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BETHANIE
Union to Republic
Area: Hermannsburg Mission 37 km north-east of Rustenburg
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen 28.04.1903
(Aab)		 Union 22.12.1913
(Aab)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA"
Paterson		   1916
(Aab)		 30.06.1923
(Paterson)		  
3   1C "Blank
Visser		   30.03.1925
(Visser)		    

BETHANY
03.12.1923 to Republic
Renamed from Bethany Village

Unknown
ORC postmarks known

BETHANY STATION (RAIL)
Renamed to Wurasoord
Union to 11.07.1949
1   2C "R O"     1925
(Putzel)		    
2 "RAIL" 1C "Blank"
Visser		   27.10.1928
(Visser)		    
3 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"
Visser		   17.08.1942
(Visser)		    

BETHANY VILLAGE
Union to 03.12.1923
Renamed to Bethany
Area: See map under Bethany
1   2C "O.R.C." First seen:
09.01.1903
(Putzel)		 Union 24.11.1915
(Aab)		  
       

BETHELSDORP
01.08.1914 to 20.10.1930
21.04.1947 to 01.05.1961
20 km north-west of Port Elizabeth.

1   2C "?"
Visser		 SOUTH
 above date
AFRICA
below date

(Visser)		    

BETHESDA ROAD (STATION)
Union to Republic
Area:Station between Graaff-Reinet and Middelburg servicing New Bethesda
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
30.09.1900
(Frescura)		 Union 04.03.1925
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"     21.10.1929
(Putzel)		 1929
(Visser)		  

BETHLEHEM
Union to Republic
Area: North eastern Free State
1   2C "Blank"   ORC removed
Wide M		 07.09.1912
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank" ORC removed
Narrow M		 02.07.1912
(Aab)		 07.09.1912
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross"     07.09.1912
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank"     21.11.1918
(Putzel)		    
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 01.09.1915
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "S.AFRICA"   1914
(Visser)		 17.07.1917
(Putzel)		  
7 "OFS" 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 09.11.1921
(Visser)		    
8   1C "Bar"   29.08.1922
(Putzel)		 19.03.1923
(Aab)		  
9   2C "Blank"   20.11.1923
(Aab)		 28.10.1925
(Putzel)		  
10   2C "Blank" Larger letters
see the E's 		 02.03.1926
(Aab)		    
11   2C-D "Blank"   28mm 23.02.1929
(Putzel)		    
12   2C "Blank"   07.02.1928
(Aab)		 21.07.1930
(Putzel)		  
13   2C "Blank?" wide M
(Visser)		    
14   2C-D "Blank" 31mm 27.01.1934
(Aab)		 16.06.1934
(Aab)		  
15   2C-D "Bar"      
(Putzel)		  
16   2C-D "Line"   04.03.1936
(Putzel)		 11.12.1936
(Aab)		  
17   2C "Blank" 26mm 25.07.1939
(Aab)		 ??.08.1952
(Putzel)		  
18   2C-D "Blank"   29mm 30.12.1949
(Putzel)		    
19   1C "5 NMPM"   Skeleton 1946
(Putzel)		    
20   2C-D "Blank"   31mm 21.08.1957
(Putzel)		    
21   2C "Blank"   28mm
9 to 3 o"clock		 22.09.1958
(Putzel)		    
22   2C "Blank" 25mm
10 to 2 o"clock		 19.12.1951
(Putzel)		 13.03.1953
(Putzel)		  
23   2C "Blank" 30mm
10 to 2 o"clock		 12.07.1959
(Putzel)		 23.03.1961
(Aab)		  
24   2C "Blank"
Visser		 31mm 23.12.1959
(Visser)		    
25   2C-D "Blank"   32mm 10.04.1960
(Putzel)		    
26   2C "S.AFRIKA-S.AFRICA"   1d bulk mail 29.07.1958
(Putzel)		    
27   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

BETHLEHEM LOCATION (LOKASIE)
26.01.1931 to Republic
1   2C "LOCATION"     14.05.1947
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   LOKASIE 03.07.1954
(Putzel)		 17.10.1955
(Putzel)		  

BETHLEHEM RAIL
27.08.1928 to 19.01.1931
Unknown