21.03.1922
(Aab)		 17.04.1923
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Bars + cross"   31 mm 1924
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "S.AFRICA"   25.09.1925
(Aab)		 09.03.1936
(Aab)		  
7   2C "Blank" 26 mm

Last seen
01.02.1966
(Putzel)		 06.08.1936
(Putzel)		 Republic  
8   2C "Blank"   29 mm 18.07.1955
(Putzel)		    

SWELLENDAM STATION
Union to 01.07.1916
TO cancelling stamps up to 1920
Area: Swellendam
1   1C "CGH"
First seen:
05.01.1901
(Frescura)		 Union 15.04.192?  

SWELLENGREBEL
1939 to 11.03.1940
Area: West Coast
NOT  RECORDED

SWEMPOORT
1953 to 12.08.1957
Renamed from Zwempoort
Area: Dordrecht
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 05.03.1955
(Putzel)		    

SWINBURNE (RAIL) (STATION)
Union to Republic
Area: Harrismith
1 "S.O." 2C "O.R.C." Using old ORC
postmark

First seen
26.11 .1906
(Putzel)		 Union 27.09.1911
(Putzel)		  
2 "S.O." 2C "Blank"   ORC partially
erased		 14.09.1920
(Putzel)		    
3 "RAIL" 2C "Bar" 35 mm 02.09.1932
(Putzel)		    
4 "/STA" 2C "Blank"   26 mm 09.05.1935
(Putzel)		    
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 02.05.1935
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Blank"
Putzel		 26 mm
/STA removed		 04.08.1942
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank"   25 mm 31.01.1957
(Putzel)		    

SYBRANDSKRAAL
October 1910 to Union
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"     14.05.1937
(Putzel)		    

SYCAMORE
26.05.1924 to Republic
Area: Machadodorp
1   2C "Blank"   29 mm
(Putzel)		    

SYDENHAM - Cape -
09.07.1928 to Republic
Area: Port Elizabeth
1   2C "PT ELIZABETH" 26 mm

Long T in PT		 08.01.1929
(Aab)		 01.05.1941
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "PT ELIZABETH" 26 mm

Short T in PT		 01.05.1941
(Putzel)		 01.05.1951
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "PT ELIZABETH" 28 mm 01.10.1953
(Putzel)		 16.09.1955
(Aab)		  
4 "PE" 2C "PO PK 73"   03.12.1945
(Aab)		 26.01.1952
(Putzel)		  
5 "PE" PARCEL     SYDENHAM
PORT ELIZABETH
(Putzel)		    

SYDENHAM - Natal -
Union to 24.05.1954
Area: Durban
1   2C "Blank"   28 mm 1930
(Putzel)		    
2 "(DURBAN)" 2C "Blank" 26 mm 12.04.1948
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  

SYDENHAM INDIAN OFFICE
Union to 11.01.1943
Area: Durban
NOT  RECORDED

SYDNEY
Union to 31.07.1912
Renamed to Sydney-on-Vaal
Area: Kimberley
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
01.01.1904
(Frescura)

only Union postmark seen		 Union 22.07.1912
(Aab)		  

SYDNEY-ON-VAAL
31.07.1912 to Republic
Renamed from Sydney
Area: Kimberley
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   31.07.1912
(Aab)		 23.10.1954
(Aab)		  
1   1C Blank?"
Visser		 Skeleton 1927
(Visser)		    

SYDNEY ROAD (WEG)
12.04.1937 to 27.06.1960
Renamed to Dalbridge
Area: Durban
1   2C "DURBAN"  
(Aab)		 08.05.1954
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"     02.08.1955
(Putzel)		    
3 "DURBAN" 2C "1"   14.10.1957
(Aab)		 11.10.1958
(Putzel)		  
4 "DURBAN" 2C "2"     13.10.1958
(Putzel)		    
5   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

SYFERBULT
30.04.1955 to Republic
Renamed from Cyferbult
Area: Magaliesburg
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		  
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank"

Visser

   1956
(Visser)		    

SYFERFONTEIN
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Cyferfontein
Area: Brandfort
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

SYFERGAT STATION
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Cyfergat Station
Area: Molteno
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   1954
(Visser)		 1956
(Visser)		  

SYFERKUIL
Union to 22.12.1952
Renaned to Dupperspos
Area: Klerksdorp
1   2C "TVL" First seen
08.11.1909
(Aab)		 Union 19.09.1934
(Putzel)		  

SYMRIDGE
14.10.1957 to Republic
Area: East Rand
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

SYNDICATE
01.08.1913 to 24.03.1952
Area: Naauwpoort
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     1914
(Visser)		 1933
(Visser)