Postal History of
the Union of South Africa
HOME UNION INDEX

Post Offices BALGOWAN to BANKOP

BALGOWAN (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Mooi River (Natal)
1   2C "NATAL"   Union 20.07.1914
(Putzel)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"     19.09.1922
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank" 26mm
Narrow "N"		 11.03.1930
(Aab)		 03.07.1935
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank" 29mm
Wide "N"		 17.07.1942
(Aab)		 01.06.1954
(Putzel)		  

BALISA
30.05.1953 to 28.09.1953
05.04.1954 to 27.05.1957
Area: Germiston (Transvaal)
NOT RECORDED

BALLENGEICH
02.05.1921 to Republic
Area: Newcastle (Natal)
1   2C "Blank"     19.09.1924
(Aab)		 07.02.1959
(Putzel)		  

BALMORAL (CAPE)
Union to 19.05.1952
Area: Knysna (Cape)
Renamed to Bibby's Hoek
1 "C/K" 2C "Blank"          

BALMORAL (RAIL) (TRANSVAAL)
Union to Republic
Area: Lydenburg (Transvaal)
1 "P.O." 2C "Astrisk" First seen: 25.04.1909 Union 17.06.1916
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA"     07.04.1923
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "TRANSVAAL" Last seen: 10.05.1978 20.06.1941
(Putzel)		 Republic  

BALTIMORE
05.02.1933 to Republic
Area: Potgietersrust (Transvaal)
1   2C "Blank"   02.03.1925
(Putzel)		 12.10.1950
(Aab)		  

BAMBOO JUNCTION R.O.
Union to 01.01.1912
Area: Stormberg Junction (Cape)
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen: 16.06.1901 Union 16.10.1911
(Putzel)		  

BANANA (RAIL)
23.03.1923 to 05.11.1923
Area: Pietersburg (Transvaal)
Renamed to Thabins Road Rail
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 New discovery
(Visser)		 21.09.1923
(Visser)		    

BANDOLIERSKOP (BANDELIERSKOP)
Union to Republic
Area: Louis Trichardt (Transvaal)
1   1C "TRANSVAAL"   Union 02.06.1928
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   06.05.1937
(Putzel)		 06.11.1957
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank"   Bandelierskop 06.11.1958
(Putzel)		    

BANHOEK (BANGHOEK)
05.10.1925 to Republic
Area: Stellenbosch (Cape)
1   1C "Blank"
 		 On London printing
 1d ship

New discovery
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross"
 		   05.07.1937
(Putzel)		 14.10.1954
(Putzel)		  
       

BANDUR
09.01.1928 to Republic
Area:Louis Trichardt (Transvaal)
1   2C "Bars + cross"
 		   12.04.1937
(Putzel)		    

BANGONOMO
01.01.1914 to 01.04.1917
15.07.1940 to 22.09.1941
Area: Zululand
NOT RECORDED

BANK (RAIL)
 Union to Republic
Area: Krugersdorp (Transvaal)
1 "P.O." 2C "Asterisk" First seen:
 03.07.1901
(Aab)		 Union 05.10.1927
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "R.O."     13.01.1920
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross"
  02.03.1931
(Putzel)		 22.12.1936
(Putzel)		  
4   1C "?" Skeleton ??.11.1953
(Aab)		    
5   2C "Cross"     18.04.1959
(Putzel)		    

BANKFONTEIN
01.02.1913 to 31.12.1923
Area: Breyton (Transvaal)
1   2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser		   01.09.1913
(Visser)		    
Visser mentions a pmk for Bankfontein OFS but it looks like Frankfort to me

BANKIES
Union to Republic
Area: Queenstown (Cape)
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
09.11.1891		 Union 27.03.1936
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"     22.12.1931
(Putzel)		    

BANKOP
 31.05.1910 to 01.12.1914
01.03.1915 to 17.06.1957
Area: Ermelo (Transvaal)
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen:
08.04.1905
(Visser)		 Union 07.01.1935
(Aab)