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VAALBANK - Natal -
Union to 1911
Area: Utrecht
NOT  RECORDED

VAALBANK - Transvaal -
Union to 01.02.1912
1913 to 03.03.1930
Renamed to De Dam (1912)
Renamed to Dirkiesdorp (1930)
Area: Piet Retief
1   2C "Cross"
Visser		 26 mm

First seen
1903
(Visser)		 Union 1911
(Visser)		  

VAALBOSCHBULT
Union to 01.03.1913
Area: Klerksdorp
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"
Visser		 25 mm

First seen
??.11.1908
(Visser)		 Union 1911
(Visser)		  

VAALDAM
20.08.1934 to 21.11.1938
Renamed to Deneysville
Area: Vereeniging
1   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm 05.10.1935
(Aab)		 03.01.1936
(Putzel)		  

VAALFONTEIN
Union to 08.08.1955
Area: Calvinia
1   1C "CGH"    05.02.1935
(Frescura)		    

VAALHOEK
01.02.1914 to Republic
Area: Graskop
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" 29 mm
(Aab)		 13.11.1957
(Putzel)		  

VAALKOP
Union to Republic
Area: Zeerust
1   2C "Asterisk"
 		 29.05.1920
(Aab)		 1921
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" 27 mm 25.07.1935
(Aab)		 03.12.1938
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm

Last seen
16.05.1967
(Putzel)

 25.07.1935
(Aab)		 Republic  

VAALKOPJESFONTEIN
01.12.1918 to 29.08.1944
Area: Fraserburg
1   2C "Bar"   33 mm

Heavy bar
(Putzel)		    

VAALKRANS
Union to 13.09.1948
Renamed to Vandyksdrift
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal
1   2C "Asterisk" 26 mm 01.05.1914
(Aab)		 1924
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm 193?
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
(Putzel)		    

VAALPLAAS
24.08.1925 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 26 mm 1927
(Visser)		 1951
(Visser)		  

VAALSPRUIT
July 1910 to 01.06.1912
(ORC post office existed 1904 to 1907)
Area: Smithfield
NOT  RECORDED
ORC postmark exists

VAALTEINSVLEI
18.12.1928 to 22.04.1935
Area: Upington
1   2C "?"
Visser		 26 mm 1931
(Visser)		    

VAALTON
Union to 01.05.1911
Area: Barkly West
NOT  RECORDED

VAALVLEY
Union to 29.05.1944
Area: Grahamstown
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
13.05.1900
(Frescura)		 Union 06.02.1914
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm 19.03.1935
(Putzel)		    

VAALWAL
01.08.1911 to 11.05.1912
Area: Parys
NOT  RECORDED

VAALWATER
Union to Republic

1   2C "TRANSVAAL" 28 mm 191?
(Aab)		 05.06.1939
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm
V and A seperate		 19.04.1950
(Aab)		 05.02.1953
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 05.06.1950
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank" 26 mm
V and A close		 03.01.1956
(Aab)		 16.01.1956
(Putzel)		  

VADERLAND
13.02.1950 to Republic
Area: Paulpietersburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark exists

VAL
Union to Republic
Area: Standerton
1   1C "TRANSVAAL"   02.05.1921
(Putzel)		 05.01.1923
(Aab)		  
       
2   2C "TRANSVAAL"     07.06.1916
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 01.04.1914
(Putzel)		    
4   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 25.06.1920
(Putzel)		 18.11.1920
(Visser)		  
5   2C "Bars + cross"   07.07.1936
(Aab)		 1949
(Aab)		  
6   2C "Cross" Last seen
19.12.1978
(Putzel)		 16.03.1961
(Aab)		 Republic  

VALDEZIA
03.02.1948 to Republic
Area: Louis Trichardt
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

VALELO'S REST
29.02.1960 to Republic
Area: Transkei
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

VALENCIA
30.11.1925 to 03.10.1955
Area: Tzaneen
1   2C "Blank"   27 mm 1948
(Putzel)		    

VALHALLA
15.05.1945 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Blank" 27 mm 18.02.1946
(Putzel)		 1951
(Aab)		  
2   2C "1" 27 mm

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Last seen
18.04.1967
(Putzel)		 24.04.1947
(Aab)		 Republic  

VALLIS
25.06.1951 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Cross" 25 mm

Last seen
31.08.1994
(Putzel)		 24.04.1947
(Aab)		 Republic  
2   2C "3" 25 mm

Last seen
31.08.1994
(Putzel)		 14.02.1961
(Aab)		 Republic  

VALSCH RIVER (VALSRIVIER) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Bethlehem
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   27 mm 05.03.1914
(Aab)		 1923
(Putzel)		  
       
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   27 mm 21.03.1937
(Putzel)		    

VALSCH RIVER (RAIL)
Union to December 1912
Renamed to Brandfontein
Area: Riversdale
NOT  RECORDED

VAN AMSTEL
20.09.1926 to 19.03.1934
Area: Victoria West
NOT  RECORDED

VANDERBIJLPARK (VANDERBYLPARK)
29.05.1944 to Republic
Area: Vereeniging
1   2C-D "Blank"   Vanderbylpark 01.03.1955
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm

Last seen
1978
(Putzel)		 24.11.1953
(Putzel)		 Republic  
3   2C-D "Blank" Vanderbijpark 04.03.1959
(Putzel)		 17.05.1961
(Aab)		  
4   2C "RLS-GBA" Vanderbijlpark 04.04.1961
(Aab)		    

VANDERMERWE
Union to 13.10.1914
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Asterisk" First seen
??.12.1903
(Aab)		 Union 13.10.1914
(Putzel)		  

VAN DER MERWES DAM
 Union to ?
Area: Fauresmith
1   ORC-BONC "128   Allocated
April 1910

Withdrawn
Ünion		    

VAN DER MERWES FONTEIN
Union to ?
Area: Heilbron
1   ORC-BONC ""52   Allocated
May 1908

Withdrawn
Ünion		    

VANDERSTEL
20.07.1953 to Republic
Area: Somerset West
1   1C "5  3"   Skeleton 01.09.1953
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   30 mm 22.06.1959
(Putzel)		    

VANDERWALTSHOEK
16.03.1925 to 22.10.1941
Area: Knysna
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 09.06.1925
(Putzel)		    

VAN DER WALTS RUST
01.10.1915 to 01.03.1919
Area: Steynsburg
NOT  RECORDED

VANDYKMYN
01.07.1940 to 15.09.1947
07.01.1951 to Republic
Area: East Rand
1   2C "Blank" 27 mm
Wide first Y		 20.10.1942
(Putzel)		 15.10.1946
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm
Narrow first Y		 15.01.1959
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  

VANDYKSDRIF
13.09.1948 to Republic
Renamed from Vaalkrans
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal
1   2C "Blank"   07.04.1952
(Aab)		 13.02.1957
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank" Last seen
14.03.1978
(Putzel)		 21.07.1953
(Aab)		 Republic  

VANHEERDENSRUS
1951 to Republic
Area: Naboomspruit
NOT  RECORDED

VAN PUTTEENS VLEI
Union to 05.07.1948
Area: West Coast
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
08.10.1902
(Frescura)		 Union 16.07.1923
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"  
(Putzel)		 13.07.1942
(Aab)		  

VAN REENEN (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Ladysmith
1   2C "NATAL" 25mm
Dots on sides

First seen:
07.07.1917
(Putzel)		 Union 05.06.1902
(Kantey)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "NATAL"   27 mm 30.11.1921
(Putzel)		    
3 "NATAL" 2C "Blank" 26 mm 05.10.1934
(Putzel)		 31.12.1937
(Aab)		  
4   1C "NATAL" Skeleton

New discovery		 15.12.1934
(Visser)		 05.01.1935
(Aab)		  
5 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   31 mm 17.05.1943
(Putzel)		    
6   1C "Blank" Skeleton 16.02.1943
(Putzel)		 11.03.1943
(Aab)		  
7   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1947
(Visser)		    
8   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1954
(Visser)		    
9   2C "Blank"   30 mm 195?
(Putzel)		    

VANRHYNSDORP
Union to Republic
Area: West Coast
1   1C "Dot" First seen:
08.09.1886
(Frescura)		 Union 24.07.1913
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   28.11.1910
(Frescura)		 13.06.1919
(Frescura)		  
3   1C "Bar"   22.08.1924
(Aab)		 1925
(Visser)		  
4   2C "Blank" Wide Y 15.05.1931
(Aab)		 13.07.1942
(Aab)		  
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1946
(Putzel)		    
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1950
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank" Narrow Y

Last seen
1978
(Putzel)

 26.08.1949
(Aab)		 Republic  
8   2C "Blank"   30 mm 11.05.1959
(Putzel)		    

VAN RIEBEECK
14.03.1952 to 10.04.1952
Special exhibition post office
1   2C "Blank"   30 mm 10.04.1952
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   29 mm
Smaller Font		 03.04.1952
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank" 26 mm 14.03.1952
(Putzel)		 14.03.1952
(Aab)		  
4   1C   Special temporary
postmark		 14.03.1952
(Putzel)		 14.03.1952
(Aab)		  

VAN RYN
Union to Republic
Area: East Rand
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
01.06.1908
(Aab)		 Union 04.12.1929
(Aab)		  
2   2C-D "Bars + cross"   31 mm 28.11.1923
(Putzel)		    
3   2C-D "Bar"   34 mm
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Bars + cross" 29 mm 08.10.1936
(Aab)		 17.12.1936
(Aab)		  
5   2C-D "Bars + cross"   30 mm
Large lettering		 1937
(Putzel)		    
6   2C-D "Bars + cross"   33 mm
Smaller lettering		 17.09.1942
(Putzel)		    
7   2C-D "Bars + cross" 29 mm
Large lettering		 11.12.1945
(Aab)		 12.10.1954
(Visser)		  
8   2C-D "Bars + cross"   30 mm
Short bars		 15.08.1958
(Putzel)		    

VAN STAADEN (VAN STADENS)
14.05.1923 to 06.06.1932
Area: Port Elizabeth
1   2C "Blank?"   25 mm ??.11.1923
(Putzel)		    

VANSTADENSANKER
1945 to 01.02.1947
Renamed to Ouklip
Area: Warmbaths
NOT  RECORDED

VAN STADENSRUS(T)
11.05.1924 to Republic
Area: Wepener
1   2C "Blank" 27 mm 1924
(Putzel)		 24.03.1937
(Aab)		  

VAN TONDER RAIL
01.11.1920 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
1   2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 1924
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1928
(Visser)		    

VAN TONDERSHOEK
01.01.1914 to 01.05.1920
Renamed to Charl Cilliers
Area: Bethal
NOT  RECORDED

VANNTSDRIF(T)
Union to Republic
Area: Dundee
1   1C "NATAL" First seen:
19.09.1901
(Putzel)		 Union 1936
(Visser)		  

VANWYKSDORP
Union to Republic
Area: Ladismith, Cape
1   1C "Blank"   First seen:
30.12.1905
(Putzel)		 Union 22.01.1926
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 14.01.1950
(Putzel)		    

VANWYKSKRAAL
24.10.1927 to Republic
Area: Oudtshoorn
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 31.08.1952
(Putzel)		    

VANWYKSRUS(T)
Union to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "Asterisk" Stars on sides

First seen
24.08.1903
(Aab)		 Union 12.05.1919
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   27 mm
(Putzel)		    

VANWYKSVLEI
Union to Republic
Area: Victoria West
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
??.12.1907
(Aab)		 Union 16.09.1924
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 03.05.1925
(Putzel)		 26.04.1937
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 16.02.1940
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank" 30 mm

Last seen
24.08.1978		 07.07.1942
(Aab)		 Republic  

VANZYLSDAMME
04.05.1952 to Republic
Area: Ladismith, Cape
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 26 mm 1946
(Visser)		    

VANZYLSRUS(T)
19.06.1910 to Republic
Area: Kuruman
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm
Vanzylsrust		 25.06.1955
(Putzel)		    

VARING
01.05.1950 to Republic
Area: Machadodorp
NOT  RECORDED