Postal History of
the Union of South Africa
HOME UNION INDEX

Post Offices DUNEDIN to DYSSELDORP

DUNEDIN
Union to 17.03.1924
Area: Beaufort West
1   1C "CGH" Last seen:
 29.03.1901
(Frescura)		 Union 10.09.1911
(Aab)		  

DUNNOTAR
25.11.1935 to Republic
Area: East Rand
1   2C "Blank"   12.03.1942
(Aab)		 ??.03.1952
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton 1945
(Visser)		 28.05.1950
(Visser)		  
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1956
(Visser)		    
4   2C-D "Blank"     17.12.1955
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  
       
5   2C "Blank"     11.07.1957
(Putzel)		    
6   PARCEL    
(Visser)		    

DUNSWART
01.05.1922 to 1925
27.03.1939 to 03.11.1952
22.03.1954 to Republic
Area: East Rand
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DU PLESSIS
01.03.1914 to 01.03.1925
Renamed to Maastroom
Area: ?
1   2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 09.06.1920
(Putzel)		 1927
(Visser)		  

DUPLESTON
1926 to Republic
Area: Bethulie, OFS
1   2C "Blank"     1927
(Visser)		 12.10.1936
(Putzel		  

DUPLOOYSRUST
Union to 14.04.1924
Area: Senekal, OFS
Not recorded
ORC postmark known

DUPPERSPOS
22.12.1952 to Republic
Renamed from Syferkuil
Area: Klerksdorp
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DURBAN
See separate listing

DURBAN AIRPORT
03.10.1938 to Unknown
12.12.1955 to 29.02.1960
Renamed to Louis Botha Airport
1 "DURBAN LUGHAWE" 2C "DURBAN AIRPORT"   Bilingual 03.10.1938
(Putzel)		    

DURBAN BANTU
11.01.1943 to 03.11.1959
1   2C "Blank"  
(Johan
Bezuidenhout)		 06.06.1952
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   Wide U in Bantu 03.11.1959
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"     03.11.1959
(Putzel) 		    
4   2C "3" Index 3 03.08.1954
(Putzel)		 15.12.1955
(Aab)		  
5   2C "4"   Index 4 03.11.1959
(Putzel)		    
6   1C "4"   Index 4
Skeleton		 25.10.1960
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "5"   Index 5 03.11.1959
(Putzel)		    

DURBAN INDIAN OFFICE
Union to 21.01.1924
Renamed to Fine Street, Durba
1   1C "Blank"     05.04.1923
(Putzel)		 05.05.1923
(Putzel)		  

DURBAN NON EUROPEAN
29.08.1938 to Republic
1   2C "1" Index 1 09.11.1943
(Aab)		    
2   2C "2"   Index 2 18.11.1959
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "3"   Index 3 25.09.1958
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank"     09.10.1941
(Aab)		 13.05.1959
(Putzel)		  
       

DURBAN NORTH
1928 to Republic
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   10.02.1936
(Visser)		 Republic  
2   2C "1" Index 1

Last seen:
05.12.1980
(Putzel)		 02.10.1951
(Aab)		 Republic  

DURBAN RAIL
22.08.1913 to Unknown
1 "RAIL" 2C "NATAL"
Visser		   22.08.1913
(Visser)		    

DURBAN WOOL EXCHANGE
1923 to 10.05.1937
Renamed to Wool Exchange
Not recorded

DURBANVILLE
Union to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
 26.02.1902
(Frescura)		 Union 06.04.1914
(Frescura)		  
       
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm 09.05.1921
(Putzel)		 ??.10.1924
(Putzel)		  
3   2C-D "Blank"   25.01.1924
(Putzel)		 06.02.1934
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank"   25 mm 12.05.1950
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank" Last seen:
07.09.1978
(Putzel)		 23.05.1942
(Aab)		  Republic  
6   1C "Blank" Skeleton 31.07.1944
(Aab)		 30.08.1944
(Visser)		  
7   2C "3" Index 3

Last seen:
07.09.1978
(Putzel)		 03.12.1960
(Aab)		 Republic  

DURNACOL
03.04.1944 to Republic
Area: Newcastle
1   2C "Blanc" Last seen:
22.08.1978
(Putzel)		 12.05.1954
(Putzel)		 Republic  
       

DURSLADE
Union to 18.07.1955
Area: Richmond, Natal
1   POA "56" Seen on
interprovincial		 Union    
2   2C "Bars + cross"     17.10.192?
(Putzel)		 1937
(Visser)		  
       

DU TOITSPOS
15.12.1941 to 06.09.1954
Area: Parys
Not recorded

DU TOITS SPRUIT
Union to 30.09.1957
Area: Potchefstroom
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen:
 18.11.1909
(Aab)		 Union 1944
(S.Payne)		  

DU TOIT RAIL
01.11.1915 to 07.04.1958
Area: Stellenbosch
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     1937
(Visser)		    

DWAAL (RAIL) (STATION)
Union to Republic
Area: Naupoort
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
17.08.1901		 Union 1920
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"     15.01.1939
(Putzel)		    

DWAALBOOM
20.11.1922 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "Blank"   26 mm 27.03.1941
(Putzel)		    

DWAALFONTEIN
1933
This seems to be used at Dwaal 
Area: Noupoort
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm 1933
(Putzel)		    

DWAALKOEK
25.08.1924 to 23.02.1931
Area: Caledon
Not recorded

DWALENI SWAZILAND
 01.05.1917 to 01.01.1932
1   2C "Bar"     14.02.1918
(Putzel)		    
2 "SWAZILAND" 2C "Bars + cross"
Z reversed		   21.02.1918 17.01.1949  

DWARSBERG
07.06.1937 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DWARSFONTEIN (POTCHEFSTROOM)
01.10.1911 to 01.04.1912
Renames to Leslie
Area: Potchefstroom
Not recorded

DWARSFONTEIN (RUSTENBURG)
20.07.1925 to 17.07.1951
Area: Rustenberg
Not recorded

DWARSKERSBOS
31.10.1949 to Republic
Area: West Coast
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DWARSRAND
02.03.1925 to Republic
Area: Vryheid
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm 17.04.1934
(Putzel)		    

DWARSRIVIER
Union to Republic
Area: Louis Trichardt
1   2C "Blank" 25 mm

First seen
??.09.1907
(Aab)		 Union 21.07.1956
(Aab)		  

DWARSSPRUIT
06.01.1926 to 28.12.1954
Area: Rustenberg
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm 1928
(Visser)		 03.02.1930
(Putzel)		  

DWESHULA
30.03.1953 to Republic
Area: Port Shepstone
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

DWINGFONTEIN
Union to 01.03.1948
Area: Cradock
2   1C "Blank" First seen:
20.06.1888
(Frescura)		 Union 29.01.1940
(Putzel)		  

DWYKA (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Laingsburg
1   1C "Blank"   First seen:
18.05.1909
(Aab)		 Union 02.09.1913
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bars  + cross"   Last seen:
15.10.1962
(Putzel)		 28.06.1931
(Putzel)		 Republic  

DYASONSKLIP
01.01.1920 to Republic
Renamed from Bloemsmond
Area: Upington
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm 05.12.1950
(Putzel)		    

DYNAMITE FACTORY
Union to Republic
Area: Somerset West
1   2C "S.W." First seen:
30.07.1902
(Frescura)		 Union 18.06.1914
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton

Not recorded by Putzel
New discovery		 05.06.1915
(Aab)		    
3   2C "Blank" 31 mm 04.09.1915
(Aab)		 22.06.1925
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank" 25 mm 1926
(Putzel)		 12.10.1951
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Bar" Last seen:
04.08.1978
(Putzel)		 12.11.1934
(Aab)		 Republic  
       
6   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 21.04.1944
(Visser)		    

DYSSELDORP
Union to Republic
Area: Oudtshoorn
2   1C "CGH" First seen:
16.09.1905
(frescura)		 Union 02.04.1943
(Frescura)