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Post Offices DOHNE to DOORNSPRUIT

DOHNE (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Stutterheim
1   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen:
12.12.1904
(Aab		 Union 12.11.1918
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" Heavy bar
28 mm		 10.12.1923
(Putzel)		 28.04.1945
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm 15.12.1928
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Cross"
Visser		 30 mm 20.08.1944
(Visser)		    
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton ??.12.1949
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm 31.12.1952
(Putzel)		    
7   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1956
(Visser)		    
8   2C "Cross"   29 mm 27.10.1960
(Putzel)		    

DOLOMITE
27.07.1925 to 17.03.1941
Area: Prieska
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 26 mm 09.11.1928
(Visser)		    

DOLWANA
17.01.1949 to 09.07.1951
Renamed to Dlolwane
Not recorded

DONALD DRIFT
29.07.1935 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Blank"   28 mm 07.01.1936
(Putzel)		    

DON DON
Union to Republic
Area: Ladybrand
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skelton 24.10.1911
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank" ORC
removed		 09.06.1912 21.03.1916  
3   2C "Bars + cross"   28 mm 02.12.1934
(Putzel)		 1945
(Visser)		  

DONKERFONTEIN
15.07.1916 to Republic
Area: Sutherland
1   2C "Blank"   28 mm 18.05.1935
(Putzel)		    

DONKERSHOEK
Union to 01.02.1915
Area: Caledon
Not recorded
CGH postmark known

DONKERPOORT (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Philippolis
1   2C "R.O."
  24.06.1911
(Aab)		 21.08.1912
(Aab)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA"     12.07.1923
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"     12.11.1935
(Putzel)		    

DONKERWATER
21.01.1924 to 26.03.1928
Renamed to Swartwater
Area: Nylstroom
Not recorded

DONKIN HILL
06.12.1954 to Republic
Renamed from Main Street, Port Elizabeth
Area: Port Elizabeth
1   2C "Blank"   24.09.1957
(Aab)		 01.05.1959
(Aab)		  
2   2C "1"   Last seen
04.01.1962
(Putzel)		 09.04.1959
(Putzel)		 Republic  
3   2C "2"     02.07.1955
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "4"     27.01.1960
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "5"   09.12.1955
(Putzel)		 02.02.1960
(Aab)		  
6   2C "7"     20.06.1955
(Putzel)		    

DONNINGTON
Union to 23.09.1940
Area: Kingwilliamstown
1   2C "Blank"     06.05.1924
(Putzel)		    

DONNYBROOK - Cape -
Union to 01.12.1910
Area: Queenstown
Not recorded
CGH postmark known

DONNYBROOK (RAIL) - Natal -
Union to Republic
Area: Ixopo
1   2C "NATAL"   Bars sides

First Seen:
20.12.1906
(Aab)		 Union 1916
(Visser)		  
2   2C "NATAL"   No markings on sides 12.02.1912
(Putzel)		    
3   2C? "Blank" Could be 1C with impression of the rim
Relief		 05.12.1913
(Aab)
(Visser)		  
4   1C "Bar"   23.11.1920
(Aab)		 18.03.1925
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank" 26 mm 31.01.1919
(Visser)		 15.10.1945
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 05.09.1951
(Putzel)		 1952
(Visser)		  
7   2C "Blank" 25 mm 1939
(Visser)		    
8   2C "Blank"   30 mm 09.11.1952
(Putzel)		    
9   2C "Blank"   25 mm 01.09.1958
(Putzel)		    

DONORE (WYNBERG)
17.08.1936 to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   2C "Bars + cross" 29 mm 1936
(Aab)		 14.12.1937
(Putzel)		  
2 "WYNBERG" 2C "Blank"   09.12.1938
(Aab)		 08.02.1944
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 10.12.1945
(Putzel)		    
4   1C "WYNBERG C/K"     25.05.1951
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen
10.08.1978
(Putzel) 		 07.07.1952
(Putzel)		 Republic  

DONUM
25.09.1950 to 12.10.1959
Area: Villiers
1   2C "Blank"   29 mm
(Visser)		    

DOONSIDE
01.10.1920 to Republic
Area: Just south of Durban
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 15.07.1924
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank"   28.02.1935
(Putzel)		 14.10.1940
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank"

Visser

 Skeleton 18.03.1947
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank"   Last seen
18.08.1978
(Putzel)		 11.02.1958
(Putzel)		 Republic  

DOORDRIFT
Union to 01.10.1915
Area: Zeerust
Not recorded
Transvaal postmark known

DOORNBAAI
11.12.1933 to 1953
Renamed Dooringbaai
Area: West Coast
1   2C "Blank" 25 mm
(Putzel)		 16.05.1944
(Aab)		  

DOORNBERG
01.01.1918 to 1923
Area: Graff-Reinet
1   2C "?" 30 mm
(Visser)		    

DOORNBOOM
01.10.1913 to 1953
Renamed from Groot Spelonken
Renamed to Doringboom
Area: Pietersburg
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" New discovery

First seen
12.07.1909
(Bellville)

 Union 1918
(Visser) 		 
2   1C "S.AFRICA" New discovery 19.11.1918
(Aab)		    

DOORNBOSCH
Union to 1953
Renamed to Doringbos
Area: Clanwilliam
1   1C "Blank"     09.12.1912
(Frescura)		 11.06.1913
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm 02.09.1930
(Putzel)		    

DOORNBULT
Union to 1956
Renamed to Doringbult
Area: Lichtenburg
1   2C "TVL"   18.01.1911
(S.Payne)		 18.06.1915
(S.Payne)		  
2   2C "Blank" 25 mm 01.05.1931
(Putzel)		 1942
(Aab)		  

DOORNDAM
01.04.1916 to 29.05.1944
Renamed to Gelukspruit
Area: Upington
1   2C "Blank"

Visser

 31 mm 12.08.1924
(Visser)		    

DOORNDRAAI
Union to 12.06.1939
Area: Aberdeen
1   1C "Dot" First seen:
20.08.1885
(Frescura		 Union 02.01.1914
(Frescura		  
2   2C "Blank"   26 mm 02.12.1930
(Putzel)		    

DOORNFONTEIN
 Union to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1 "B.O." 2C "JOHANNESBURG" Last seen:
05.04.1905
(Lundy)		 Union 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   24.10.1941
(Aab)		 20.09.1955
(Aab)		  
3   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

DOORNHOEK
 Union to 30.10.1950
Renamed to Vanheerdensrust
Area: Naboomspruit
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"     21.08.1910
(S.Payne)		 15.01.1926
(Putzel)		  

DOORNKLOOF
 Union to 09.03.1931
Area: Alexandria
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
08.08.1907
(Frescura)		 Union 11.09.1918
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    

DOORNKOP
08.06.1936 to 1953
Renamed from Nonoti
Renamed to Doringkop
Area: Stanger
1   2C "Blank" 30 mm 27.11.1940
(Aab)		 04.08.1952
(Putzel)		  

DOORNKRAAL
01.07.1920 to 24.07.1933
Area: Ladysmith
1   1C "Blank"
(Visser)		   31.01.1922
(Visser) 		    

DOORNLAAGTE
Union to 01.03.1911
Area: Kimberley
Not recorded
CGH postmark known

DOORNPAN - Cape -
17.01.1949 to 15.01.1951
Renamed from Jasperwater
Area: Prieska
Not recorded

DOORNPAN - Transvaal -
01.06.1912 to 16.02.1931
Area: Klerksdorp
Not recorded

DOORNPOORT
Union to 1953
Renamed to Doringpoort
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"     05.11.1934
(Putzel)		    

DOORN RIVER
Union to 21.03.1932
Renamed Herold
Area: George
1   2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 30.01.1929
(Putzel)		    

DOORNSPRUIT
03.08.1925 to 14.10.1935
13.09.1937 to 05.07.1943
Area: Magaliesburg
1   2C "Blank"     29.11.1929
(Putzel)