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Post Offices BOTHA to BOYNE

BOTHA
26.05.1952 to Republic
 Renamed from Bothas Halt
Area: Worcester
1   1C "Cross"
Visser		     17.07.1959
(Visser)		  

BOTHASBAKEN
19.11.1928 to 15.05.1939
Area: Somerset East
Not recorded

BOTHASBERG
08.09.1924 to 02.08.1948
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal
Not recorded

BOTHAS HALT
Union to 26.05.1952
Renamed to Botha
Area: Worcester
1   1C "Blank"     14.04.1939
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"     29.01.1950
(Putzel)		    

BOTHA'S HILL (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Pinetown
1   2C "Blank"   Bothas Hill one word 1947
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton
 		 20.09.1954
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank"   Bothas Hill two word 29.08.1958
(Putzel)		 06.10.1958
(Putzel)		  
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
(Putzel)		    

BOTHA'S PASS
Union to Republic
Area: Newcastle
1   2C Natal First seen
??.??.1904		 Union 16.05.1935
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank"     05.01.1957
(Putzel)		    

BOTHA'S RIDGE
01.06.1925 to 03.03.1947
Area: Grahamstown
Not recorded

BOTHAVILLE
Union to Republic

1   2C "Blank"
(Visser)		 ORC removed 04.07.1910
(Visser)
 		  
2   2C "Blank"   17.02.1912
(Aab)		 01.04.1935
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"   14.12.1920
(Putzel)		 21.04.1924
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Blank" 25mm
Round "O"
Tall V
Narrow H		 16.10.1935
(Putzel)		 23.10.1945
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank" 28mm
Round "O"
Narrow V
Wide H		 11.10.1953
(Aab)		 07.11.1956
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Blank"   25mm
Square "O"

Last seen:
31.08.1990
(Putzel)		 1958
(Putzel)		 Republic  

BOTHITHONG
1953 to Republic
Area: Taung
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

BOTHSABELO
Union to 01.03.1917
Area: Mission station near Middelberg
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen: 27.05.1910
(Aab)		 Union 21.09.1915
(Putzel)		  

BOT RIVER (BOTRIVIER)
Union to Republic
1   2C "Bar + cross" First seen: 30.09.1905
(Frescura)		 Union 11.04.1922
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank" Bot River 21.11.1926
(Putzel)		 19.04.1928
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank"   Bot Rivier

Skeleton		 05.05.1936
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank"   24.01.1935
(Putzel)		 30.08.1950
(Putzel)		  
5   1C "Blank"   Bot Rivier

Skeleton		 04.09.1951
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Blank"   29mm 25.08.1954
(Putzel)		    
7   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Bot Rivier

Skeleton		 23.06.1955
(Visser)		    

BOTTELARY
29.10.1928 to 10.02.1930
Area: East of Cape Town near Kuilsrivier
Not recorded

BOTTERKLOOF
30.04.1953 to Republic
Area: Riversdale
1   2C "Blank"
Chris vd Spuy		 Last seen
18.10.1978
(Putzel)

New discovery
in Union		 15.02.1961
(Chris
vd Spuy)		 Republic  

BOTTERSLEEGTE
Union to 21.08.1949
Area: Carnarvon
1   1C "Dot"       01.06.1915
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "CGH"   First seen: 1
9.02.1900
(Frescura)		   25.10.1927
(Frescura)		  

BOURKE
11.12.1957 to 01.12.1958
Renamed from Pankop
Area: ?
Not recorded

BOURKETON
10.06.1955 to Republic
Area: OFS goldfields
1   2C "1"   26.11.1955
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  
2   2C "2"     28.07.1955
(Putzel)		 09.03.1956
(Putzel)		  

BOUVET ISLAND
First landing 30.01.1955 to February 1955
Temporary post office
Area: 200 km south of Cape Town
1   BOXED     01.01.1955
(Aab)		    

BOVENLANGVLEI
Union to about 1953
Renamed to Bo-Langvlei
Area: Clanwilliam
1   2C "Bars + cross"   South Africa above and below date
Late usage after renaming?		 02.10.1953
(Putzel)		 Republic  

BOVEN ONGELUK
01.02.1918 to 01.12.1930
Area: ?
1   2C "Bar"     12.10.1929
(Putzel)		    

BOVENPLAATS
Union to 12.01.1945
Renamed Boplaas
Area: Caledon
1   1C "CGH" First seen: 07.06.1900
(Frescura)		 Union 04.01.1940
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank"   CGH removed 02.01.1940
(Putzel)		    

BOVEN VALLEI
Union to 1953
Renamed Bovlei
Area: Paarl
1   BONC "1051"   First seen:
14.11.1900
(Frescura)		 Union 24.12.1912
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "CGH" First seen:
07.06.1900
(Frescura)		 Union 14.06.1935
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1944
(Visser)		 1  

BOVLEI
1953 to Republic
Renamed from Boven Vallei
Area: Paarl
Not recorded

BO-WADRIF
1953 to Republic
Area: Sutherland
Not recorded

BOWDEN
Union to 08.12.1930
Area: Grahamstown
1   1C "Dot" Last seen: 03.09.1885
(CGH Stamps)		 Union 27.02.1924
(Frescura)		  

BOWESDORP
Union to 14.11.1927
Renamed to Kamieskroon
Area: Clanwilliam
1   1C "CGH" First seen: 30.04.1901
(Frescura)		 Union 16.12.1913
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		   ??.02.1925
(Visser)		    

BOWKERS
Union to 01.12.1911
Renamed to Escombe
Area: Durban
Not recorded
Natal postmark known

BOWKER'S PARK STATION (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Queenstown
1   1C "CGH" First seen: 18.02.1901
(Frescura)		 Union 29.08.1934
(Frescura)		  
       
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		   28.12.1943
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank"   Station 31.10.1959
(Putzel)		    

BOXMOOR
22.08.1927 to 22.07.1935
Area: Steytlerville
1   2C "Bars + cross"     25.04.1930
(Putzel)		    

BOYNE
05.08.1929 to Republic
Renamed from Smitsdrift
Area: Pietersburg
1   2C "Bars + cross"   27.12.1944
(Aab)		 18.10.1954
(Aab)		  
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 04.08.1954
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Bar"
(Visser)		 Relief 14.12.1959
(Visser)