Postal History of
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Post Offices ASKEATON to ATLAS

ASKEATON
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei

1   1C "C.G.H."   First seen: 06.11.1901 Union 01.03.1931
(Putzel)
 
       

ASKHAM
 29.08.1932
to Republic
Area: Upington (Cape)

NOT RECORDED (Postmarks after 1961)

ASKRAAL
14.05.1928 to Republic
Area: Heidelberg (Cape)

1   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen: 04.06.1978
(Putzel)
03.02.195?
(Aab)
Union  

ASLEEGTE
01.01.1951 to 03.02.1958

Area: Potgietersrust (Transvaal)

NOT RECORDED

ASSEGAAIBOSCH (ASEGAAIBOSCH) (ASSEGAAIBOS) (ASSEGAAIBUSH RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Germiston (Transvaal)

1 "R.O" 2C "Bar + cross" First seen: 07.12.1902
Spelt Assegaaibush
Union 04.07.1925
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "Blank"   Spelt Asegaaibosch
(only on S)
01.09.1934
(Putzel)
   
3   2C "Blank" Spelt Assegaaibosch 12.03.1935
(Aab)
22.04.1940
(Putzel)
 
4   2C "Blank" Last seen: 15.08.1964
Spelt Assegaaibos
??.??.195?
(Putzel)
Union  

ASSEN
13.09.1926 to Republic
Area: Brits (Transvaal)

1   2C "Bars + cross"   20.12.192?
(Putzel)
05.06.1928
(Aab)
 

ASTRANT
16.02.1948 to 03.12.1951

Area: Ventersdorp (Transvaal)

NOT RECORDED  

ATHALIA
Union to 01.08.1918
Area: PIiet Retief (Transvaal)
Renamed to De Grens

1   2C "Bars + cross"   Union 11.08.1911  
       

ATHERSTONE (RAIL)
Union to 03.05.1948
Area: Grahamstown (Cape)

NOT RECORDED  

ATHLONE
06.12.1926 to Republic

Area: Cape Town
Renamed from West London

1   2C "Bars + cross"
 
Long bars 14.09.1939
(Putzel)
   
2   2C "Cross"   13.09.1939
(Aab)
   
3   2C "Bars + cross" Short lines 14.05.1954
(Aab)
31.05.1960
(Putzel)
 
4   2C "2"   01.09.1950
(Putzel)
31.05.1960
(Aab)
 

ATHOLL
01.03.1919 to 13.06.1932

Area: Johannesburg

1   2C "JOHANNESBURG"     04.05.1920
(Putzel)
   

ATLANTA
29.08.1927 to 15.04.1940
30.08.1948 to Republic
Area: Brits (Transvaal)

1   2C "Bars + cross"
Chris van der Spuy
New discovery 1949
(C.vd Spuy)
   
2   2C "Blank"   195?
(Aab)
   

ATLAS
01.05.1944 to Republic

Area: Kuruman (Cape)

1   2C "Bar + cross"     01.01.1955
(Putzel)