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Post Offices CHLOORKOP to CITY DEEP

CHLOORKOP
15.05.1950 to Republic
Area: Kempton Park, East Rand
1   2C "Blank" Last seen: 23.05.1977
(Putzel)		 26.01.1955
(Aab)		 Republic  

CHRISANTO
23.06.1955 to Republic
Area: Olifantshoek, Northen Cape
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   1955
(Visser)		    

CHRISSIEFONTEIN
23.05.1938 to Republic
Area: Vereeniging, Transvaal
1   2C "Blank" Last seen:
 25.02.1967
(Putzel)		 15.09.1943
(Aab)		 Republic  

CHRISSIESMEER
1938 to Republic
 Name alternates with Lake Chrissie
Area: Eastern Transvaal
1   2C "CHRISSIESMEER"   Bi-lingual 09.09.1944
(Aab)		 29.07.1958
(Putzel)		  
       

CHRISTIANA
Union to Republic
Area: Western Transvaal
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"
Transvaal Philatelist		 Asterisks
 on side

Last seen: 06.08.1907
(S.Payne)

 Union 03.03.1923
(S.Payne)		  
2   2C "TRANSVAAL" No asterisks
27 mm		 03.12.1910
(S.Payne)		 26.10.1930
(Aab)		  
3   2C "TRANSVAAL"
Ian Paterson		 29 mm 09.11.1922
(Ian
Paterson)		 24.09.1925
(Aab)		  
4   2C "TRANSVAAL" 30 mm 09.04.1933
(Putzel)		 01.05.1935
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank"   29.09.1939
(Putzel)		 06.04.1957
(Paterson)		  
6   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 04.08.1945
(Visser)		    
7   2C "Bars + 4" Last seen:
20.12.1978
(Putzel)		 11.10.1953
(Aab)		 Republic  
8   2C "T" New discovery 06.10.1938
(Aab)		    

CHRISTINA
Union to 30.06.1930
Renamed to Mont Pelaan
Area: Harrismith
1   BONC "3" Allocated August 1905

 		 Union 13.06.1910
(Aab)		  
       
2   2C "S.AFRICA"     ??.12.1912
(Putzel)		    

CHRISTMASVALE
20.09.1926 to 03.01.1960
Renamed from Thompson's
Area: East London
1   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)		    

CHRISTOPHER'S POST
19.05.1947 to 04.02.1952
Renamed to Itheku
Area: ?
1   2C "Blank"
Johan
Bezuidenhout		   06.02.1950
(Johan
Bezuidenhout)		    

CHROMITE
10.09.1951 to Republic
Chrome mine
Area: North West Transvaal
1   2C "Blank" Last seen
07.09.1984
(Putzel)		 16.06.1954
(Aab)		 Republic  

CHUNESPOORT
Union to 23.04.1934
Area: Pietersburg
1   3C "Asterisk" First seen:
19.12.1907
(Putzel)

PA closed
1920
all postmarks
from 1930
dated 18 November
(stolen postmark?		 Union 18.11.1958
(Aab)Union		  
TO postmark
or
Stolen postmark		      

CHURCH HILL ESTATE
25.08.1930 to 24.10.1932
Area: Near Parow, Cape Town
1   2C "Blank"     17.12.1931
(Putzel)		    

CHURCHILL ROAD
Union to 09.05.1932
Area: Durban
Not recorded

CHURCH STR. - KERKSTR., PIETERMARITZBURG
25.05.1936 to 1951
Renamed to Kerkstraat
1   2C "P.M. BURG"     07.03.1945
(Putzel)		 17.02.1947
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "NATAL"   Skeleton 30.05.1949
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "PIETERMARITZBURG"   28mm 01.05.1950
(Putzel)		 12.04.1955
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "PIETERMARITZBURG"   26mm

Last seen
14.10.1963
(Putzel)		 1953
(Visser)		    
5   PARCEL    
(Aab)		    

CHURCH STREET WEST PRETORIA
Union to 01.07.1914
Renamed to Indo-native office, Pretoria
1   2C "PRETORIA"
Visser		 First seen:
08.10.1902
(Putzel)		 Union 19.03.1914
(Visser)		  

CHYANDOUR
27.07.1925 to 17.03.1941
Area: Prieska, Northern Cape
1   2C "Blank"     22.02.1937
(Putzel)		    

CIBINI
1953 to 06.06.1955
Area: Tongaat, Natal North Coast
Not recorded

CIJFERFONTEIN (OVS)
Union to 1953
Renamed to Syferfontein
Area: Brandfort
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     21.11.1940
(Putzel)		    

CIJFERFONTEIN (TRANSVAAL)
01.02.1920 to 09.05.1921
Renamed to Strydfontein
Area: Krugersdorp
Not recorded

CILJA
10.03.1924 to 26.02.1934
Area: Koster, Western Transvaal
Not recorded

CILLIERSPOST
01.02.1912 to 01.01.1913
Renamed from Eksteen
Area: Lindley, OFS
Not recorded

CINDA PARK
18.07.1960 to Republic
Area: Boksburg
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		   18.08.1960
(Visser)		    

CINTSA
01.11.1917 to Republic
Area: North of East London
1   2C "Bars + cross"   28.02.1919
(Aab)		    

CITRUS
01.12.1919 to 01.08.1920
10.04.1922 to 08.05.1942
Renamed to Citrus Grove
Area: Nelspruit
1   2C "Bars + cross"     06.09.1922
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross"   St. Andrews cross 07.10.1932
(Putzel)		    

CITRUSDAL
28.12.1920 to Republic
Area: West Coast
1   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 04.04.1927
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank" Larger lettering 16.08.1933
(Aab)		 21.08.1950
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank"   Smaller lettering 25.04.1951
(Putzel)		    

CITRUS GROVE
08.05.1942 to 29.03.1943
Renamed from Citrus
Area: Nelspruit
Not recorded

CITY AND SUBURBAN
24.12.1923 to 05.12.1938
Renamed to Commissioner Street (Straat)
Area: Johannesburg
1   1C "Blank" Skeleton 10.06.1935
(Aab)		 16.06.1935
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 31mm 23.04.1924
(Aab)		 08.09.1930
(Aab)		  
3   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 26mm 16.06.1936
(Putzel)		 08.01.1937
(Aab)		  
4   2C "JOHANNESBURG"
Visser		 30mm 25.08.1937
(Visser)		    

CITY DEEP
21.03.1938 to Republic
Renamed from Prospect Township
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" Last seen:
12.08.1978
(Putzel)		 29.05.1942
(Aab)		 Republic