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Post Offices COMBRINK to CONWAY

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)