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Post Offices VARKFONTEIN to VERBLIJDING

VARKFONTEIN
Union to March 1915
Area: Heilbron
1   ORC-BONC "92   Allocated
April 1910

Withdrawn
Union		    

VASTRAP
12.01.1926 to 19.04.1937
Renamed to Witkloof
Area: Carolina
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   18.09.1928
(Visser)		    

VASVAL
27.06.1927 to Republic
Area: Brits
1   2C "Bars + cross"     1937
(Putzel)		    

VECHTKOP
12.02.1923 to 25.10.1938
Renamed ro Vegkop
Area: Heilbron
1   2C "Bars + cross"   25.03.1927
(Aab)		 1933
(Visser)		  

VEEKRAAL
01.04.1920 to Republic
Area: Pietersburg
1   1C "Bar"     24.06.1933
(Putzel)		    

VEELSGELUK
01.08.1960 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

VEEPLAAS
20.09.1954 to Republic
Area: Port Elizabeth
1   2C "Blank"     1955
(Putzel)		    

VEERENKRAAL
Union to 1952
Renamed to Verekraal
Area: Willowmore
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
10.04.1897
(Frescura)		 Union 17.12.1942
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank" New discovey 07.03.1936
(Aab)		    
3   2C "Blank"
Visser		   1952
(Visser)		    

VEERTIEN STROME
ca. 1952 to Republic
Renamed from Fourteen Streams
Area: Barkly West
1   2C "Blank"     1955
(Putzel)		    

VEGANVIEW
22.10.1956 to Republic
Renamed from Sneechdale
Area: East Rand
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

VEGKOP
25.10.1938 to 18.01.1960
Renamed from Vechtkop
Area: Heilbron
1   2C "Bars + cross"     01.11.1938
(Putzel)		    

VELDDRIF(T)
Union to Republic
Area: West Coast
1   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen:
30.01.1909
(Frescura)		 Union 1924
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank" Velddrift 29.07.1942
(Putzel)		 05.10.1953
(Aab)		  

VELSKOEN
11.07.1960 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

VENNING PARK
24.08.1953 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Blank"     26.10.1954
(Putzel)		    

VENTERSBURG
Union to Republic
Area: Winburg
1   2C "Blank" O.R.C.
removed
(Putzel)		 06.03.1911
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   29 mm 05.06.1916
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bar"   25 mm
Heavy bar		 22.12.191?
(Putzel)		    
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton ??.01.1918
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank" 26 mm 02.05.1928
(Aab)		 05.04.1931
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton ??.01.1918
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank" 29 mm
8 to 4 o'çlock		 18.05.1938
(Putzel)		 ??.02.1939
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Blank"   Skeleton ??.04.1938
(Putzel)		    
9   2C "Blank"   29 mm
10 to 2 o'çlock		 1943
(Putzel)		    
10   2C "Blank" 28 mm
9 to 3 o'çlock		 30.11.1956
(Putzel)		    
11   2C "1"   Index 1 01.03.1957
(Putzel)		    

VENTERSBURG ROAD
Union to 12.09.1927
Area: Winburg
1   2C "Blank" O.R.C.
removed		 18.01.1911
(Aab)		 13.04.1917
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank" Road
above date		 03.07.1921
(Aab)		    

VENTERSDORP
Union to Republic
Area: Potchefstroom
1   2C "Asterisk"   24 mm 03.08.1915
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
Year above
month and day		 03.02.1920
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bar" 32 mm 27.10.1923
(Putzel)		 06.12.1928
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1930
(Visser)		    
5   2C "Blank" 30 mm 24.04.1933
(Putzel)		 03.05.1941
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 10.12.1934
(Visser)		    
7   2C-D "Blank"   32 mm 193?
(Putzel)		    
8   2C-D "Blank"   29 mm
Small head to R		 29.10.1939
(Putzel)		    
9   2C-D "Blank"   29 mm
Large head to R		 29.10.1939
(Putzel)		    
10   2C "Blank" 8 to 4 o'clock

New discovery		 01.08.1951
(Aab)		    
11   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 01.05.1956
(Visser)		    
12   Parcel      
(Putzel)		    

VENTERSKROON
Union to Republic
Area: Potchefstroom
1   2C "Asterisk" First seen
01.12.1905
(Putzel)		 Union 24.04.1911
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   10.12.1945
(Aab)		    

VENTERSPOST
10.12.1928 to 15.09.1930
30.11.1936 to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "Blank"   30 mm
Year in 4 digits		 30.05.1938
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   28 mm
9:30 to 2:30 o'çlock		 26.04.1948
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"   28 mm
8 to 4 o'çlock		 16.05.1950
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank"   27 mm
9:30 to 2:30 o'çlock		 195?
(Putzel)		    

VENTERSPOST WEST
17.06.1940 to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 28 mm 24.12.1940
(Visser)		 1946
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm
Large O and S		 02.01.1954
(Aab)		 26.01.1954
(Putzel)		  

VENTERSTAD
Union to Republic
Area: Colesburg
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
22.12.1898
(Frescura)		 Union 09.11.1921
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 30.08.1923
(Aab)		 03.05.1932
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1933
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank"   29 mm
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Bar"   02.12.1944
(Aab)		 15.09.1949
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Bar"   Relief Type 2 1960
(Visser)		    
7   2C "2"   Index 2

Last seen
16.08.1978
 		 05.07.1954
(Putzel)		  Republic  

VENTERSVLAKTE
01.05.1913 to 01.11.1914
Area: Petrusburg
NOT  RECORDED

VERBLIJDING
Union to 01.03.1916
Area: Hoopstad
NOT  RECORDED