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COMBRINK
01.08.1916 to 24.02.1941
Area: Port Elizabeth
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm
(Putzel)		    

COMBRINKSPOORT
05.02.1923 to 03.12.1923
Area: Vrede, OFS
Not recorded

COMMADAGGA (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to 1953
Renamed to Kommadagga
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen: 17.11.1909
(Frescura)		 Union 1922
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank" 26 mm 16.09.1924
(Aab)		 10.12.1934
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"
(Visser)		 Skeleton 16.08.1937
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank" 29 mm April 1939
(Putzel)		 17.03.1955
(Aab)		  
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 08.09.1950
(Putzel)		    
6   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 24.10.1952
(Visser)		    

COMMANDODRIFT
01.08.1913 to 1953
Renamed to Kommandodrift

1   2C "S.AFRICA"     1923
(Visser)		 21.12.1934
(Putzel)		  

COMMANDOKRAAL
Union to 15.10.1945
Renamed to Kommandokraal
Area: Willowmore
1   1C "CGH"   First seen: 26.01.1909
(Frescura)		 Union 08.05.1929
(Frescura)		  

COMMANDO SIDING
Union to 01.09.1911
24.04.1922 to 25.06.1923
Area: Ficksburg, OFS
Not recorded
ORC BONC 115 known

COMMISSIEDRIFT
11.11.1910 to 1953
Renamed to Kommiesiedrift
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"
Visser		   11.11.1910
(Aab)		 1930
(Visser		  

COMMISIEPOORT
Union to 1953
Renamed to Kommiesiepoort

1   2C "S.AFRICA"     11.04.1930
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank" 25 mm 25.02.1939
(Putzel)		 04.10.1943
(Aab)		  
3   2C "?"   28 mm 09.11.1953
(Visser)		    

COMMISSIONER STREET
01.05.1920 to 03.04.1923
05.12.1938 to Republic
Renamed to Hollard Street (1923)
Renamed from City and Suburban (1938)
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG"
Visser		   23.11.1920
(Visser)		    
2   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG"     08.10.1920
(Putzel)		 1922
(Putzel)		  
3   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG" Index 2
under date		 05.02.1922
(Putzel)		 07.09.1922
(Aab)		  
4   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   28 mm 25.11.1935
(Putzel)		    
5 "JH" 2C "Blank" JH after Str. 02.10.1944
(Putzel)		 09.03.1955
(Aab)		  
6   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   33 mm

Last seen: 18.04.1978
(Putzel)
(Putzel)		 Republic  
7 "/STr. (N.E.)" 2C "JOHANNESBURG"   26 mm 10.01.1951
(Putzel)		    
8   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 26 mm 22.05.1951
(Putzel)		 05.03.1952
(Aab)		  
9 "/STR" 2C "JOHANNESBURG" 25 mm

STR instaed of Street		 08.04.1954
(Putzel)		 18.07.1957
(Aab)		  
10 "/STR JH" 2C "Blank" STR JH instaed of Street 08.01.1957
(Aab)		    
11   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   28 mm

Last seen: 09.09.1963
(Putzel)		 09.05.1958
(Putzel)		 Republic  
       
12   2C "Bar"   Type 3 relief 1959
(Visser)		    
13   1C "COMMISSIONER
STREET"
Visser		 Skeleton 18.01.1961
(Visser)		    
14   PARCEL     4-Liner
with Index 3
(Putzel)		    
15   PARCEL     2-Liner
Different font
(Visser)		    
16   PARCEL   2-Liner
STREET
(Visser)		    
17   PARCEL   2-Liner
STR
(Visser)		    

COMMITEESDRIFT
Union to Republic
Area: Grahamstown
1   1C "DRIFT"   First seen: 27.03.1903
(Putzel)		 Union 1935
(Visser)		  
       
2   1C "CGH"       12.09.1922
(Putzel)		  
(3)   2C "Blank"   First seen: 20.11.1966
(Putzel)		      

COMMONDALE
01.03.1917 to Republic
Area: Piet Retief
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 11.09.1918
(Putzel)		 1932(Visser)  

COMPAGNIESDRIFT
01.09.1919 to 1953
Renamed to Kompanjiesdrift
Area: Humansdorp
1   2C "Bars + cross"   34 mm

On KGV
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank"   30 mm 12.12.1949
(Putzel)		    

COMPENSATION (STATION) (RAIL)
15.05.1922 to Republic
Area: Stanger, Natal North Coadt
1   2C "Blank" 25 mm 07.11.1934
(Putzel)		 22.12.1953
(Putzel)		  

COMPTONVILLE
22.08.1927 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm 08.01.1941
(Putzel)		 24.09.1953
(Aab)		  

CONCORDIA - Montagu -
Union to 24.09.1919
Renamed to Koo
Area: Montagu
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen: 02.03.1901
(Frescura)		 Union 24.09.1919
(Aab)		  

CONCORDIA - Namaqualand -
Union to Republic
Area: Springbok
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 20.08.1923
(Putzel)		 16.04.140
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "52"   Skeleton 13.04.1952
(Putzel)		    

CONFIDENCE
08.03.1926 to Republic
Area: Piet Retief
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm

Last seen
01.04.1975
(Visser)
(Aab)		 Republic  

CONGELLA (RAIL)
Union to 01.09.1915
05.07.1921 to 14.05.1928
31.10.1949 to Republic
Renamed from Pensame Road (1949)
Area: Durban
1   2C "NATAL"   09.09.1911
(Aab)		  
2   2C "NATAL?"
Visser		   01.02.1923
(Visser)		  
3   2C "Blank"  Last seen: 16.08.1978
(Putzel)		 12.07.1952
(Aab)		 Republic
4   2C "1"  Last seen: 16.08.1978
(Putzel)		 02.04.1952
(Aab)		 Republic  
5   2C "2"  Last seen: 16.08.1978
(Putzel)		 28.12.1956
(Aab)		 Republic  

CONGELLA CAMP
June 1917 to 1924
Area: Durban
1   2C "Blank" New discovery ??.06.1917
(Aab)		    

CONGRESS RONDEBOSCH

Area: Cape Town
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Medical Congress
 25.09.1933 to 30.9.1933.		 27.09.1933
(Visser)		    
2 "Kongress 1C "RBSCH"
Visser		 New Education Fellowship Congress

02.09.1934 to 13.09.1934		 09.07.1934
(Visser)		    

CONGOSKRAAL
24.11.1924 to Republic

1   2C "Blank"   28.01.1931
(Aab)		 06.05.1940
(Aab)		  

CONNAUGHT
21.09.1925 to 19.02.1934
Area: Between Estcourt and Bergville
Not recorded

CONNEMARA
26.05.1957 to Republic
Area: Harding, Natal
1   2C "?"    
(Visser)		    

CONREEF
25.01.1937 to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "Bars + cross"   30 mm 22.02.1937
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm 18.03.1939
(Putzel)		 13.02.1956
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 30.11.1945
(Putzel)		    

CONSORT MINE
01.12.1916 to 13.06.1921
Renamed Noordkaap
Area: Barberton
1   2C "Blank"     28.02.1921
(Putzel)		    

CONSTABLE (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to 04.06.1937
(Still using Constabel after name change)
Renamed to Konstabel Rail
Area: Between Worcester and Touws River
1   1C "RTO" First seen:
??.04.1896
(Aab)		 Union 06.08.1920
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   Constable Rail used after name change 04.06.1937
(Putzel)		    

CONSTANTIA
Union to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   2C "Bars + cross"   02.04.1913
(Aab)		 10.05.1920
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank" Last seen: 15.09.1978
(Putzel)		 29.07.1938
(Putzel)		    

CONSTANTIADRIFT
Union to 01.09.1912
Area: Ladybrand, OFS
1   BONC "6" Allocated February 1908 to 27.11.1910 Union 27.11.1910
(Aab)		  
       

CONTENT RAIL (STATION)
01.01.1911 to Republic
Area: Kimberley
1   2C "Bars + cross"     17.02.1913
(Putzel)		    
2 "RAIL" 2C "Bar"     02.05.1921
(Putzel)		    
3 "/STA" 2C "Blank"   16.10.1930
(Aab)		 08.10.1955
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank"
Visser		   19.07.1938
(Visser)		    

CONWAY (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Middelburg, Cape
1 "STATION" 2C "S.AFRICA"     29.08.1920
(Putzel)		    
2 "STATION" 2C "Blank"    S.AFRICA
removed		 1923
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross"   24.07.1933
(Putzel)		 08.05.1961
(Putzel)