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Post Offices THE HAVEN to THYSENDAM

THE HAVEN
14.05.1928 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Blank" Last seen
1969
(Putzel)		 16.12.1940
(Aab)		  Republic  

THE HEADS
15.06.1923 to 04.05.1925
Area: Knysna
1   2C "?"
New discovery		  
(Aab)		 1925
(Visser)		  

THE HEIGHTS
Union to 01.05.1913
Area: Uniondale?
NOT  RECORDED

THE ISLAND
30.10.1945 to 30.09.1957
Area: George
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 30.10.1945
(Putzel)		    

THE OAKS
11.03.1929 to 1950?
Area: Harrismith
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Visser)		    

THE PADDOCK
01.12.1911 to 01.07.1913
Renamed to Paddock
Area: Port Shepstone
1   2C "Bars + cross"    09.11.1912
(Aab)		 1913
(Visser)		  

THE PINES
Union to 01.04.1915
Area: Cradock
NOT  RECORDED
CGH postmark exists

THE POORT
Union to 04.01.1932
Area: Knysna
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
11.10.1909
(Frescura)		 Union 08.01.1916
(Frescura)		  

THE POST
Union to 01.07.1913
Area: Alexandria
1   2C "Bars + cross"     19.01.1912
(Frescura)		 14.09.1916
(Frescura)		  

THE REST
Union to 06.08.1956
Area: West Coast
1   1C "REST" First seen:
31.07.1908
(Frescura)		 Union 192?
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   29 mm 27.08.1952
(Putzel)		    

THERON (RAIL)
01.07.1913 to Republic
Area: Theunissen
1   2C "S.AFRICA"  
(Putzel)		 10.11.1926
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   Last seen
14.03.1975
(Putzel)		 1953
(Visser)		  Republic  
3   2C "Bar"
Visser		 Relief type 2 1960
(Visser)		    

THERONS POST
Union to 01.05.1912
Area: Bloemfontein
NOT  RECORDED

THE STAD MAFEKING
11.07.1927 to 1952
Renamed to Stad
Area: Mafeking
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   1943
(Visser)		    

THEUNISSEN
Union to Republic
1   2C "Blank" ORC removed 09.06.1911
(Aab)		 23.10.1919
(Aab)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA"   26 mm 24.07.1923
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 08.04.1924
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank" 26 mm 22.11.1924
(Aab)		 09.09.1929
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank" 32 mm 05.06.1935
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Blank" 26 mm
9 to 3 o'çlock		 15.08.1944
(Putzel)		 11.02.1946
(Aab)		  
7   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 02.09.1946
(Visser)		    
8   2C "Blank" 26 mm
8:30 to 3:30 o'çlock		 16.03.1948
(Aab)		 28.03.1952
(Aab)		  
9   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 05.11.1958
(Putzel)		    
10   2C "Blank"   30 mm

Last seen
03.09.1963
(Putzel)		 1959
(Visser)		 Republic  
11   2C "Bar"   Relief 19.02.1960
(Putzel)		    

THE WILLOWS
Union to 02.09.1935
Area: Middelburg, Cape
1   1C "CGH" First seen
29.07.1904
(frescura)		 Union ??.03.1911
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 15,04.1924
(Visser)		    

THEXILE
01.04.1914 to 1916
Area: Ventersburg
NOT  RECORDED

THINTWA PARK
03.02.1947 to 06.10.1947
Renamed from Tintwa Park
Area: Ladysmith
NOT  RECORDED

THOMAS RIVER (STATION)
Union to Republic
Area: Cathcart
1   1C "STATION" First seen:
12.06.1886
(Frescura)		 Union 13.04.1918
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"     28.06.1910
(Frescura)		 05.03.1923
(Frescura)		  
3   2C "Blank"   22.10.1924
(Aab)		 26.06.1935
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 09.12.1949
(Putzel)		    

THOMPSONS (PLAATS)
Union to 13.02.1933
Area: East London
1   1C "Dot"   First seen:
29.07.1899
(Frescura)		 Union 12.11.1918
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "?"   05.10.1912
(Aab)		    

THORNDALE - POTCHEFSTROOM -
01.05.1913 to 1916?
28.02.1921 to 27.02.1922
Area: Potchefstroom
1   1C "Dot"
Visser		   06.08.191?
(Visser)		    

THORNDALE - PIETERSBURG -
08.11.1926 to 27.10.1930
Area: Pietersburg
NOT  RECORDED

THORNGROVE (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Somerset East
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
13.04.1893
(Aab)		 Union 10.11.1924
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   13.05.1935
(Aab)		 23.03.1943
(Aab)		  

THORNHAM
14.02.1957 to Republic
Area: Humansdorp
                 

THORNHILL (STATION)
Union to Republic

1   1C "Dot" First seen:
 ??.??.1893
(Frescura)		 Union 04.08.1920
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1923
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    
4   1C "Blank" Skeleton 17.12.1949
(Putzel)		    
5 "/STA" 2C "Blank"   26 mm 02.10.1954
(Putzel)		    

THORNTREE
22.07.1929 to 04.12.1933
Renamed to Martinie
Area: Middelburg, Cape
NOT  RECORDED

THORNTREE JUNCTION
Union to Republic
Area: Pietermaritzburg
1   2C "NATAL"
First seen
27.06.1901
(Putzel)		 Union 10.02.1911
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   30 mm 1921
(Putzel)		 1958
(Putzel)		  

THORNYBUSH
Union to 22.11.1920
Area: Pietermaritzburg
NOT  RECORDED
Natal postmark known

THREE ANCHOR BAY
Union to 04.03.1929
Renamed to Rhine Road
Area: Cape Town
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
 25.03.1902
(Aab)		 Union 24.08.1910
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" Medium rounded typeface


First seen:
09.10.1907
(Aab)		 Union 29.06.1912
(Frescura)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" Taller compact typeface
Heavy bars		 26.08.1911
(Aab)		 21.07.1913
(Frescura)		  
4   2C "S.AFRICA"   28.06.1913
(Aab)		 24.04.1917
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Bar"   23.03.1921
(Aab)		 15.02.1924
(Aab)		  

THREE CANALS
13.06.1938 to 11.09.1939
Area: Koffiefontein
1   2C "Blank"   32 mm ??.05.1939
(Putzel)		    

THREE RIVERS
1958 to Republic
Area: Vereeniging
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks exist

THREE SISTERS  (RAIL)
Union to Republic
North of Beaufort West
1   1C "CGH"
Visser		 No dots
see CGH listing		 16.05.1914
(Visser)		 21.11.1914
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   32 mm 12.12.1921
(Putzel)		    
3 "RAIL" 2C "Blank" 27 mm 06.09.1934
(Aab)		 02.02.1942
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Blank"   27 mm 01.04.1954
(Putzel)		    

THYSENDAM
01.11.1919 to 1920
Area: Carnarvon
NOT  RECORDED