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Post Offices ALDAM to ALICE

ALDAM
30.09.1957 to Republic
Area: Virginia (OFS)
(1)   1C "Cross"   First seen: 31.05.1961
Last seen: 22.01.1968		      

ALDERLEY
01.05.1912 to 01.09.1918
Area: Transkei
Renamed to South Hills
1   1C "SOUTH AFRICA"   23.12.1912
(Aab)		 27.09.1913
(Visser)		  
       

ALETTASRUST (ALLETESASRUS)
01.07.1917 to Republic
Area: Vryburg
1   2C "Blank"        

ALEXANDER BAY
10.02.1930 to Republic
Area: Namaqualand
1   2C "Blank"   15.07.1935 08.02.1946  
2   1C     Skelton 29.10.1946    
3   2C "Blank" Bay/Baai 05.11.1949 06.02.1956  
4   2C "Blank"   21.08.1959 15.02.1961  

ALEXANDER JUNCTION
Union to 01.04.1911
Area: Durban
Renamed to Kelso Junction
1   1C "NATAL" Skeleton 18.10.1910
(Aab)		    
       
2   2C "NATAL"   19.01.1911
(Putzel)		 07.02.1911
(Aab)		  

ALEXANDRIA
Union to Republic
1   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"   22.09.1912
(Putzel)		 21.10.1913
(Aab)		  
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 10.07.1913
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross"   South Africa in centre 18.12.1914
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Bars + cross"   05.07.1915
(Putzel)		 18.12.1925
(Paterson)		  
5   1C "Blank" Skeleton 29.05.1924
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Blank"
Visser		 30  mm 02.03.1938
(Visser)		    
7   1C "Blank" Skeleton 09.07.1937
(Putzel)		 30.08.1937
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Blank"   26.12.1941
(Aab)		 26.06.1955
(Aab)		  
9   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
PMNM below date		 28.08.1950
(Putzel)		    
10   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
Name tilted to left		 04.10.1950
(Putzel)		    
11   1C "Blank" Skeleton
Name centered		 11.10.1950
(Putzel)		 08.11.1950
(Aab)		  
12   1C "Blank" Skeleton
Name centered
11 to 2 o'clock		 06.11.1950
(Aab)		    
13 "2" 2C "Blank"   05.03.1942
(Aab)		 30.11.1948
(Putzel)		  
14   2C "2" Last seen: 24.08.1962 04.02.1955
(Aab)		 Republic  
15   2C "PAID-BETAALD"   Last seen: 22.08.1978 30.11.1948
(Putzel)		 Republic  

ALEXANDRIA RAIL
1917 to Unknown
Area: Alexandria
1   2C "Bars + cross"     11.06.1917
(Putzel)		    

ALFRED DOCKS
Union to 18.07.1921
Area: Cape Town
Renamed to Docks
1   1C "CT" First seen:
??.12.1899
(Frescura)		 Union 01.01.1914
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bar + cross" longer bars

First seen:
26.11.1909		 Union 15.11.1911 10
3   2C "CAPE TOWN"   09.04.1912
(Aab)		 04.12.1919
(Aab)		  
4   2C "CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA"   02.01.1918
(Aab)		 03.07.1919
(Putzel)		  

ALHEIT
01.11.1916 to Republic
Area: Kakamas
Renamed from Hartbeest River Mond
1   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen: 18.03.1975 ?7.05.1918
(Aab)		 Republic  

ALICE
Union to Republic
1   2C "Bars + cross"   ??.08.1910
(Putzel)		 15.04.1914
(Aab)		  
2   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"   06.09.1913
(Aab)		 09.08.1936
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" 26mm
Bars below date		 25.07.1918
(Aab)		 24.03.1927
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 27.03.1922
(Visser)		    
5   2C "Bars + cross" 29mm 18.01.1934
(Aab)		 21.10.1937
(Aab)		  
6   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 26mm
Shorter bars		 02.02.1944
(Visser)		    
7   2C "Cross"   14.02.1944
(Aab)		 18.04.1945
(Putzel)		  
8   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 14.02.1945
(Putzel)		    
9   1C "Blank" Skeleton 05.04.1947
(Aab)		    
10   2C "Lines + cross"   17.03.1949
(Putzel)		 11.01.1956
(Putzel)		  
11   2C "Lines"     17.11.1950
(Putzel)		    
12   2C "Lines + cross"
Date in Roman numerals 18.11.1948
(Aab)		 11.11.1956
(Putzel)		  
13   2C "Cross" Date in Roman numerals 13.09.1957
(Aab)		 04.01.1958
(Putzel)		  

ALICE STATION
Union to 1915
Area: Alice
1   2C "Bar + cross"     04.08.1912
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Bar + cross"     30.05.1915
(Putzel)