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Post Offices DABARAS to DANYENI

DABARAS
1944 to 1945
Area: Kakamas
1   2C "?"    
(Putzel)		    

DAGGABOER'S NEK
Union to 02.11.1959
Area: Cookhouse
1   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)		    

DAGGAFONTEIN
22.01.1940 to Republic
Area: Springs
1   2C "Blank" New discovery 1943
(Aab)		    

DAGGAFONTEIN MINE
14.01.1921 to 16.05.1921
Area: Springs
Not recorded

DAGGAKRAAL
01.07.1911 to 01.07.1916
Renamed from Driefontein
Renamed to Vlakpoort
Area: Amersfoort, Transvaal
1   2C "Bars + cross"   06.11.1911
(Aab)		 25.08.1913
(Visser)		  

DAGNAM
07.07.1940 to 25.11.1940
Area: Piet Retief
Not recorded

DAHABE
1953 to 03.08.1959
Renamed from Darabe
Renamed to Darabe
Area: Elliotdale
1   2C "Bars + cross"   30.11.1949
(Aab)		 01.09.1954
(Putzel		  

DALBRIDGE
27.06.1960 to Republic
Renamed from Sydney Road, Durban
Area: Durban
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

DALBRIDGE DEPOT
01.06.1959 to Republic
Area: Durban
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

DALESIDE
1937 to Republic
Area: Vereeniging
1   2C "Blank"   30.03.1939
(Putzel)		 27.11.1956
(Aab)		  
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton 29.09.1942
(Aab)		 12.11.1942
(Visser)		  

DALE'S ROCK
1959 to Republic
Area: Transkei
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

DAL JOSAFAT (DAL JOSAPHAT)
Union to Republic
Area: Paarl
1   1C "CGH" First seen: 23.05.1898
(Frescura)		 Union 08.01.1935
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"     01.05.1952
(Putzel)		    

DALMANUTHA (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Lydenburg
1   2C "Asterisk" First seen:
 ??.01.1904
(Lundy)		 Union 30.06.1924
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "R.O." First seen:
 23.12.1902
(S.Payne)		 Union 01.03.1919
(S.Payne)		  

DALTON (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Greytown, Natal
1   2C "NATAL" First seen 19.11.1900
(Aab)		 Union ??.01.1911
(Aab)		  
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 16.04.1912
(Visser)		    
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 02.??.1914
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 16.11.1914
(Aab)		 ??.05.1924
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 31 mm 30.06.1924
(Visser)		    
6   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm 25.02.1928
(Aab)		 01.04.1933
(Ian
Paterson)		  
7 "NATAL" 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 25.05.1950
(Visser)		    
8   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm

distance across
name is 18 mm.		 21.07.1954
(Visser)		 24.11.1956
(Aab)		  
9   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

DALVIEW
25.09.1939 to Republic
Area: Brakpan
1   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen:
11.08.1978
(Putzel)		 27.10.1959
(Aab)		 Republic  
2   2C "Cross" Last seen:
18.04.1978
(Putzel)		 05.12.1957
(Aab)		 Republic  

DAMASCUS
1924 to 1927
Area: Potgietersrust, Northern Transvaal
Not recorded

DAMBENI
04.05.1959 to Republic
Area: Transkei
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

DAMESBURG
01.05.1911 to February 1931
Area: Zeerust, OFS
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"     31.03.1916
(Putzel)		    

DAMPOORT
01.09.1914 to 22.02.1922
28.04.1924 to 25.01.1937
Area: Heilbron, OFS
Not recorded

DAMSLAAGTE
Union to 04.08.1958
Area: Laingsburg
1   1C "CGH" First seen: 13.06.1892
(Frescura)		 Union 12.09.1928
(Frescura)		  
       
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

DAMWAL
29.07.1935 to Republic
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal
1   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen:
29.04.1978
(Putzel)		 06.03.1936
(Putzel)		 Republic  

DANGER POINT
27.02.1928 to 15.12.1947
Area: Hermanus
1   2C "Blank"     13.04.1945
(Putzel)		    

DANHOFF
01.12.1958 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

DANIELSHOPE
18.09.1922 to 19.08.1957
Area: Fraserburg
1   2C "Blank"     13.01.1931
(Putzel)		    

DANIELSKUIL
Union to Republic
Area: Kimberley
1   1C "Dot" First seen: 29.11.1888
(Aab)		 Union 1927
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   14.04.1928
(Aab)		 1932
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 194?
(Visser)		    
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 04.02.1951
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank"   Last seen: 08.08.1978
(Putzel)		 16.02.1953
(Putzel)		 Republic  

DANIELSRUS(T) (STATION) (RAIL)
01.01.1912 to Republic
Area: Bethlehem
1   2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser		   26.09.1916
(Visser)		    
1 "RAIL" 2C "Bars + cross"
Edriek		   27.08.1928
(Putzel)		 10.12.1937
(Edriek)		  
2 "/STA" 2C "Blank"     28.05.1940
(Putzel)		    

DANNHAUSER (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Newcastle
1   1C "NATAL" Dots on sides

First Seen: 12.01.1904
(Aab)		 Union 09.02.1912
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "NATAL" Blocks on sides

First Seen: 27.08.1909
(Aab)		 Union 09.02.1912
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank"
25 mm
Wide R		 21.11.1919
(Aab)		 09.04.1937
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank" 28 mm 23.06.1941
(Putzel)		 17.02.1947
(Aab)		  
5   PARCEL   Spelt DHR      

DANSKRAAL
07.12.1938
Temporary post office
Area: Ladysmith
1   2C "DANSKRAAL"   07.12.1938
(Aab)		    

DANVILLE
19.11.1951 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

DANYENI
23.05.1960 to Republic
(Closed 22.01.1962)
Area: Newcastle
Not recorded