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Post Offices BRAKPOORT to BRANDSDRIFT

BRAKPOORT (RAIL) (STATION)
01.04.1919 to Republic
* Using Brakpoort  during Braakpoort 
Area: Victoria West
1   1C "CGH"
Using Bkakpoort spelling although postal agency was BRAAKPOORT

Last seen:
26.05.1901
(Frescura)		 Union 19.04.1916
(Frescura)		  
2   2C-D "RAIL"   06.04.1926
(Putzel)		 23.07.1948
(Putzel)		  

BRAKSPRUIT - Rustenberg -
Union to 01.02.1914
Renamed to Zwartruggens
Area: Between Rustenburg and Zeerust
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen:
??.02.1910
(Aab)		 Union 01.10.1912
(Putzel)		  
       

BRAKSPRUIT - Klerksdorp -
18.10.1926 to 02.01.1961
Area: Klerksdorp
Not recorded

BRAK VALLEY
01.08.1911 to 01.07.1914
Renamed from Brakfontein
Renamed to Brakvlei
Area: Ermelo
1   2C "Bar"  
 		 0.04.1913
(Visser)		    

BRAKVLEI - Ermelo -
01.07.1914 to 01.04.1916
Renamed from Brak Valley
Area: Ermelo
Not recorded

BRAKVLEI - Somerset East -
26.10.1925 to 20.08.1945
Renamed from Brak Valley
Area: Ermelo
1   2C "Blank?"   South Africa above and below date
(Putzel)		    

BRAKWAL (STATION)
Union to Republic
Area: Ladysmith, Natal
1   2C NATAL First seen:
01.12.1894
(Putzel)		 Union 21.05.1930
(Putzel)		  
2 "-STA" 2C Blank
Visser		   1937
(Visser)		 26.09.1960
(Visser		  

BRAMLEY
Union to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" First seen:
04.12.1908
(Putzel)		 Union 04.05.1951
(Putzel)		  
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" First seen:
06.12.1979
(Putzel)		 08.03.1958
(Putzel)		 Republic  

BRANDDRAAI
01.07.1919 to 15.09.1958
Area: Lydenburg
1   2C "Bar"   13.02.1932
(Aab)		 19.07.1932
(Putzel)		  

BRANDEKRAAL
01.06.1912 to Republic
Area: Humansdorp
Not recorded

BRANDFONTEIN
Union to December 1912
Renamed from Valsch River
Area: Riversdale
1   2C "S.AFRICA"       24.11.1938
(Putzel)		  

BRANDFORT
Union to Republic
Area: 60 km northeast of Bloemfontein
1   2C "O.R.C." First seen:
15.09.1900
(Putzel)		 Union 28.11.1910
(Aab)		  
2 "POST OFFICE." 2C "Blank" "O.R.C." removed ??.12.1914
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank" "O.R.C." removed 19.10.1910
(Aab)		 19.10.1916
(Aab)		  
4   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"   23.10.1914
(Aab)		 09.11.1922
(Putzel)		  
5   2C "Blank" could be 2 types 20.12.1928
(Putzel)		 30.05.1943
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Blank" Larger lettering 30.03.1952
(Aab)		    
7   2C "Line"   Modern relief 09.07.1959
(Putzel)		    

BRANDKOP
Union to 01.09.1912
15.01.1923 to Republic
Area: Calvinia
1   2C "Blank"     14.04.1936
(Putzel)		    

BRAND RIVER (BRANDREVIER)
Union to Republic
Area: Riversdale
1   1C "Blank"     12.05.1917
(Putzel)		 14.12.1939
(Putzel)		  

BRANDSDRIFT
01.03.1914 to Republic
Area: Ladybrand
1   2C "Blank"   South above date
Africa below date		 12.05.1925
(Putzel)