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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