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Post Offices BARNARDSKOP to BATHURST RAIL

BARNARDSKOP
26.07.1937 to 20.02.1956
Area: George
1   2C "Blank"     03.10.1950
(Putzel)		    

BARNARDSVLEI
21.09.1925 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "Blank"   03.03.1936
(Putzel)		 07.02.1956
(Aab)		  

BARODA (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Baroda 1910 to 1913
Baroda Rail 1913 to Republic
Area: Cradock
1   1C "C.G.H." First seen: 24.11.1898
(Frescura)		 Union 04.01.1924
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank" Baroda Rail 31.08.1934
(Putzel)		 15.06.1936
(Aab)		  
3 "RAIL" 1C "Blank" Baroda Rail
Skeleton		      
4   2C "Blank"
Paterson		   25.10.1954
(Paterson)		 06.02.1956
(Paterson)		  
(5)   2C "Cross First seen
13.10.1961
(aab)		      

BAROE (BARROE) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Barroe Union to 1913
Barroe Rail 1913 to 1947
Baroe 1947 to  Republic
Area: Klipplaat (On railway line from Uitenhage to Graaff-Reinet)
1   2C "Bars + cross"   02.02.1911
(Putzel)		 31.10.1919
(Aab)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA"     11.02.1937
(Putzel)		 07.08.1939
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Bars + cross"   Thin lines 29.10.1954
(Putzel)		    
(4)       Sealer
Time of use unknown		      

BAR RANCH
26.04.1954 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
Not recoded
Postmarks known in Republic period

BARRETS
29.09.1924 to Republic
Area: Between Machadodorp and Nelspruit
1   2C "Blank"     30.09.1939
(Putzel)		 Republic  

BARRINGTON
Union to Republic
Area: Knysna
located in Belvedere accross the lagoon
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
29.08.1900		 Union 25.08.1914
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"     29.04.1949
(Putzel)		    

BARROW HILL
01.12.1916 to 01.03.1919
Area: Ladybrand
Not recoded

BARRYDALE
Union to Republic
Area: On the route 62 between Montagu and Ladismith
1   2C "Bars + cross"   26.08.1922
(Aab)		 09.12.1927
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank" Name 2 words 07.09.1934
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank" Name 1 word 29.04.1949
(Putzel)		 10.10.1949
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1930?
(Putzel)		    
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 30.12.1949
(Putzel)		    

BARTON MILLS
01.08.1920 to 05.09.1927
Area: Harrismith
1   1C "Bar" Skeleton 14.01.1927
(Putzel)		    

BARVALE
22.12.1958 to Republic
Area: Nelspruit
Not recoded
Postmarks known in Republic period

BASHEE BRIDGE
30.01.1922 to Republic
Area: Transkei
On the N2 between Butterworth and Umtata
Not recoded
Postmarks known in Republic period

BASSONSDRIF(T)
01.07.1918 to Republic
Bassonsdrift 1918 to 1953
Bassonsdrif 1953 to Republic
Area: Kakamas
1   2C "Bar"
Chris vd Spuy		 Bassonsdrift 1924
(Chris
vd Spuy)		 03.11.1950
(Putzel)		  
(2)   2C "Blank"   Bassonsdrif
First seen:
24.03.1975		      

BASTERSPAD
22.06.1936 to 29.11.1943
Renamed from Damascus
Area: North east of Potgietersrust
Not recoded

BASTKLOOF
05.10.1925 to 17.08.1931
Renamed to Verlief
Area: Soekmekaar
1   2C "Blank"     16.09.1930
(Putzel)		    

BATHURST
Union to Republic
Area: 12 kilometres inland from Port Alfred
1 "PO" 1C "Dot" Last seen: 02.08.1884
(Frescura)		 Union 12.09.1924
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA"   08.10.1934
(Putzel)		 Republic  

BATHHURST STATION (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: 12 kilometres inland from Port Alfred
1   1C "C.G.H."   Last seen: 02.08.1884
(Frescura)		 Union 29.10.1912
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank" New discovery 01.08.1913
(Aab)		    
3   2C "S.AFRICA"     18.12.1919
(Putzel)		    
4 RAIL 2C "S.AFRICA"   Spelt
RAIL		 13.05.1937
(Aab)