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Post Offices BLOEMFONTEIN EAST to BLYDEBOS

BLOEMFONTEIN
See separate listing

BLOEMFONTEIN EAST
Union to Republic
1   2C "Blank" O.R.C
Removed

Not reported by Putzel

New discovery		 14.09.1912
(Aab)		 30.08.1913
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   09.04.1924
(Aab)
(Visser)		  

BLOEMFONTEIN LOCATION
09.06.1924 to Republic
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 08.12.1924
(Visser)		    
2   2C "BLOMFONTEIN"   Location at top 06.10.1934
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "LOC-LOK" Last  seen: 13.03.1973
(Putzel)		 07.03.1939
(Putzel)		 Republic  
4   2C "LOC-LOK"   10 to 2 o'clock 10.05.1960
(Putzel)		    

BLOEMFONTEIN SOUTH WEST  (BLOEMFONTEIN ZW)
Union to 18.03.1929
Renamed Willows
Unknown
O.R.C postmarks known

BLOEMFONTEIN WEST
Union  to 04.02.1924
Unknown
O.R.C postmarks known

BLOEMHEUWEL
15.10.1951 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
Unknown
Republic postmarks known

BLOEMHOF
Union to Republic
Area: Western Transvaal
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First  seen:
08.11.1906
(Aab)		 Union ??.12.1920
(Aab)		  
2   2C "TRANSVAAL" No dots on sides 24.02.1912
(Putzel)		 04.01.1924
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   06.10.19??
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Bar"     06.04.1920
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank"     21.08.1924
(Putzel)		 30.08.1928
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Blank"     06.09.1932
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank"   23.01.1945
(Putzel)		 28.09.1945
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Blank"     09.06.1960
(Putzel)		    

BLOEMSMOND
01.07.1919 to 01.01.1920
13.07.1954 to Republic
Renamed to Dyasonklip (1920)
Area: Upington
Unknown
Republic postmarks known

BLOEMSPRUIT
22.10.1923 to 05.05.1925
Area: Bloemfontein
1   2C "Blank"     25.02.1925
(Putzel)		    

BLOKZYNKOLK (BLOKZIJNKOLK) (BLOKSEKOLK)
05.08.1921 to 28.05.1951
12.04,1954 to 15.08.1955
Area: Brandvlei
1   2C "Blank"   Blokzijnkolk 30.02.1930
(Putzel)		    

BLOMBOS
07.09.1925 to 20.08.1945
Area: Riversdale
1   2C "Bars + cross"     11.11.1932
(Putzel)		    

BLOOD RIVER
Union to 20.08.1945
Area: Natal
1   2C NATAL Spelt BLOOD

First seen
11.03.1905
(Aab)		 Union 20.03.1913
(Aab)		  

BLOUBERG
about 1952 to 11.06.1956
Renamed from Blaauwberg
Area: Pietersburg
Unknown

BLOUBERGSTRAND
about 1952 to Republic
Renamed from Blaauwberg Strand
Area: Cape Town suburb on the West Coast
1   2C "Blank" Last  seen: 15.08.1978
(Aab)		 16.11.1959
(Aab)		 Republic  

BLOUBOSLAAGTE
12.10.1925 to 14.01.1946
Area: Brandvlei
Unknown

BLOUHAAK
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Blaauwhaak
Area: Pietersburg
Unknown

BLOUKRANS
03.12.1938
Temporary special postmark
Area: Weenen
1   2C "BLOUKRANS"     03.12.1938
(Putzel)		    

BLOURIVIER
11.01.1943 to 1953
Renamed to Blue River
Area: East London
Unknown
See postmarks Blue River (Bilingual)

BLUECLIFF (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Uitenhage
1   1C "S A"
(Visser)		   20.06.1913
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
28.05.1908
(Frescura)		 Union 17.03.1913
(Aab)		  
3   2C "S.AFRICA"   24.07.1913
(Aab)		 02.06.1941
(Aab)		  

BLUEGUMBOOM
Union to 01.07.1918
Area: Westminster OFS
1   2C "Blanc"    
(Putzel)		    

BLUEGUMS
01.02.1914 to Republic
Area: Sterkspruit
1   2C "Bars + cross"   South Africa
above and below date

Last  seen: 27.10.1977
(Putzel)		 28.01.1930
(Putzel)		 Republic  

BLUE LAGOON
27.01.1936 to 06.09.1943
Renamed to Ramsgate
Area: Port Shepstone
1   2C "Blank"   15.04.1937
(Aab)		 17.10.1939
(Aab)		  

BLUELILIESBUSH
01.11.1916 to Republic
Area: Humansdorp
1   2C "Blank"     09.07.1920
(Putzel)		 11.11.1932
(Putzel)		  

BLUE RIVER
? to ?
Area: ?
1   2C "BLOURIVIER"    
(Putzel)		    

BLYDEBOS
09.01.1933 to 03.08.1942
Area: Pilgrimsrest