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Post Offices UBOMBO to UMGODI

UBOMBO
Union to Republic
Area: Zululand
1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides

First seen:
??.??.1906
(Aab)		  Union 1914
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   14.07.1939
(Aab)		 25.10.1958
(Putzel)		  

UGIE
Union to Republic
Area: Maclear
1   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen:
15.05.1905
(Frescura)

Long bars		 Union 12.07.1917
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" 2 line date
Shorter bars		 14.04.1920
(Putzel)		 26.08.1928
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" 1 line date 01.06.1934
(Putzel)		 20.05.1935
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 25.11.1942
(Visser)		    
5   2C "Bars + cross" Thin lines
31 mm		 04.10.1943
(Putzel)		 15.12.1950
(Aab)		  
6   2C "Cross" Not recorded by Putzel
New discovery		 24.07.1960
(Aab)		    
7   1C "?"
Visser		 Skeleton 02.02.1960
(Visser)		    

UITENHAGE
Union to Republic
Area: Uitenhage
1   1C "CGH" 2 types recorded
First seen: 27.01.1890		 Union 21.10.1910  
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton

1 Usage 1903

2 Usage 1908

3 Usage 1910

 14.12.1910
(Frescura)		 23.01.1911
(Frescura)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross"   26.04.1911
(Aab)		 07.10.1921
(Frescura)		  
4   2C "Blank" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 02.07.1915
(Aab)		 13.11.1916
(Aab)		  
5   2C "S.AFRICA"   26.11.1924
(Aab)		 12.07.1933
(Putzel)		  
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1924
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank" 28 mm 12.08.1925
(Aab)		 17.04.1931
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Bar"   Heavy bar 1931
(Putzel)		    
9   2C "Bar" Thiner bar 05.02.1934
(Aab)		 20.12.1934
(Putzel)		  
10   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    
11   2C "Blank" 26 mm
Short centre leg of E		 1936
(Putzel)		 09.07.1948
(Aab)		  
12   2C "Blank"   30 mm
Small lettering		 1949
(Putzel)		    
13   2C "Blank"   30 mm
Larger lettering		 1953
(Putzel)		    
14   2C "Blank"   32 mm
Larger lettering		 195?
(Putzel)		    
15   2C "No 1"
Visser		 Index 1 03.06.1958
(Visser)		    
16   2C "R"   30 mm 193?
(Putzel)		    
17   2C "PAID"   Amount paid after year 07.06.1950
(Putzel)		    
18   PARCEL     Name between 3 bars
(Putzel)		    

UITGEDACHT
28.12.1921 to 17.08.1931
Area: Vrede
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   1931
(Visser)		    

UITKOMST
Union to 30.07.1951
Area: Jansenville
1   1C "CGH"   First seen
 03.12.1895
(Putzel)		 Union 16.08.193?
(Frescura)		  

UITKYK - Cape -
Union to 01.12.1911
Renamed to Bakoven
Area: Beaufort West
NOT  RECORDED

UITKYK (RAIL) - Transvaal -
1911 to 1912
1915 to Republic
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal
1   2C "TVL"   25 mm 1929
(Putzel)		    
2 "RAIL" 2C "TVL"   26 mm 1932
(Putzel)		    
3 "/STA" 2C "Blank"
Visser		   13.09.1940
(Visser)		    

UITLEG
01.09.1915 to 11.07.1927
Area: Willowmore
NOT  RECORDED

UITSALSKOP
02.12.1929 to 28.04.1930
Area: Cape
NOT  RECORDED

UITLANDERSKRAAL
1928 to 1935
Area: Unknown - not recorded by Putzel -
1   2C "?"   26 mm 1928
(Visser)		 1935
(Visser)		  

UITSCHOT
1911 to 01.06.1912
Renamed to Vermaas
Area: Lichtenburg
NOT  RECORDED

UITSIEN
26.07.1954 to 06.09.1954
Renamed from Uitzien
Renamed to Boshoffsrus
Area: Mooi River
NOT  RECORDED
unlikely that separate canceller was used

UITSKOT
02.03.1936 to 14.10.1957
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal
NOT  RECORDED

UITSPANNING
1918 to Republic
Area: Ermelo
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm

Last seen
1964
(Visser)

 1924
(Visser)		  Republic  

UITVAL
12.05.1924 to Republic
Area: Potchefstroom
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   26 mm ??.11.1936
(Putzel)		    

UITVALFONTEIN
Union to 01.11.1914
Area: West Rand
1   2C "TVL"
Hamilton		 First seen
20.12.1909
(Aab)		 Union  19.09.1914
(Aab)		  
       

UITVALGROND
21.02.1927 to 1929
Area: Brits
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 25 mm 28.04.1927
(Visser)		    

UITVALSKOP
01.02.1917 to Republic
Area: Schweizer-Reneke
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 25 mm 26.10.1917
(Visser)		 1937
(Visser)		  

UITVLUCHT
10.12.1923 to 10.11.1925
Area: Pretoria
NOT  RECORDED

UITVLUGT
01.12.1911 to 1913?
Area: Swellendam
NOT  RECORDED

UITZICHT
01.07.1912 to 15.01.1951
(ORC postal agency 1909 to 1910)
Area: Fauresmith
NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark known

UITZIEN
01.11.1910 to 01.11.1914
01.02.1917 to 26.07.1954
renamed to Uitsien
Area: Mooi River
NOT  RECORDED

ULCO
02.05.1938 to Republic
Area: Kimberley
1   2C "Bars + cross"     04.09.1942
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Cross" Last seen
25.11.1975
(Putzel)		 28.03.1950
(Aab)		 Republic  

ULIN
25.08.1924 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)		    

ULUNDI
01.07.1912 to Republic
(Natal PO 1887 to July 1900)
Area: Zululand
1   2C "S.AFRICA"    
(Putzel)		    

UMBILO
Union to 01.08.1914
29.08.1921 to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "Cross"     18.01.1960
(Putzel)		    
2 "DURBAN" 2C "1"   Index 1 20.10.1958
(Putzel)		    

UMBILO ROAD (RAIL)
01.11.1913 to 01.10.1920
21.01.1922 to 30.08.1954
Renamed to Galeheath
Area: Durban
1 "RAIL" 2C "?" Not recorded by Putzel
 

New discovery

 25.??.19?4
(Aab)		    
2 "DURBAN" 2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 26.04.1943
(Putzel)		 1946
(Visser)		  
3 "DURBAN 1" 2C "Blank"   Bi-lingual
Index 1 after Durban		 12.05.1949
(Putzel)		 1952
(Visser		  
4 "DURBAN 2" 2C "Blank"   Bi-lingual
Index 2 after Durban
(Putzel)		    

UMBOGINTWINI
Union to Republic
Area: Natal South Coast
1   2C "NATAL"   ??.09.1914
(Putzel)		 ??.10.1918
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bar" Heavy bar
(Putzel)		 23.05.1935
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank" 29 mm 28.06.1948
(Putzel)		 31.05.1960
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank"   26 mm
Smaller lettering		 03.07.1956
(Putzel)		    

UMBULWANA RAIL
01.07.1913 to Republic
Area: Ladysmith
1   2C "S.AFRICA"

Visser

   1958
(Visser)		 26.02.1960
(Visser)		  

UMBUMBULU
Union to 16.02.1931
14.06.1937 to Republic
Renamed to Odini 1931
Area: 32 km south-west of Durban
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm 12.04.1953
(Aab)		 25.11.1958
(Visser)		  

UMDHLOTI (BEACH) (STATION)
08.07.1935 to Republic
Area: Verulam
1 "/STA" 2C "?"   08.07.1935
(Aab)		 03.07.1937
(Putzel)		  
2 "BEACH" 2C "Blank"     1956
(Putzel)		    

UMFOLOZI (RIVER) (RAIL)
01.04.1913 to 27.09.1954
Renamed from Umsunduzi
Renamed to Mfolozi
Area: Zululand
1 "RAIL" 1C "Bar"
Visser		  
(Visser)		    
2 "RAIL" 2C "Bar"    
(Putzel)		    
3 "RIVER" 2C "?"
Visser		 SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank"  
(Putzel)		 18.02.1924
(Aab)		  
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1946
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Blank" 26 mm 02.07.1937
(Aab)		 11.02.1953
(Visser)		  

UMGABABA
18.05.1925 to 05.11.1951
Area: Durban
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm 24.02.1932
(Putzel)		    

UMGA FLATS
01.06.1914 to ca. 1952
Renamed to Umnga Flats
Area: Maclear
1   2C "Blank"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 11.05.1915
(Putzel)		 03.09.1925
(Putzel)		  

UMGAZANA (MOUTH)
25.06.1928 to ca. 1952
Renamed to Umngazana
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Blank"     195?
(Putzel)		    

UMGENI (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Natal North Coast
1   2C "NATAL" 26 mm
Blocks on sides

First seen
28.10.1909
(Aab)		 Union 08.02.1926
(Aab)		  
2   2C "NATAL" 28 mm 19.10.1942
(Aab)		 11.11.1949
(Visser)		  

UMGENI DAM
07.11.1938 to 05.02.1951
Area: Pietermaritzburg
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   07.08.1940
(Visser)		    

UMGENI INDIAN OFFICE
01.01.1919 to 28.09.1924
Area: Natal North Coast
NOT  RECORDED

UMGENI POORT
01.01.1919 to 30.01.1933
renamed from Rawthorpe
Area: Nottingham Road
NOT  RECORDED

UMGODI
01.08.1918 to 19.12.1927
Renamed from East Stranges
Area: Ixopo
NOT  RECORDED