Postal History of
the Union of South Africa
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Post Offices ABELSKOP to ABRAHAMSVLEI

ABELSKOP
Union to 01.01.1913
01.09.1918 to 01.8.1919
19.05.1924 to 04.03.1924
Area: Schweizer Renecke (TVL)
Renamed to Amalia
(1)   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
??.12.1904
(Aab)		 Union 08.12.1910
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank"     30.05.1924    

ABELSRUHE
01.08.1917 to 01.03.1918
Area: Steynsburg (Cape)
Not recorded

ABERCAIRNEY
Union to 01.04.1914
Area: Creighton (Natal)
Not recorded

ABERDEEN
Union to Republic
Area: Aberdeen
1   1C CGH small compact type
First seen 15.12.1902
 		 Union    
2   2C "Bars + Cross" Time code above date
First seen 07.12.1904		 Union 09.11.1912  
3   2C "Bars + Cross"   18.02.1915 24.05.1915  
       
4   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"
  20.04.1913
(Aab)		 12.12.1936
(Paterson)		  
       
5   2C "Blank"   29mm
Name smaller		 12.03.1940    
6   2C "Blank"
30mm
Name larger		 02.04.1942 13.08.1952  
       
7   RELIEF     Skeleton 25.08.1939    
8   2C "Blank" Month in Roman numerals 12.08.1954 ??.05.1955  
9   RELIEF "Thin line"   Modern relief 12.12.1959    

ABERDEEN ROAD
Union to Republic
Area: Aberdeen
1   2C "Bar + cross" Compact typeface
First seen 25.12.1909		 Union 25.09.1919  
2   2C "Blank"     11.02.1935    
3 "ROAD/WEG/STA" 2C "Blank"
Paterson		   15.05.1950
(Paterson)		  

ABERFELDY (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Harrismith (OFS)
1   2C "RO"   17.01.1911 09.07.1924  
2 "RAIL" 1C "Blank"     31.07.1923    
3 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"     30.07.1928    
4   2C "Blank" Month in letters
Rail removed		 10.07.1932
(Putzel)		 1942
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank" Last seen ??.06.1978 1944
(Aab)		 Republic  

ABERGELDIE
01.08.1912 to 01.01.1915
01.09.1918 to 18.06.1923
Area: Ladysmith (Natal)
1   2C "NATAL"     25.10.1920    

ABOR (RAIL)
01.08.1912 to 1953
Area: Germiston
Renamed to Arbor
1 "R.O" 2C "TRANSVAAL"
Visser		   14.01.1928
(Visser)		    
2   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"     14.08.1931 23.07.1936  
       
3   2C "Bars + lines"   Used 3 years after name change 23.05.1956    

ABRAHAMSDAM
Union to 06.09.1954
Area: Prieska (Cape)
Renamed to Duikersdal
(1)   2C "Bars + Cross"   First seen 25.08.1909      
2   2C "Blank"     11.04.1932    

ABRAHAMSKRAAL
Union to 01.10.1920
Area: Bloemfontein
Renamed to Alton
1   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"     22.07.1919    

ABRAHAMSVLEI
01.06.1916 to 07.05.1951
Area: Calvinia (Cape)
1   2C "Blank"     16.07.1920