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ALICEDALE
Union to Republic
Area: West of Grahamstown (CGH)

1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen: 05.05.1908 Union 02.12.1913  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   Different cross to no. 1 24.11.1911
(Putzel)
   
3   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below dare
13.08.1925
(Visser)
23.05.1943
(Aab)
 

ALIWAL NORTH
Union to Republic
Area: Northern Cape

1   1C CGH   First seen:
05.04.1900
Union 18.03.1912  
       
2   2C "Bars + cross"   Maltese cross
3.2 mm high typeface
First seen: 18.04.1903
Union 14.11.1910  
3   2C "Bars + cross" Different cross
3.2 mm high typeface
First seen: 09.08.1906
Union 22.09.1912  
4   1C "Blank" 9-3 o'clock
First seen: 09.08.1906
Union 22.09.1911  
5   2C "Bars + cross" 9-3 o'clock
Larger postmark
1 line date
16.12.1910 10.11.1911  
6   2C "S. AFRICA"   23.09.1912
(Aab)
06.11.1925
(Putzel)
 
7   2C "Blank"   01.10.1921
(Aab)
12.09.1931
(Paterson)
 
8   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 19.12.1928
(Visser)
   
9   2C "ALIWAL-NOORD" 34 mm
Dots on sides
20.10.1938
(Putzel)
03.03.1939
(Aab)
 
10   2C "ALIWAL-NOORD" 30 mm
Dash between L and N
14.11.1933
(Aab)
21.11.1933
(Putzel)
 
11   2C "Blank"   30.04.1949
(Putzel)
23.02.1954
(Aab)
 
12   2C "Blank"   Large letters 30.12.1951
(Putzel)
   
13   2C "ALIWAL-NOORD" 2 small circles between names 27.06.1935
(Aab)
10.10.1951
(Putzel)
 
14   2C "ALIWAL-NOORD" 2 small dots between names
L and N close
24.08.1940
(Aab)
09.05.1953
(Putzel)
 
15   2C "ALIWAL-NOORD" No markings between names 01.12.1949
(Aab)
   
16 "NOORD" 2C "Blank"     14.05.1952
(Putzel)
   
17   2C "Blank"   Small postmark 23.02.19??
(Putzel)
   
18   2C "1"     31.12.1958
(Putzel)
   
19   2C "Blank"   Larger postmark 29mm 08.05.1956
(Putzel)
   
20 "NOORD" 2C "PAID
SOUTH AFRICA"
    21.04.1952
(Putzel)
   
21   PARCEL  
Visse
 
(Visser)
   

ALKMAAR (RAIL)
Union to Republic

Area: Eastern Transvaal

1   2C "Asterisk" First seen: 27.04.1910 Union 03.08.1916
(Aab)
 
       
2   2C "R.O"     21.09.1921
(Putzel)
   
3   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen:
19.01.1978
(Putzel)
16.10.1942
(Aab)
Union  

ALLANDALE
Union to Republic

Near Winburg (OFS)

1   2C "O.F.S"     04.11.1916
(Putzel)
??.??.1958
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Blank"
  07.06.1935
(Aab)
10.01.1956
(Aab)
 
3   2C "2"   05.03.1956
(Aab)
   

ALLANRIDGE
22.06.1953 to Republic

Near Odendalsrust (OFS)

1   2C "1"     05.11.1956
(Aab)
31.10.1960
(Putzel)
 
       
2   2C "2"   27.01.1955
(Putzel)
05.03.1956
(Aab)
 
3   2C "3"     21.08.1959
(Putzel)
   

ALLDAYS
07.08.1922 to Republic

Northern Transvaal

1   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 08.10.1949
(Visser)
   
2   2C "Bars + cross"   19.11.1953
(Aab)
31.01.1956
(Putzel)
 

ALLEMANS STATION
04.10.1937 to Republic
Area: Brandfort

1   2C "Blank"
Visser
  01.02.1946
(Visser)
   

ALLISONIA
Union to 01.09.1914

Area: Standerton (Transvaal)

NOT RECORDED

ALL SAINTS
08.10.1928 to Republic

Area: Transkei

1   2C "Blank"   05.10.1944
(Aab)
30.03.1949
(Putzel)
 

ALMA
Union to Republic

Near Nylstroom

1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
 03.09.1903
Union 12.02.1923
(Aab)