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DARABE
Union to 1953
03.08.1959 to Republic
Renamed to Dahabe (1953)
Renamed from Dahabe (1959)
Area: Transkei
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
 28.07.1906
(Frescura)		 Union 11.01.1943
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

DARGLE
Union to Republic
Area: Howick, Natal
1   2C "NATAL" DARGLE

Bars on sides
Last seen: 25.08.1905
(Aab)		 Union 23.09.1910
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   DARGLE 20.10.1955
(Putzel)		 28.02.1959
(Putzel)		  

DARGLE (STATION) (RAIL)
September 1911 to Republic
Area: Howick, Natal
1 "STATION" 2C "Blank"   DARGLE STATION 06.09.1923
(Putzel)		    
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   DARGLE RAIL 16.02.1929
(Putzel)		    

DARGLE ROAD
Union to September 1911
Renamed to Dargle Station
Area: ?
1   2C "NATAL" Markings on sides 09.01.1911
(Aab)		 28.06.1917
(Putzel)		  

DARKTON- SWAZILAND -
See Swaziland

DARLING
Union to Republic
Area: West Coast
1   1C "Blank" First seen: 20.11.1901
(Aab)		 Union 23.01.1913
(Aab)		  
2   1C "Bars + 3"     04.05.1911
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 10.07.1913
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "S.AFRICA"   21.01.1914
(Aab)		 16.06.1914
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank" SOUTH AFRICA
removed		 04.04.1916
(Aab)		 15.05.1920
(Aab)		  
       
6   2C "Bars + cross"   30 mm 31.12.1921
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen:
11.08.1978
(Putzel)		 08.02.1934
(Aab)		 Republic  
       
8   2C "Bars"   Relief 03.07.1959
(Putzel)		    

DARLINGTON - Cape -
Union to 03.01.1947
Area: Somerset East
1   1C "Blank" First seen: 07.08.1894
(Frescura)		 Union 24.12.1910
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"     18.09.1912
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"   25 mm 01.07.1925
(Putzel)		 1927
(Visser)		  
4   2C "Blank"   29 mm 03.01.1947
(Putzel)		    

DARLINGTON - Natal -
31.12.1923 to 04.06.1928
Renamed from Ifafa Beach (1923)
Renamed to Ifafa Beach (1928)
Area: ?
Not recorded

DARNALL (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Stanger, Natal
1   2C "NATAL" Markings on sides

First Seen:
08.09.1908
(Aab)		 Union 21.11.1929
(Aab)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"     07.03.1922
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross"   21.05.1925
(Putzel)		 18.01.1929
(Aab)		  
4 "NATAL" 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Visser 21.11.1931
(Visser)		    
5   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen:
16.08.1978
(Putzel)		 03.03.1938
(Aab)		 Republic  
6   2C "Bars + cross"   06.04.1948
(Aab)		 01.05.1959
(Aab)		  

DARTFORD
01.09.1919 to 12.03.1923
Area: Klipdam, Cape
Not recorded

DASENSPOORT
 09.08.1954
NOT RECORDED BY PUTZEL
Area: Unknown
1   2C "Blank"   09.08.1954
(Aab)		    

DASKOP
21.08.1927 to Republic
Area: Uniondale
1   2C "Bars + cross"     07.04.1930
(Putzel)		    

DASPOORT
Union to 01.10.1932
19.06.1950 to Republic
Renamed Hercules (1932)
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "PRETORIA" First seen:
23.12.1908
(Aab)		 Union 30.01.1929
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   09.08.1954
(Aab)		 29.03.1961
(Aab)		  

DASSENBERG
07.08.1950 to 12.11.1951
Area: Malmesbury
1   2C "Blank"     25.06.1951
(Putzel)		    

DASSENHOEK STATION
03.03.1937 to Republic
Area: Durban
1 "/STA" 2C "Blank"   Last seen:
30.08.1965
(Putzel)		 1943
(Visser)		 Republic  

DASSIE DEUR (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to 21.09.1957
Renamed to Drennan Station
Area: Cradock
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
 09.12.1897
(Aab)		 Union 29.10.1918
(Frescura)		  
2 "RL" 2C "Blank"     03.03.1936
(Putzel)		    

DASSIEFONTEIN
Union to 11.11.1935
Area: Richmond, Cape
1   2C "Blank"     10.08.1934
(Putzel)		    

DASSIEKLIP
Union to 01.09.1918
Area: Sandflats, Cape
Not recorded
CGH postmarks known

DASVILLE
03.11.1941 to 23.02.1942
17.04.1950 to Republic
Area: Balfour, Transvaal
1   2C "Blank"   Last seen: 15.11.1967
(Putzel)		 20.04.1953
(Putzel)		 Republic  

DAVEL (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Bethal
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   19.10.1910
(Aab)		 ??.01.1929
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   03.04.1933
(Aab)		 22.02.1960
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton ??.10.1942
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Cross" Last seen:
19.01.1975
(Putzel)		 28.06.1943
(Putzel)		 Republic  

DAVEYTON
17.03.1958 to Republic
Area: Benoni, East Rand
1   2C "Blank" Last seen:
14.08.1978
(Putzel)		 29.01.1960
(Aab)		 Republic  

DAVIDSKATNAGEL
01.07.1919 to 01.11.1932
Renamed to Amorana
Area: Zeerust
1   2C "Bar"     1921
(Visser)		 21.01.1929
(Putzel)		  

DAVIESVILLE
01.02.1920 to Republic
Area: Pietersaburg
1   2C "Bar"
Visser		   19.03.1923
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank"   03.08.1934
(Putzel)		 03.11.1959
(Putzel)		  

DAWN
02.05.1953 to 10.08.1959
Area: East London
Not recorded

DE AAR
Union to Republic
Area: Northern Cape
1   1C "CGH" Spelt: De Aar

First seen: 02.09.1897
(Frescura)		 Union 28.12.1910
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" Typeface 2,7mm high

First seen: 20.12.1900
(Frescura)		 Union 10.07.1913
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" Typeface 3,3mm high

First seen: 18.02.1908
(Aab)		 Union 11.01.1911
(Frescura)		  
4   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Relief
New discovery		 ??.07.1914
(Visser)		    
5   2C "Blank" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 03.09.1916
(Aab)		 26.02.1920
(Aab)		  
6   2C "Bars + cross"   30 mm 21.05.1920
(Putzel)		    
7 "RELIEF" 1C "AM"   Skeleton 30.03.1922
(Putzel)		    
8   2C "Blank"   29.12.1922
(Aab)		 20.01.1924
(Visser)		  
9   2C "S.AFRICA"   21.01.1926
(Aab)		 12.05.1936
(Putzel)		  
10   2C-D "Blank"
Visser		 31 mm 31.03.1928
(Visser)		    
11   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 19.03.1929
(Putzel)		    
12   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm
Thick bars		 19.07.1933
(Putzel)		 15.04.1935
(Aab)		  
13   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm
Thin bars		 15.01.1937
(Putzel)		 13.03.1938
(Putzel)		  
14   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm
Thin bars
end above date		 15.01.1937
(Putzel)		 13.03.1938
(Putzel)		  
15   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm
Thin bars
end parallel to date

Last seen:
10.02.1978
(Putzel)		 01.11.1943
(Putzel)		 Republic  
16   2C "Bars + cross"   29 mm
Thin bars
end parallel to date
(Putzel)		    
17   2C "Bars + cross" 28 mm
Thin bars
end above date		 01.11.1943
(Putzel)		 15.01.1948
(Aab		  
18   2C "Bars + cross"

Visser

 29 mm
Thin bars
end below date
De Aar closer		 23.09.1947
(Visser)		    
19 "BETAALD-
PAID"		 2C "DE AAR"     05.05.1961
(Putzel)		    
20 " PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    
21 " PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

DE AAR STATION
Union to Republic
Area: Northern Cape
1   2C "STATION"   22.09.1928
(Aab)		 09.06.1935
(Putzel)		  
2 "/STA" 2C "Blank"   15.10.1940
(Putzel)		 12.07.1946
(Aab)		  
3 "STA" 2C "Blank" 29 mm 17.08.1949
(Aab)		 18.07.1952
(Aab)		  
4 "STA" 2C "Blank"   26mm
Name small		 14.03.1955
(Putzel)		    
5 "STA" 2C "Blank"   26 mm
Name large		 01.02.1958
(Putzel)		    
6 "STA" 2C "Blank" 31 mm
 		 22.03.1957
(Aab)		 14.02.1958
(Visser)		  
7 "STA" 2C "Blank"   31 mm 11.02.1959
(Putzel)		    

DEALSVILLE
Union to Republic
Area: Boshof, OFS
1   1C "Bar"   14.12.1910
(Aab)		 29.10.1912
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank" Name above date 11.06.1917
(Aab)		 12.05.1928
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank" Name below date 1935
(Aab)		 20.08.1942
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank" Skeleton 29.06.1937
(Aab)		    
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1945
(Putzel)		    

DEAN
Union to 01.10.1917
Renamed to Regina
Area: Klerksdorp
1   2C "Ornament"
Transvaal Philatelist		   23.01.1913
(S.Payne)		    

DE BEER'S KRAAL
Union to 01.03.1911
Renamed to Reismierbult
Area: Welverdiend
Not recorded

DE BEERSRUS(T)
30.05.1938 to 08.05.1939
05.02.1940 to 02.09.1940
06.09.1943 to 18.05.1959
04.04.1960 to 06.09.1960
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Blank"   14.07.1944
(Aab)		 17.06.1955
(Putzel)		  

DEBEN
01.01.1916 to 01.06.1953
Renamed to Dibeng
Area: Kuruman
1   2C "Bars + cross"     20.08.1928
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"

Visser

 Skeleton 05.07.1930
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Cross"   20.04.1933
(Putzel)		 05.01.1948
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 01.05.1950
(Putzel)		    

DEBE NEK (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Kingwilliamstown
1   1C "CAPE COLONY" First seen
1898
(Visser)		 Union 1912
(Visser)		 60
2   1C "CGH"   asymmetrical 15.02.1913
(Putzel)		    
3 "RAIL" 2C "Bars + cross"     15.09.1917
(Putzel)		 08.07.1922
(Putzel)		  
4 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"     29.12.1931
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Bars + cross"     18.03.1952
(Putzel)		    

DE BLOEM
08.02.1937 to 21.01.1946
Renamed to Estoire
Area: Bloemfontein
Not recorded

DE BOSCH
17.09.1923 to 30.11.1942
Renamed to Die Bos
Area: Calvinia
1   2C "Bars + cross"     01.06.1931
(Putzel)		    

DE BRUG (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
1 "S.O." 2C "O.R.C" First seen:
02.06.1909
(Putzel)		 Union 28.01.1911
(Aab)		  
2 "S.O." 2C "Blank" O.R.C removed 20.06.1912
(Putzel)		 07.04.1954
(Putzel)