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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"
www.michael-hamilton.com 		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