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BRAAKPOORT (STATION) (RAIL)
Union  to 01.04.1919
Renamed to  Brakpoort
Area: Victoria West
Using Brakpoort postmark - see there -

BRAAMFONTEIN
Union to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C-D "B.O.JOHANNESBURG" First seen:
28.07.1902
(Aab)		 Union 01.09.1911
(Aab)		  
2   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG" First seen:
12.08.1904
(Lundy)		 Union 09.06.1911
(Putzel)		  
(3)   2C "B.O.JOHANNESBURG"  
First seen:
17.03.1910
(Putzel)
small crosses
on sides 		     
4   2C-D "B.O.JOHANNESBURG"     29.03.1911
(Putzel)		    
5   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG" 1 Block on
 left side
30mm		 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		 07.08.1936
(Aab)		  
6   2C "B.O.JOHANNESBURG" Blocks on sides
26mm		 29.10.1921
(Aab)		 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		  
7   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 26mm 19.09.1942
(Putzel)		 03.10.1951
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Blank"   02.09.1953
(Putzel)		 14.10.1954
(Aab)		  
       
9   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   09.07.1959
(Aab)		    

BRAAMRIVIER
01.03.1915 to Republic
Area: Joubertina
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 32mm 1923
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank"   Last seen:
01.11.1963		 22.03.1932
(Putzel)		 Republic  

BRABANT (RAIL)
01.06.1915 to 01.09.1915
Renamed from Berlin
Renamed to Berlin
Area: East London
1   2C "Bars + cross"     02.06.1915
(Putzel)		 03.07.1915
(Putzel)		  

BRACKENFEL(L) (STATION) (SIDING)
Union to Republic
Area: Bellville
1   2C "Bars + cross"   Siding
First seen: 29.05.1905
(Putzel)		 Union 12.03.1930
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank" Only one "L" 07.02.1950
(Putzel)		 02.07.1932
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank"   Station 04.02.1937
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank"   Two "L" 13.06.1955
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank" Last seen: 14.08.1978
(Putzel)		 05.08.1957
(Aab)		 Republic  

BRACKEN HILL
01.12.1919 to Republic
Area: Knysna
1   2C "Bar"     1930?
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"     ??.07.1955
(Putzel)		    

BRADFORD
Union to 20.06.1921
Area: Queenstown
Not recorded
CGH postmark known

BRAECROFT
01.06.1913 to ca. 1936
Area: Creighton
1   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"   20.08.1920
(Aab)		 25.10.1932
(Putzel)		  

BRAEMAR
Union to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "Bars + cross"     1926
(Visser)		 1933
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Cross"     30.09.1957
(Putzel)		    

BRAKFONTEIN  - CAPE -
Union to 01.02.1920
Area: Victoria West
1   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"     26.03.1915
(Putzel)		    

BRAKFONTEIN  - TRANSVAAL -
Union to 01.12.1910
01.03.1911 to 01.08.1911
Renamed to Brakvalley
21.08.1922 to 08.12.1924
Area: Standerton
Not recorded

BRAKKIES
Union to 02.07.1956
Area: Hopetown
1   1C "CGH"   First seen:
 04.03.1908
(Frescura)		 Union 27.11.1923
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank"     04.11.1930
(Putzel)		 1940
(Visser)		  

BRAKKLOOF
Union to Republic
Area: Rustenberg
1   1C "Asterisk"     25.04.1912
(Aab)		 20.11.1955
(Putzel)		  
       

BRAKPAN
Union to Republic
Area: East Rand
1   3C "T" First seen:
04.22.1905
(Aab)		 Union 07.11.1910
(Aab)		  
       
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		 ZAR removed 17.09.1901
(Visser)		 12.02.1903
(Visser)		  
3   2C-D
Half-moon		 "Cross" First seen:
14.06.1904
(Aab)		 Union 07.12.1912
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 04.06.1918
(Visser)		    
5   1C "Blank" Skeleton 28.11.1919
(Putzel)		 06.12.1919
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Blank"
Visse		 Skeleton 11.11.1920
(Visser)		    
7   2C-D "Bars + cross" more types known 09.04.1920
(Aab)		 23.05.1923
(Putzel)		  
8   2C "Bars + cross"   07.05.1923
(Putzel)		 21.12.1927
(Aab)		  
9   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 09.09.1924
(Putzel)		    
10   1C "Blank"
Visse		 Skeleton 14.??.1927
(Visser)		    
11   2C-D "Bars + cross"   28.03.1928
(Aab)		 27.07.1931
(Putzel)		  
12   1C "Blank" Skeleton
New discovery		 12.12.1932
(Visser)		 17.12.1932
(Aab)		  
13   2C-D "Cross"     07.03.1932
(Putzel)		    
14   2C "Bars + cross"   26mm 22.01.1932
(Putzel)		 18.03.1935
(Putzel)		  
15   2C "Bars + cross" 28mm 21.12.1936
(Putzel)		 25.11.1943
(Aab)		  
16   1C "Blank" Skeleton
Not recorded by Putzel

New discovery		 03.12.1936
(Aab)		    
17   1C "Blank" Skeleton
Not recorded by Putzel

New discovery		 10.11.1937
(Aab)		 23.11.1937
(Aab)		  
18   1C "Blank" Skeleton 08.12.1937
(Aab)		    
19   2C-D "Bars + cross" Not recorded by Putzel 02.11.1952
(Aab)		 23.03.1957
(Aab)		  
20   2C-D "Bars + cross"   38mm 28.03.1938
(Putzel)		    
21   1C "Blank"   Skeleton ??.12.1952
(Putzel)		    
22   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 16.09.1954
(Putzel)		    
23   1C "Blank" Skeleton
Not recorded by Putzel		 ??.05.1955
(Aab)		 02.05.1956
(Aab)		  
24   PARCEL  
Visser		 Lettering 31mm      
25   PARCEL  
Visser		 Lettering 32mm      

BRAKPAN LOCATION (BRAKPAN N.E.)
06.06.1932 to 11.09.1944
1   1C "Blank"   LOC/LOK 07.06.1932
(Putzel)		    
2 "N.E." 1C "Blank" Non European 22.02.1951
(Putzel)		 17.01.1957
(Aab)		  
3   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)