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Post Offices ACHTER SNEEUWBERG to ADDO

ACHTER SNEEUWBERG
Union to 04.05.1953
Area: Cradock (Cape)
Renamed to Agter Sneeuberg

1   1C "Dot" First seen 02.09.1893 Union 03.07.1929  

ACHTERSTELAND
03.01.1921 to
15.09.1930
Area: Colesburg (Cape)

Not recorded

ACHTERTANG (RAIL)
1910 to 1953
Area:  Colesburg (Cape)
Renamed to Agtertang

1   1C "CGH" First seen 26.10.1893 Union 21.04.1915  
2   2C "Blank" Rail 09.11.1923 01.07.1947  
       

ACORNHOEK
01.09.1915 to
Republic
Area: Barberton (TVL)

1   2C "Blank"
Larger postmark
Name smaller
27.03.1924 09.02.1959  
2   RELIEF "Blank"
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Skeleton type
Not recoded by Putzel
??.??.1950
(Hamilton)
   
3   2C "Blank" Smaller postmark
Name larger
Different "R"
14.05.1956 21.01.1959  

ACTON CABA
1951 to Republic

Area:Transkei

1   2C "Blank"     16.07.1951    

ACTON HOMES
Union to
Republic
Area: Ladysmith (Natal)

1   Union "NATAL"   "O" are round
Dots on sides
Last seen: 22.12.1908
Union ??.??.1924  
  ??.??.1924  
2   2C "NATAL" No markings on sides 02.08.1937 12.11.1953  

ADAMSKRAAL
Union to 13.07.1959

Area: Ladismith (Cape)

1   2C "Bars + Cross"   01.06.1913    
2   2C "Blank"   01.04.1949    

ADAMS MISSION (STATION)
Union to
Republic
Area: Natal South Coast

1   2C "NATAL"   31.05.1912
(Johan Bezuidenhout)
30.11.1931  
       
2   2C "Blank" Spelt STATION 04.03.1933
(Aab)
21.02.1949  
       
3   2C "Blank" Spelt STA 19.07.1956    
4   2C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 17.10.1960
(Visser)
   

ADDERLEY STREET PORT ELIZABETH
Union to 09.07.1928

1   2C "Bars + Cross"   03.01.1914
(Aab)
   
2 "P.E." 2C "Bars + Cross" First seen 21.03.1904
(Frescura)
Union 05.06.1923
(Aab)
 

ADDINGTON
1912 to 03.07.1950
04.04.1955 to Republic

Area: Durban

1   2C "DURBAN"     30.01.1933    
2   1C "Blank"   30.04.1956
(Visser)
   
3   2C "Blank"   07.07.1956
(Visser)
   

ADDNEY
08.10.1956 to Republic
Area: Pietersburg (TVL)

Not recorded - known after Union

ADDO
Union to Republic
Area: Uitenhage (Cape)

1   1C "Blank" "ADDO" close together
First recorded: 30.11.1893
Union 07.02.1913  
       
2   2C "Bars + cross" Thik bars 11.12.1919 20.06.1934  
3   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 14.08.1923
(Visser)
   
4   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 27.09.1940
(Visser)
   
5   2C "Bars + cross" Thin bars 16.11.1942 09.02.1960
(Paterson)
 
6   2C "Cross"   11.10.1943
(Aab)
07.11.1958  
7   2C "Bars + cross"   19.10.1946
(Aab)
   
8   2C "Bars + cross"   Addo smaller 29.03.1940    
9   2C "Cross" Different cross to number 4
Last seen: 16.08.1978
25.02.1955 Union