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Post Offices BLAAUW KRAAL to BLOEKOMSPRUIT

BLAAUW KRAAL
 Union to 30.10.1917
Area: Wodehouse
1   1C "?"
(Aab)
  Union 30.10.1917  

BLAAUWKRANTZ
23.05.1927 to 01.08.1949
Area: Jansenville

Unknown

BLACKHEATH (RAIL) (STATION)
16.03.1925 to Republic
Area: Near Bellville

1   2C "Blank" Last seen:
25.08.1978
(Putzel)
01.10.1930
(Aab)
Republic  

BLACKHILL - CAPE -
Union to 02.10.1928
Renamed to Walker's Vale
Area: Adelaide

1   1C "CGH" Last seen: 06.09.1924
(Frescura)
Union 20.09.1897
(Frescura)
 

BLACKHILL (STATION)- TRANSVAAL -
Union to Republic
Area: Between Witbank and Middelburg

1   2C "R.O."   Rail   12.11.1917
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen:
14.04.1907
(Aab)
Union 20.08.1921
(Aab)
 
3   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 24.09.1936
(Visser)
   
4   2C "TRANSVAAL"   07.07.1937
(Aab)
28.07.1955
(Aab)
 

BLACKRIDGE (STATION) (RAIL)
01.12.1911 to 1926
Renamed to Swartkopskloof
 30.01.1961 to
Republic
Renamed from Swartkopskloof
Area: ?

1   2C "?" Renamed to 1911
(Visser)
19144
(Visser)
 
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"
Visser
  26.07.1918
(Visser)
   

BLACK STREAMS
27.05.1940 to Republic
Renamed from Zwartwater
Area: Dordrecht

Unknown
Republic postmarks recorded

BLACKWATER
Union to 01.01.1912
Area: Harding

Unknown
Natal postmarks recorded

BLACK WOODS
Union to 19.10.1931
Renamed to Wiegnaarspoort
Area: Beaufort West

1   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen:
15.05.1909
(Frescura)
Union 26.07.1912
(Putzel)
 

BLADGROND
Union to Republic
Area: Kakamas

1   2C "Bars + cross"       1932
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Bars"     18.08.1939
(Putzel)
   

BLAIRBETH
03.05.1926 to Republic
Area: Zeerust

Unknown

BLANCO
Union to Republic
Area: George

1   BONC "1276"   First seen: 02.12.1903 Union 11.07.1910
(Frescura)
 
2   1C "Blank" First seen: 01.06.1899
(Aab)
Union 11.07.1910
(Frescura)
 
3   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen: 16.03.1966
(Putzel)
06.12.1913
(Aab)
Republic  

BLANDS DRIFT
Union to Republic
Area: Mossel Bay

1   1C "Dot" First seen: 03.01.1891
(Frescura)
Union 21.03.1911
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "Blank" New discovery 01.11.1935
(Aab)
   

BLANEY (STATION) (RAIL) (JUNCTION)
Union to Republic
Area: Kingwilliamstown

1   1C "CGH" First seen:
28.06.1906

(Aab)
Union 08.05.1917
(Frescura)
 
2   2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
27.11.1922
(Putzel)
25.10.1948
(Aab)
 
       
(3)   2C "S.AFRICA"   First seen: 02.06.1961
(Putzel)
     

BLAUVLEI (BLAUW VLEY)
Union to 25.06.1945
Area: ?

1   BONC "1079" First seen:
26.03.1901
(Frescura)
Union 14.07.1916
(Frescura)
 
2   1C "CGH" First seen:
14.03.1896
(Frescura)
Union 21.10.1918
(Aab)
 
3   2C "Blank"     1929
(Visser)
29.06.1933
(Putzel)
 

BLESBOKFONTEIN - BRAKPAN -
July 1910 to 01.09.1910
Area: Brakpan

Unknown

BLESBOKFONTEIN - VENTERSDORP -
14.11.1949 to 06.06.1955
Area: Ventersdorp

Unknown

BLESBOKSPRUIT
Union to 14.12.1936
Area: Standerton

1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   04.05.1912
(Putzel)
07.07.1925
(Putzel)
 

BLESMANSPOS(T)
01.10.1913 to Republic
Area: Kimberley

1   2C "S.AFRICA"   09.05.1929
(Putzel)
03.11.1937
(Putzel)
 

BLETTERMAN STATION
Union to 30.03.1932
Area: Hanover

1 "R.O"" 2C "Bars + cross" First seen: 07.06.1909
(Frescura)
Union 14.05.1911
(Frescura)
 

BLIKANA
Union to Republic
Area: Near Sterkspruit on the Lesotho border

1   1C "CGH"
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First seen: 06.05.1903
(Aab)
Union 13.01.1926
(Frescura)
 
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1940
(Visser)
   
3   2C "Bars + cross"     11.11.1940
(Putzel)
   

BLIKFONTEIN
Union to Republic
Area: Barkley West

1   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen: 01.07.1907
(Frescura)
Union 04.01.1930
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)
   

BLIKHUIS
01.12.1911 to 01.09.1916
Renamed to Kriedouwkrantz
Area: Modderfontein

1   2C "Bars + cross"     04.06.1916
(Putzel)
   

BLINDEFONTEIN
01.05.1911 to 14.03.1927
Area: Nylstroom

1   2C "Blank"
Visser
  10.10.1913
(Visser)
17.12.1920
(Putzel)
 

BLINKWATER
28.07.1924 to 21.04.1958
Area: Pietersburg

1   2C "Blank"   21.10.1927
(Aab)
03.05.1934
(Putzel)
 

BLOEDRIVIER (RAIL)
1912 or 1913 to Republic

Renamed from Blood River (Station)
Area: Dundee

1   2C "Blank"   Rail 22.07.19??
(Aab)
08.02.1931
(Putzel)
 
       

BLOEDRIVIER MONUMENT
Opened seasonaly in December
Special post office
Area: Dundee

1   2C "Blank"   Skeleton 16.12.1938
(Putzel)
   
2   1C "BLOEDRIVIER" Commemorative postmark 14.12.1938
(Putzel)
   
3   2C "BLOEDRIVIER"     17.12.1947
(Putzel)
17.12.1954
(Putzel)
 

BLOEKOMSPRUIT STATION
21.09.1953 to 24.08.1959
Area: Grootvlei

Unknown