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Post Offices FAANSGROVE to FLENTERSHOEK

FAANSGROVE
01.08.1917 to Republic
Area: Kuruman
1   2C "Bars + cross"   26 mm 192?
(Putzel)		    

FAIRBRIDGE
26.09.1927 to 27.10.1930
Area: Maclear, Cape
Not recorded

FAIRFIELD
Union to Republic
Area: Napier
Not recorded

FAIRFORD
01.08.1913 to 12.01.1959
Renamed from Bontebokflats
Area: Cathcart
1   2C "S.AFRICA"
Visser		   1915
(Visser)		 23.10.1922
(Aab)		  

FAIRLAND
01.11.1913 to 16.12.1940
24.11.1941 to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 1917
(Visser)		 1929
(Visser)		  

FAIRVIEW JOHANNESBURG
08.09.1924 to 14.11.1927
29.04.1929 to Republic
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" Last seen
 03.07.1961
(Aab)		 04.10.1935
(Aab)		 Republic  

FALCKVLEI
15.10.1951 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
1   PARCEL   *      

FALLODEN
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   1C "Blank"
Visser		 First seen:
06.09.1909
Frescura		 Union 30.07.1930
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		   16.08.1943
(Visser)		    

FARVIEW
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
22.09.1893
(Frescura)		 Union 27.02.1928
(Aab)		  
2   1C "Blank" New discovery 18.12.1910
(Aab)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross"     30.01.1935
(Putzel)		 17.06.1956
(Putzel)		  

FASCADALE
01.05.1912 to Republic
Renamed from Imbezane
Area: ?
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     1940
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"     ??.12.1958
(Putzel)		    

FAURE (SIDING) (RAIL) (STATION)
Union to Republic
Area: Somerset West
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
10.05.1902
(Aab)		 Union 07.05.1935
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton: 1924
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton: 31.12.1932
(Putzel)		    
4 "STA" 2C "Blank"    26 mm 27.10.1936
(Putzel)		 ??.07.1937
(Putzel)		  
5 "/STA" 2C "Blank"    29 mm 18.01.1944
(Putzel)		 02.01.1947
(Putzel)		  
6   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton
Could be
rail removed: 		26.06.1955
(Visser)		 23.07.1955
(Visser)		  

FAURESMITH
Union to Republic
1   2C "F"   08.07.1910
(Kevin Price)		 23.01.1913
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   03.02.1920
(Aab)		 09.04.1925
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank"   02.09.1930
(Putzel)		 13.08.1934
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "2 Bars"   22.06.1936
(Putzel)		 20.10.1942
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank"     02.09.1930
(Putzel)		 ??.08.1938
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Bar"   07.03.1948
(Putzel)		 31.08.1953
(Aab)		  
       

FAVORDALE
11.09.1914 to 1916
Area: Bulwer, Natal
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 11.09.1914
(Visser)		    

FAWN LEAS
Union to Republic
Area: Dalton, Natal
1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides

First seen:
03.11.1899
(Aab)		 Union 22.06.1935
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank?"   1952
(Ch vd Spuy)		    

FAWN LEAS RAIL
1916 to 09.01.1920
Area: Dalton
1   1C "NATAL"
Visser		   09.01.1920
(Visser)		    

FELIXTON (RAIL)
01.09.1912 to Republic
Area: Zululand
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   12.08.1914
(Aab)		 22.09.1916
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 05.07.1934
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank"   25 mm 24.11.1935
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank" 27 mm 17.06.1937
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  

FERGUSON - Krugersdorp -
Union to 29.03.1916
Area: West Rand
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"  
(Aab)		 29.03.1916
(Putzel)		  

FERGUSONS - CAPE -
Union to 01.08.1916
06.10.1920 to 17.01.1944
Area: Britstown
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
 02.08.1904
(Frescura)		 Union 04.03.1931
(Frescura)		  

FERNVILLE
25.06.1951 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
Not recorded

FERREIRA (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to 01.12.1913
01.02.1920 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
1   2C "Asterisk" New discovery 08.04.1913
(Aab)		    
2 "RAIL" 2C "Bar"   RAIL 1933
(Putzel)		 11.12.1945
(Visser)		  

FICKLAND (SIDING)
01.03.1917 to 26.09.1921
17.09.1923 to 31.03.1924
01.12.1924 to 17.05.1926
Area: Wakkerstroom
1   2C "Bar"
Louis Scheepers
 New discovery 26.06.1919
(Louis
Scheepers)		 26.04.1920
(Louis
Scheepers)		  

FICKSBURG
Union to Republic
Area: Eastern OFS
1 "P.O." 2C "Blank" ORC removed 14.09.1910
(Putzel)		 03.02.1912
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"
Mike Roy		 ORC removed 09.09.1910
(Putzel)		 19.08.1911
(Visser)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" 29 mm 14.02.1912
(Aab)		 03.10.1912
(Visser)		  
4   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 16.05.1918
(Visser)		    
5   2C "S.AFRICA"   04.06.1918
(Aab)		 08.04.1930
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 27.10.1930
(Visser)		    
7   2C "Bar" 30 mm
Bar ends below date		 22.01.1931
(Putzel)		 24.06.1934
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Bar" 27 mm 13.04.1935
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
9   2C "Bar"
 		 Bar ends top of date 10.03.1931
(Visser)		 24.06.1935
(Aab)		  
10   2C "Bar"   12.05.1937
(Aab)		 01.09.1953
(Putzel)		  
11   2C "Blank"   04.12.1936
(Aab)		    
12   2C "Blank"   17.06.1935
(Aab)		 1943
(Putzel)		  
13   2C "Blank" Shorter name 15.06.1951
(Aab)		 13.12.1954
(Aab)		  
14   2C "S.AFRIKA -|
S.AFRICA
Visser		 3d
after date		 31.10.1959
(Visser)		    
15   PARCEL  
Visser		        
16   PARCEL  
Visser		        

FICUS
21.01.1946 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm 26.04.1948
(Putzel)		 13.10.1948
(Aab)		  

FIELDHAM
11.05.1959 to Republic
Area: Durban
Not recorded

FINCHLEY
Union to 01.09.1917
Renamed to Incalu
Area: Ixopo
1   2C "Bars + ?"
Visser		   191?
(Visser)		    

FIRGROVE (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Somerset West
1 "RAIL" 2C "Bar"     10.11.1920
(Putzel)		    
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank" New discovery 25.07.1935
(Aab)		    

FISHER'S HILL
24.07.1939 to Republic
Area: Germiston
1   2C "Blank"  
(Aab)		    

FISH HOEK
1919 to 1953
Renamed to Vishoek
Area: CapeTown
1   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 05.01.1937
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   15.11.1938
(Aab)		 13.12.1939
(Putzel)		  
3 "VISHOEK" 2C "Blank"   20.08.1942
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "VISHOEK"   31.08.1945
(Aab)		 20.02.1953
(Putzel)		  

FISH RIVER (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to 1953
Renamed to Visrivier
Area: Cradock
1   1C "Dot" First seen:
26.12.1883
(Frescura)		 Union 20.04.1918
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 1C "SOUTH AFRICA"     31.07.1924
(Putzel)		    
3 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"     ??.09.1937
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank" New discovery 01.12.1949
(Aab)		    

FISH RIVER RANDT
Union to 31.07.1915
Area: Bedford
Not recorded

FISH WATER
Union to 07.03.1938
Renamed to Papendorp
Area: West Coast
1   BONC "649"   First seen:
 06.10.1890
(Frescura)		 Union 07.11.1911
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "CGH"   First seen:
02.12.1890
(Frescura)		 Union 16.07.1912
(Frescura)		  

FLAAUWKRAAL
Union to 12.11.1945
Renamed to Floukraal
Area: Dordrecht
1   1C "Dot" First seen:
17.05.1897
(Frescura)		 Union 27.04.1943
(Frescura)		  

FLAGSTAFF
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
13.02.1896
(Putzel)		 Union 12.12.1917
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Relief postmark 30.01.1918
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bar"   24.09.1920
(Putzel)		 07.06.1935
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1937
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank"   1937
(Putzel)		 18.09.1943
(Aab)		  
6   2C "Blank"   15.02.1956
(Aab)		    

FLENTERSHOEK
29.06.1931 to Republic
Area: Newcastle
1   2C "Bar"     16.10.1931
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"     195?
(Putzel)