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Post Offices DIAMANTKUIL to DOESBURG

DIAMANTKUIL (DIAMONDKUIL)
01.11.1919 to 24.01.1938
Area: Wolmaranstad

1   1C "Bar"     01.12.1921
(Putzel)
20.08.1926
(Putzel)
 

DIAMOND ROCK
29.09.1941 to 12.06.1950
Area: Griquatown

1   2C "Blank"
Visser
  1954
(Visser)
   

DIBENG
1951 to Republic
Renamed from Deben
Area: Kuruman

1   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen
18.08.1978
(Putzel)
14.12.1955
(Aab)
Republic  

DICK'S POST
08.03.1948 to Republic
Area: Newcastle

Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DICKSONTRUST
01.01.1913 to 01.09.1918
Area: Thaba 'Nchu

Not recorded

DIE BAKKE
15.12.1947 to Republic
Area: Mossel Bay

1   1C "Blank"     07.01.1953
(Putzel)
   

DIE BOS
06.01.1942 to 08.11.1954
Renamed from De Bosch
Area: Calvinia

1   1C "Blank"
Visser
  06.01.1942
(Visser)
   

DIE BULT
27.09.1926 to 26.08.1957
Area: Boksburg

1   1C "Bars + cross"     16.09.1932
(Putzel)
   

DIE KELDERS
06.09.1943 to 08.11.1954
Area: Hermanus

1   1C "Blank"     01.02.1952
(Putzel)
   

DIE KRAANS
09.10.1939 to 19.01.1953
Area: Calvinia

Not recorded

DIEMANSPUTS
15.05.1922 to Republic
Area: Carnarvon

1   1C "Blank"     12.09.1928
(Putzel)
1930
(Putzel)
 

DIE MOOT
14.12.1925 to Republic
Area: Magaliesburg

1   2C "Bars + cross"     05.01.1930
(Putzel)
   
2   1C "Blank"
Visser
  27.??.1939
(Visser)
   

DIEPFONTEIN
01.03.1911 to 16.10.1922
07.12.1925 to 07.03.1926
Area: Kroonstad, OFS

1   2C "Bars + cross" New discovery 11.02.1919
(Putzel)
   

DIEPGESET
25.11.1957 to 16.02.1959
Area: Barberton

Not recorded

DIEPKLOOF
October 1910 to 01.11.1916
Renamed Rooikraal
Area: Middelburg

Not recorded

DIEP RIVER (DIEPRIVIER)
Union to Republic
Area: Cape Town

1   2C "Bars +cross" First seen:
 31.10.1905
(Frescura)
Union 1923
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Blank"   28 mm 03.12.1925
(Putzel)
   
3   2C "Blank"   29 mm 30.06.1939
(Putzel)
   
4   1C "Blank"
Visser
Skeleton 27.01.1945
(Visser)
   
5   2C "Blank"
Visser
26 mm 18.02.1957
(Visser)
   

DIEPSLOOT
Union to 01.12.1914
01.02.1920 to 01.08.1920
Area: Pretoria

Not recorded
Transvaal postmark known

DIE PUT STATION
29.06.1953 to
Republic
Renamed from De Put Station
Area: De Aar

(1)   2C "Blank"
Visser
25 mm

First seen
18.02.1957
(Visser)

     

DIE VLUG
03.04.1951 to Republic
Renamed from Vlugt
Area: Uniondale

Not recorded

DIEWEDRAAI (DIEVEDRAAI)
01.06.1918 to Republic
Area: Schweizer Reneke

1   2C "Bars + cross"   12.12.1923
(Aab)
22.02.1925
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Blank"   29 mm

Last seen
30.06.1978
(Putzel)

 
1943
(Visser)
Republic  

DIKEPING
19.05.1947 to 29.10.1950
Area: Postmasburg

Not recorded

DIKGALE
1953 to Republic
Area: Pietersburg

1   2C "Bars +cross" Last seen:
 14.07.1980
(Putzel)
Union 02.11.1954
(Aab)
 

DIKGATLON(G)
01.12.1917 to 07.12.1936
Renamed to Tsinen
Area: Kuruman

1   2C "Bar"     1923
(Putzel)
   
2   1C "Blank"
Visser
  1924
(Visser)
   
3   2C "Blank"     04.10.1934
(Putzel)
   

DILOKONG
18.12.1959 to Republic
Area: Pietersburg

1   2C "Bar"
Visser
  1960
(Visser)
   

DINGLE
Union to Republic
Area: Kuruman

1   1C "Blank" First seen:
30.11.1908
(Frescura)
30.11.1908 19.12.1916
(Putzel)
 
2   2C "Bars + cross"   31.10.1936
(Putzel)
27.07.1944
(Aab)
 

DINGLEY DALE
Union to 25.07.1930
Area: Greytown

1   2C "NATAL"     20.11.1911
(Putzel)
   

DINGWALL
30.05.1921 to 20.07.1931
Area: Empangeni

Not recorded

DINOKANA
1953 to Republic
Area: Zeerust

Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DIRKIESDORP
03.03.1930 to Republic
Renamed from Vaalbank
Area: Wakkerstroom

1   2C "Blank"   10.01.1934
(Putzel)
19.03.1958
(Aab)
 
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 08.12.1935
(Putzel)
   

DIRK-ZE-MUIR
15.11.1920 to 06.03.1922
Area: Calvinia

Not recorded

DISCOVERY
01.05.1939 to
Republic
Area: West Rand

1   2C "Blank" Last seen:
 1967
(Visser)
Union 1939
(Putzel)
 

DISKOBOLOS
31.05.1948 to Republic
Area: Kimberley

Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DITSOBOTLA
23.09.1957 to Republic
Area: Lichtenburg

Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DLAMBUZI
10.04.1961 to
Republic
Area: Port Shepstone

Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DLEBE
01.06.1953 to Republic
Renamed from Ndlebe
Area: Vryheid

1   2C "Bars + cross"     08.02.1956
(Putzel)
   

DLOLWANA
09.07.1951 to Republic
Renamed from Dolwane
Area: Natal Midlands

Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DOCKS CAPE TOWN
18.07.1921 to Republic
Renamed from Alfred Docks

1   2C "CAPE TOWN"   22.08.1924
(Aab)
28.07.1954
(Putzel)
 
2 "CAPE TOWN" 1C "Blank"   Skeleton 28.06.1952
(Visser)
07.04.1953
(Putzel)
 

DOESBURG
Union to 01.09.1918
Area: Stanger

1   2C "NATAL" Markings on sides

First Seen:
1904
(Visser)
Union 22.03.1914
(Visser)