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Post Offices FLINKFONTEIN to FORT YOLLAND

FLINKSFONTEIN
01.07.1919 to 27.12.1948
Renamed from Letland
Area: Queenstown
Not recorded

FLORA
24.11.1947 to Union
Area: Marquard, OFS
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

FLORADALE
Union to 01.10.1919
Area: Postmasburg
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
06.01.1899
(Frescura)		 06.01.1899 28.09.1916
(Putzel)		  

FLOREX
25.09.1950 to Republic
Area: West Rand
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

FLORIANVILLE
21.03.1955 to Republic
Area: Kimberley
1   2C "Blank"   16.01.1956
(Aab)		    

FLORIDA
Union to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C-D "Asterisk" First seen
??.10.1904
(S.Payne)		 Union 12.04.1911
(S.Payne)		  
2   2C-D "Bars + cross" 31 mm

S.AFRICA
above date
Z.AFRIKA
below date		 01.04.1911
(Aab)		 06.09.1920
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross"   28 mm

S.AFRICA
above date
Z.AFRIKA
below date		 03.10.1935
(Putzel)		 06.09.1920
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Bar"   29 mm

Heavy bar		 27.06.1934
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Bars + cross" 29 mm

Thin lines		 05.05.1938
(Aab)		 1952
(Visser)		  
6   1C "Blank" Skeleton

New discovery		 16.11.1949
(Aab)		    
7   2C "Bars + cross"   19.03.1940
(Aab)		 12.05.1955
(Visser)		  

FLORIDA DEPOT
1955 to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "DEPOT" Last seen:
07.09.1962
(Putzel)		 02.11.1957
(Aab)		 Republic  

FLORIDA ROAD DURBAN
Union to Republic
1   2C "DURBAN"   26.06.1941
(Putzel)		 10.04.1942
(Aab)		  

FLORISBAD
23.07.1927 to Republic
Area: Brandfort
1   2C "Blank"
V.d. Spuy		   06.12.1934
(Putzel)		 1951
(V.d. Spuy)		  

FLOUKRAAL
15.06.1945 to Republic
Renamed from Flaauwkraal
Area: Aliwal North
1   2C "Blank" Last seen:
08.04.1975
(Putzel)		 15.06.1945
(Putzel)		 Republic  

FLUITFONTEIN
01.06.1917 to 01.10.1917
Renamed to Fransenhof
Area: Prieska
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   26.06.1917
(Visser)		    

FOCHVILLE
01.11.1920 to Republic
Area: Potchefstroom
1   1C "Blank" Skeleton 14.01.1921
(Putzel)		 11.02.1921
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   18.05.1933
(Putzel)		 05.02.1945
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 09.06.1958
(Putzel)		    

FONDRIE
16.01.1939 to Republic
Area: Germiston
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

FONTAINEBLEAU JOHANNESBURG
Union to Republic
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
31.05.1910
(S.Payne) 		 1937
(Visser)		 24.02.1939
(Putzel)		  

FONTEINRIET - BETHLEHEM -
Union to 01.02.1915
01.02.1916 to 28.04.1941
Renamed to Witroosboom
1   2 "?"
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

FONTEINRIET - BOKSBURG -
04.08.1958 to Union
1   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 12.08.1958
(Putzel)		    

FONTYN
01.01.1920 to 1928
Renamed to Prinshof
Area: Sutherland
Not recorded

FOOTHILLS
03.08.1925 to 06.05.1957
Renamed Hekpoort Wes
Area: Magaliesburg
1   2C "Blank"   14.09.1954
(Putzel)		    

FORBES REEF - SWAZILAND -
 Union to 01.01.1933
1   2C "SWAZILAND" Asterisks on sides
Not mentioned
 by Putzel

First seen
17.06.1906
(Aab)		 Union 17.07.1917
(Proud)		  
2   2C "Bar"
Visser		 Last seen
01.10.1935
(Proud)		 10.10.1932(Visser) 01.01.1933  

FORDSBURG
Union to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG"
Transvaal Philatelist		 First seen:
 08.12.1904
(S.Payne)

"F” closer
 to “J” 		Union ??.04.1916
(Putzel)		  
2   2C-D "TRANSVAAL" First seen:
06.12.1909
(S.Payne)
 		 Union ??.05.1918
(S.Payne)		  
3   1C "S.A."   Skeleton 13.06.1914
(Putzel)		 22.06.1914
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross"  
 
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank"     06.05.1939
(Aab)		    
6   2C "JOHANNESBURG" Last seen:
14.08.1978
(Putzel)		 06.11.1945
(Aab)		 Republic  
7   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   Gap between
names larger

Last seen:
14.08.1978
(Putzel)		 1950
(Visser)		 Republic  
8 "(JOHANNESBURG)" 2C "Blank" Last seen:
14.08.1978
(Putzel)		 28.05.1956
(Aab)		 Republic  
9   PARCEL    
(Visser)		    

FORDS CAMP
01.06.1917 to 01.03.1919
Area: Louis Trichardt
Not recorded

FORESTGUMS
12.04.1948 to 27.10.1956
Area: Potchefstroom
Not recorded

FOREST HALL
Union to 03.10.1927
Renamed to The Crags
Area: Plettenberg Bay
1   1C "HALL" Name top and bottom

First seen:
15.03.1883
(Frescura)		 Union 08.12.1925
(Frescura)		  

FORT BEAUFORT
Union to Republic
1   2C "Bars + cross" Name: 9-3 o'clock
Small typeface

First seen:
07.02.1903
(Frescura)		 Union 13.01.1913
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" Name: 8-4 o'clock
Large typeface		 06.10.1910
(Frescura)		 08.06.1914
(Frescura)		  
       
3   2C "Bars + cross" Name: 8-4 o'clock
Large typeface		 06.10.1910
(Frescura)		 08.06.1914
(Frescura)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross"   Name: 8-4 o'clock
Round O		 13.01.1915
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "S.AFRICA"   22.02.1917
(Putzel)		 ??.05.191?
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Blank" Skeleton 16.06.1919
(Aab)		 14.07.1919
(Putzel)		  
7   2C-D "Bar"   Solid bar 29.06.1923
(Putzel)		    
8   2C-D "Blank"   32 mm 24.03.1930
(Putzel)		    
9   2C-D "Blank"   21.05.1935
(Aab)		 03.06.1935
(Aab)		  
10   2C "S.AFRICA"     08.06.1935
(Putzel)		 10.12.1939
(Aab)		  
       
11   2C-D "Blank"   32 mm
Large lettering

Last seen:
15.02.1963
(Putzel)		 Union 194?
(Putzel)		  
12   2C "Blank"   04.08.1944
(Aab)		 25.05.1959
(Aab)		  

FORT BROWN
Union to 27.03.1961
Area: Kokstad
1   1C "CGH"
Visser		 First seen:
 29.03.1877
(Putzel)		 Union 11.09.1916
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank"     24.02.1931
(Putzel)		 1942
(Visser)		  

FORT EDWARD
Union to 01.05.1916
03.01.1920 to 07.03.1921
Area: Louis Trichardt
1   2C "Bars + ?"
Visser		   1920
(Visser)		    

FORT ENTOMBENI
25.12.1933 to 17.04.1957
Renamed to Fort Mtombeni
Area: Kranskop
1   2C "Blank"     17.04.1957
(Putzel)		    

FORT HARE
25.06.1944 to Republic
Area: Ciskei
1   2C "Blank" Last seen:
12.08.1977
(Putzel)		 18.10.1949
(Aab)		 Republic  

FORT HARRISON
01.11.1920 to 24.07.1922
Area: Transkei
Not recorded

FORT HILL
01.11.1913 to 21.11.1921
Renamed from Main
Area: Transkei
Not recorded
Transvaal postmark known

FORT JACKSON (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: East London
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
08.10.1892
(Frescura)		 Union 08.01.1924
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"     1928
(Visser)		 28.08.1932
(Putzel)		  
3 "/STA" 2C "Blank"     13.10.1950
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Blank" /STA removed

Last seen:
28.12.1978
(Putzel)
(Aab)		 Republic  
       

FORT LOUIS
Union to Republic
Area: Dundee
1   2C "Bars + cross"     22.10.1925
(Putzel)		    

FORT MISTAKE
16.06.1924 to Republic
Area: Ladysmith
1   2C "Blank" Last seen:
31.05.1978
(Putzel)		 1952
(Visser)		 Republic  

FORT MTOMBENI
17.04.1957 to Republic
Renamed from Fort Entembeni
Area: Kranskop
Still using Fort Entombeni in 1957
Not recorded

FORT STREET
18.04.1921 to 09.06.1924
Renamed to Bloemfontein Location
Area: Bloemfontein
Not recorded

FORTUNA (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Heidelburg
1   2C "R.O. First seen
10.07.1909
(Aab)		 Union 14.07.1914
(S.Payne)		  

FORT WEBER
08.11.1937 to Republic
Area: ?
1   2C "Blank"     19.01.1959
(Putzel)		    

FORT YOLLAND
Union to 01.09.1912
01.01.1920 to 1926
Renamed from Impapala
Area: Zululand
Not recorded
Natal postmark known