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BRANDSIEKFONTEIN
1953 to 04.03.1957
Renamed from Brandziekfontein
Area: Barkley West
Not recorded

BRANDSPRUIT
Union to 05.01.1931
Area: Steynsburg
1   1C "CGH"   Small typeface

First seen:
 27.07.1909
(Frescura)		 Union 14.05.1921
(Putzel)		  

BRANDVLEI
Union to Republic
Area: Calvinia
1   1C "Blank" First seen: 25.01.1905
(Aab)		 Union 09.07.1927
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank" 25mm 08.02.1934
(Aab		 12.12.1936
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1939
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank" 28mm

Last seen: 03.07.1962
(Putzel)		 04.05.1943
(Aab		 Republic  

BRANDWACHT
Union to Republic
Area: On the road between Mossel Bay and Oudtshoorn
1   1C "Blank" First seen: 23.04.1896
(Frescura)		 Union 16.08.1940
(Frescura)		  

BRANDWATER
28.10.1935 to 21.03.1960
Area: Bethlehem
Not recorded

BRANDZIEKFONTEIN
01.03.1919 to 1953
Renamed to Brandsiekfontein
Area: Barkley West
1   2C "Bar"     07.03.1931
(Putzel)		    

BRAUNVILLE
11.03.1957 to Republic
Area: Lady Frere
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

BRAYBANK
09.11.1936 to 06.04.1941
Area: Middelberg, Transvaal
Not recorded

BREAKFASTVLEI
Union to Republic
Area: Alice
1   2C "Bars + cross"   First seen: 01.11.1909
(Putzel)		 Union 01.08.1917
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"     22.03.1961
(Putzel)		    

BREDARSDORP
Union to Republic
Area: ?
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
 08.05.1907
(Frescura)		 Union 1926
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank" 25 mm 06.08.1924
(Paterson)		 19.02.1934
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank"   30 mm 13.08.1932
(Putzel)		    
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 07.05.1934
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank"   26 mm 16.09.1942
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Blank"   19.11.1941
(Aab)		 21.03.1955
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Blank"     19.11.1941
(Aab)		 21.03.1955
(Putzel)		  

BREDELL
28.06.1948 to Republic
Area: Kempton Park
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1948
(Visser)		    

BREDEN HANSPAN
29.08.1927 to 31.12.1928
Area: Hopetown
Not recorded

BREEDE RIVER STATION
Union to 10.12.1930
Renamed to Breerivier Stasie
Area: Worcester
1   1C "Blank" First seen: 07.01.1901
(Frescura)		 Union 28.01.1929
(Frescura)		  

BREEKKERRIE
01.02.1917 to 01.02.1919
21.04.1921 to 27.10.1930
Area: Carnarvon
1   2C "Blank"     20.07.1921
(Putzel)		    

BREERIVIER STASIE
10.02.1930 to Republic
Renamed from Breede River Station
Area: Worcester
1   2C "Blank"
Paterson		   08.07.1932
(Putzel)		 1945
(Visser)		  

BREE STREET CAPE TOWN
Union to Republic
1   1C "Blank" First seen: 04.05.1909
(Frescura)		 Union 25.06.1914
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bar + cross" Last seen: 26.08.1904
(Aab)		 Union 28.10.1919
(Aab)		  
3   2C "CAPETOWN
KAAPSTAD"		     21.06.1920
(Putzel)		 21.12.1923
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "CAPETOWN"
Or is this Stal street??		 SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 05.07.1921
(Aab)		    
5 "CAPETOWN" 2C "KAAPSTAD" B and N below date 11.01.1936
(Putzel)		 03.05.1949
(Aab)		  
6 "CAPETOWN" 2C "KAAPSTAD"   B and N next to date 20.10.1939
(Putzel)		    
7 "KAAPSTAD" 2C "BREE STR. CAPE TOWN" Bilingual 14.10.1954
(Aab)		    
8   2C "CAPETOWN
KAAPSTAD"		     29.09.1951
(Putzel)		    
9   2C "CAPETOWN
KAAPSTAD"		 BREESTRAAT 01.05.1959
(Aab)		    
10   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

BREEDPLAN
04.05.1936 to 18.01.1954
Area: Rustenberg
Not recorded

BREETSVLEI
05.03.1928 to 25.01.1954
Area: Magaliesburg
1   2C "Blank"   29.03.1941
(Putzel)		 24.12.1946
(Aab)		  

BREIPAAL
Union to Republic
Area: Trompsburg, OFS
1 "S.O." 2C "O.R.C."     15.01.1916
(Putzel)		    

BRENDAR
15.06.1936 to 20.06.1938
03.11.1947 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

BRENDON
19.03.1928 to 30.12.1929
Area: Lydenburg
Not recorded

BRENTFORD
01.07.1913 to 12.03.1956
Renamed from Buffelshoek
Area: Somerset East
1   1C "Blank"     10.05.1913
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "S.AFRICA"    
(Putzel)		    

BRENTHURST
25.09.1939 to Republic
Area: Brakpan
1   2C "Blank" Last seen:
24.05.1978
(Putzel)		 05.05.1941
(Putzel)		 Republic  

BRENTWOOD (PARK)
01.11.1920 to Republic
Brentwood Park from 1926 - still using Brentwood in 1933 -
Area: Benoni
1   1C "Blank" Skeleton
Could be 1935
New discovery		 23.02.1933
(Aab)		    
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton 23.02.1933
(Aab)		    
3   2C "Blank"   9 to 3 o'clock

Last seen:
06.03.1967
(Putzel)		 26.04.1952
(Putzel)		 Republic  
4   2C "Blank" 8 to 4 o'clock

Last seen:
06.10.1964
(Putzel)		 18.03.1948
(Putzel)		 Republic  

BRERETON (PARK)
Union to Republic
Brereton Park from 1921
Area: Piet Retief
1   2C "Blank" First seen: 11.02.1908
(Putzel)		 11.02.1908
(Putzel)		 11.12.1917
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   10.02.1931
(Putzel)		 11.09.1951
(Aab)		  

BRETBY
01.05.1915 to 11.09.1939
Renamed to Grypoort
Area: Kuruman
1   2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)		    

BREYTEN
Union to Republic
Area: Ermelo
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen: 14.10.1905
(Aab)		 Union 25.10.1912
(Putzel)		  
2   2C-D "S.AFRICA"   14.12.1915
(Putzel)		 ??.07.1921
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank" Skeleton 23.02.1926
(Aab)		    
4   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm 21.12.1928
(Putzel)		    
5   2C-D "Bars + cross" 31 mm 24.01.1933
(Aab)		 03.05.1943
(Putzel)		  
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 15.11.1932
(Aab)		    
7   1C "Blank" Skeleton

New discovery		 15.04.1935
(Aab)		    
8   1C "Blank" Skeleton 04.02.1947
(Aab)		 02.02.1948
(Aab)		  
9   2C "Blank" Last seen: 07.08.1978
(Putzel)		 27.08.1958
(Aab)		 Republic  
10   2C-D "Bars + cross"   06.03.1954
(Aab) 		 11.10.1958
(Aab) 		  

BRIARDENE
15.04.1929 to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "Blank"     05.08.1930
(Putzel)		    

BRIDGE TOWN
Union to 09.02.1953
Area: Malmesbury
1   BONC "346"        
2   2C "Blank"     31.07.1951
(Putzel)		    

BRIDGEWATER
30.05.1921 to Republic
Area: Messina
1   2C "Blank"   23.02.1924
(Aab)		 06.01.1930
(Putzel)		  

BRIDGMANVILLE
09.03.1959 to Republic
Area: Oudtshoorn
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

BRIEDBACH
Union to 01.06.1914
Area: Kingwilliamstown
Not recorded
CGH postmark known (Breidbach)

BRIGG'S HAVEN
26.01.1959 to Republic
Area: Sterkspruit
1   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)		    

BRIGHTON
22.12.1924 to 15.03.1948
Area: Bethlehem
1   2C "Blank"     20.10.1930
(Putzel)		    

BRIGHTON BEACH
28.11.1949 to Republic
Area: Durban
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 14.03.1952
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		  
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank" Last seen
1991
(Putzel)		 06.04.1958
(Putzel)		 23.09.1958
(Aab)		  

BRINDISI ROAD
Union to 01.07.1911
Renamed to Generaal's Nek
Area: Ficksburg
1   BONC "129"   Allocated 1 October 1910      

BRITS (STATION)
Union to Republic
Brits Station from 1913 to 1918
Area: 45km north-west of Pretoria
1   2C "?"
Visser		 Could br RO 09.02.1912
(Visser)		    
2   2C "TRANSVAAL"   12.10.1910
(Aab)		 16.01.1924
(Aab)		  
3   2C-D "Bars + cross"     02.02.1929
(Putzel)		    
4   1C "Blank" Skeleton
Visser		 1941
(Visser)		    
5   1C "Blank" Skeleton 09.12.1946
(Aab)		 02.01.1947
(Aab)		  
6   2C-D "Bars + cross"
Visser		 shorter bars
different crossr		 16.11.1939
(Visser)		    
7   2C "Cross"   26 mm
Thin lines on sides		 30.08.1944
(Putzel)		 1947
(Visser)		  
8   2C "Bars + cross"   14.09.1950
(Putzel)		 10.06.1953
(Aab)		  
9   2C-D "Cross" 29 mm 17.11.1942
(Aab)		 03.08.1949
(Putzel)		  
10   2C-D "Cross" 33 mm 02.02.1954
(Putzel)		 09.01.1956
(Aab)		  
11   2C "2" Last seen:

08.08.1978
(Putzel)		 31.05.1960
(Aab)		 Republic  

BRITSTOWN
Union to Republic
Area: 45km west of De Aar on the Upington railway
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
18.03.1890
(Frescura)		 Union 17.07.1913
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"
First seen:
30.03.1903
(Aab)		 Union 05.12.1913
(Frescura)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" 27 mm


Small
SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 28.03.1922
(Aab)		 1935
(Visser)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross" 30 mm


Large
SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date

 03.09.1923
(Putzel)		 06.02.1934
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank"   31 mm 29.08.1928
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Blank" 28 mm 28.09.1938
(Putzel)		 17.06.1943
(Aab)		  
7   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 17.06.1938
(Putzel)		    

BRITSVILLE (SIDING) (RAIL)
Union to 01.01.1915 (Telegraph office)
Area: De Aar
1   Manuscript   New discovery 23.11.1910
(Aab)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 New discovery 14.10.1911
(Visser)		    

BRITTEN (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Station (Rail) from 1913 to 1948
Area: Bloemhof
1   2C "R.O"   07.05.1913
(Aab)		 23.04.1919
(Putzel)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   20.02.1930
(Putzel)		 03.11.1938
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross"     05.10.1955
(Aab)		    
       

BRIXTON
Union to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1 "T.S.O." 2C "JOHANNESBURG"   12.12.1914
(Putzel)		 ??.05.1931
(Aab)		  
2   2C "JOHANNESBURG" "T.S.O."
replaced by dash
(Aab)		    
3   2C "JOHANNESBURG" Last seen:

04.08.1978
(Putzel)		 19.11.1951
(Putzel)		 Republic  
4   2C "SA. CB-1" Last seen:

01.02.1980
(Putzel)		 24.05.1955
(Aab)		 Republic  

BRIXTON DEPOT
1952 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "Blank"     01.05.1958
(Putzel)