Postal History of
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Post Offices BIRNHAM PARK to BLAAUWKOP

BIRNAM PARK
19.03.1956 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg

Unknown
Republic postmarks recorded

BIRTHDAY
01.03.1914 to 01.10.1914
Renamed to Ellerton
Area: Louis Trichardt

Unknown

BISHOPSGATE
16.06.1958 to Republic
Renamed from Broad Street Durban
Area: Durban

1   2C "Blank"     22.10.1958
(Putzel)
   

BISI
1952 or 1953 to Republic
Area: South of Umzimkulu

Unknown
Republic postmarks recorded

BISLEY JOHANNESBURG
19.03.1911
17.03.1912
Area: Johannesburg

Unknown
Transvaal postmarks recorded

BITTERFONTEIN (RAIL)
16.05.1927 to Republic
Area:North of Nuwerus

1   2C "Blank"
Visser
  ??.10.1927
(Visser)
02.05.1928
(Visser)
 
2   2C "Blank"   25.02.1932
(Aab)
14.01.1935
(Putzel)
 
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 25.12.1935
(Putzel)
   
4   2C "Blank" 8 to 4 o'clock 30.10.1938
(Aab)
30.03.1953
(Putzel)
 
5   2C "N"     21.05.1956
(Putzel)
   
6   2C "Blank"   9:30 to 2:30 o'clock 02.07.1958
(Putzel)
   

BITTERPLAAT
Union to 1919
Area: Dordrecht

1   1C "CGH"   First seen:
??.??.1900
(Frescura)
??.??.1900 ??.??.1919
(Putzel)
 

BITTERPUTS
31.08.1925 to 30.08.1954
Area: North of Kakamas

1   2C "Blank"   15.03.1928
(Putzel)
15.08.1940
(Aab)
 

BITYI (RAIL) (STATION)
01.02.1916 to Republic
Area: Umtata

1   2C "Blank"   04.05.1917
(Putzel)
24.08.1926
(Aab)
 
2 "/STA" 2C "Blank" STATION
New discovery
1937
(Visser)
23.01.1946
(Aab)
 
3   2C "Blank"   RAIL removed 08.09.1950
(Putzel)

 
 

BIYELA
01.06.1920 to 13.03.1922
Area: Mkuze

Unknown

BIZANA
Union to Republic
Wini Mandela and Oliver Tambo were from here
Area: Eastern Transkei

1   1C "C.G.H." First seen:
12.04.1898
(Frescura)
Union 20.03.1916
(Aab)
 
2   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 1921
(Visser)
   
3   2C "Bars + cross"   22.11.1917
(Aab)
07.03.1944
(Aab)
 

BLAAUWATER
01.11.1920 to 17.02.1936
Area: Middelburg Cape

1   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 1925
(Visser)
   

BLAAUWBANK (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to 15.07.1940
Renamed Sterkaar Station
Area: De Aar

1   2C "S.AFRICA"   12.10.1931
(Aab)
1932
(Visser)
 

BLAAUWBERG - Transvaal -
Union to about 1952
Renamed to Blouberg
Area: North of Pietersburg

1   2C "TVL" First seen
1908
(Visser)
Union 1943
(Visser)
 
       

BLAAUWBERG STRAND
25.08.1924 to about 1953
Renamed Bloubergstrand
Area: ?

1   2C "Blank"   15.10.1931
(Aab)
   

BLAAUWBOSCHFONTEIN (BLAUWBOSCHFONTEIN)
01.11.1910 to 28.12.1925
Area: ?

1   2C "O.F.S."    Name   with 1 X "A" 19.04.1913
(Putzel)
22.01.1920
(Aab)
 
2   2C "Blank"    Name   with 2 X "A" 21.06.1919
(Putzel)
   

BLAAUWBOSCHKUIL
01.08.1913 to 01.11.1919
Renamed Radium
Area: Warmbaths

1   2C "S.AFRICA"     26.12.1914
(Putzel)
   

BLAAUWHAK
19.05.1924 to about 1953
Renamed Blouhak
Area: Pietersburg

1   2C "Blank"   20.12.1927
(Visser)

(Aab)
 

BLAAUWKOP
01.06.1916 to about 1953
Renamed Bloukop
Area: Morgenzon

1   2C "Blank"   16.08.1916(Aab) 30.09.1923(Putzel)