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Post Offices FOUCHEESRUST to FYNNLAND

FOUCHEESRUST
01.07.1911 to 1942
Area: Hoopstad, OFS
1   2C "?"   On KGV
(Visser)		    

FOURIESBURG
Union to Republic
Area: Ficksburg
1   2C "Blank"   ORC removed
Dots on sides		 191?
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   ORC removed
Blocks on sides		 191?
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank" 28 mm
Narrow U		 10.01.1916
(Visser)		 11.06.1917
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank"   26 mm
Wide U		 13.09.1923
(Putzel)		 26.10.1925
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Blank"   29 mm 1932
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Blank" 31 mm 1935
(Aab)		 18.01.1937
(Putzel)		  
7   1C "Blank"   Skeleton ??.10.1937
(Putzel)		    
8   2C "Blank" 26 mm
Name above date		 09.04.1940
(Putzel)		 06.01.1943
(Aab)		  
9   2C "Blank" 26 mm 17.03.1940
(Putzel)		 04.02.1943
(Putzel)		  
10   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 02.08.1956
(Putzel)		    
11   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 18.05.1959
(Putzel)		    

FOURIESBURG RAIL (STATION)
Union to Republic
Area: Ficksburg
1 "S.O." 2C "O.R.C." RAIL

First seen
14.09.1907
(Aab)		 Union 23.06.1915
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   RAIL

SO and ORC
removed
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank" STATION 29.03.1930
(Putzel)		 1956
(Aab)		  

FOURIESPRUIT
01.06.1914 to 26.06.1933
Renamed Camelot
Area: Newcastle
1   2C "Blank"   31 mm

SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
(Putzel)		    

FOURIESRUS
22.12.1958 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

FOURTEENSTREAMS STATION (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Renamed to Veertien Strome ca 1952
Area: Barkly West
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
24.10.1890
(Frescura)		 Union 07.10.1911
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "S.AFRICA"     31.03.1914
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"   S.AFRICA
removed		 1927
(Visser)		 1937
(Visser)		  
4   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 21.09.1939
(Visser)		    
5 /STA 1C "Blank"   STATION 17.03.1948
(Putzel)		 ??.12.1951
(Putzel)		  

FOX HILL (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to 04.04.1932
Area: Pietermaritzburg
1   2C "NATAL"
Visser		   1916
(Visser)		 02.12.1923
(Visser)		  

FOX STREET, JOHANNESBURG
10.08.1931 to Republic
Renamed from Hollard Str.
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 28 mm
ST		 13.08.1932
(Putzel)		 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "X" 31 mm 16.09.1935
(Putzel)		 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "JOHANNESBURG"   25 mm
2 small circles below place name		 11.06.1936
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "JOHANNESBURG" STR 08.09.1941
(Putzel)		 03.10.1944
(Aab)		  
5 "FOX STR" 2C "JOHANNESBURG" Bi-lingual 20.11.1942
(Putzel)		 20.11.1945
(Aab)		  
6 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "Blank" 29 mm 21.04.1940
(Putzel)		    
7   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 02.10.1947
(Putzel)		    
8   2C "JOHANNESBURG" 30 mm
Spelt
FOX STR
Last seen
1962
(Putzel)		 01.12.1943
(Aab)		 Republic  
9   2C "JOHANNESBURG"
Visser		 28 mm
Spelt
FOX STR		 ??.11.1942
(Visser)		 20.12.1953
(Visser)		  
10   2C "JOHANNESBURG"
Visser		 29 mm
Spelt
FOX STREET
F and J closer		 02.05.1949
(Visser)		    
11   2C "JOHANNESBURG"
Visser		 28 mm
Spelt
FOX STREET
F and J apart		 04.06.1956
(Visser)		    
12 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "K"   29 mm 13.12.1957
(Putzel)		    
13 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "M.O.S.B"
Visser		 30 mm 13.09.1934
(Aab)		 193?
(Visser)		  
14   PARCEL     One-liner
(Putzel)		    
15   PARCEL   Two-liner
Oval
(Visser)

Larger narrower lettering than No. 1		    
16   PARCEL  
Visser		 Two-liner
Index 1
(Visser)		    
17   PARCEL  
Visser		 Two-liner
Index 2
(Visser)		    
18   PARCEL  
Visser		 Two-liner
Index 4
(Visser)		    
19   PARCEL  
Visser		 Two-liner
No Index
(Visser)		    

FRAAIUITSIG (FRAAIUITZICHT)
01.08.1920 to 28.02.1921
18.12.1928 to 17.02.1930
Area: Vryheid
Not recorded

FRANKFORT  - CAPE -
Union to Republic
Area: Kingwilliamstown
1   BONC "434" First seen:
21.11.1903
(Frescura)		 Union 07.02.1920
(Frescura)		  
2 "P.O." 1C "Blank" 23 mm

First seen
14.11.1890
(Frescura)		 Union 09.04.1914
(Aab)		  
3   2C "CAPE" 31 mm
(Putzel)		 17.11.1955
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 05.04.1935
(Putzel)		    

FRANKFORT  - OFS -
Union to Republic
1   2C "Blank" ORC removed 10.09.1911
(Putzel)		 01.04.1914
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"   ORC removed ??.09.1910
(Batten)		 02.10.1915
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank"   17.02.1922
(Aab)		 18.12.1924
(Aab)		  
4   2C "OFS OVS"
Visser		 31 mm 30.12.1917
(Visser)		    
5   2C "OFS OVS" 26 mm 04.04.1920
(Aab)		 07.10.1920
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Blank" 25 mm

Last seen
14.08.1978
(Putzel)

 14.08.1935
(Aab)		 Republic  
7   2C "Blank" 30 mm 20.08.1943
(Aab)		 15.09.1947
(Aab)		  
8 "O" 2C "Blank" 28 mm
O added to name		 15.07.1952
(Aab)		 07.04.1961
(Aab)		  
9   2C "Blank"   14.08.1955
(Aab)		    

FRANKLIN
01.09.1912 to Republic
Area: Kokstad
1   2C-D "Blank"
Visser		   1916
(Visser)		 ?2.01.1917
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Bar" Solid bar 11.04.1923
(Putzel)		 11.08.1931
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 07.07.1924
(Visser)		    
4   2C "S.AFRICA"    
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank" 25 mm 01.02.1933
(Aab)		 18.07.1954
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Blank"   Shorter letters 27.07.1933
(Putzel)		    
7   1C "Blank" Skeleton 09.12.1935
(Aab)		    
8   2C "Blank" Taller letters 17.05.1935
(Aab)		 1944
(Aab)		  
9   1C "Blank" Skeleton 03.09.1952
(Putzel)		 30.09.1952
(Aab)		  
10   2C "Blank" 29 mm 24.11.1954
(Aab)		    
11   2C "Blank" 24 mm 04.08.1955
(Aab)		    

FRANSCHHOEK
22.04.1921 to Republic
Renamed from French Hoek
Area: Cape Winelands
1   2C "Blank" 29 mm 04.06.1921
(Putzel)		 13.01.1936
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 23.06.1934
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 18.06.1936
(Putzel)		    
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 27.06.1938
(Putzel)		    
5   2C "Blank" 28 mm 09.07.1938
(Putzel)		 12.10.1938
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 03.04.1939
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Blank" 25 mm

Last seen
17.05.1978
(Putzel)

 26.04.1940
(Putzel)		 Republic  

FRANSENHOF
01.10.1917 to 02.10.1922
17.09.1923 to Republic
Area: Prieska
1   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm ??.06.1920
(Putzel)		    

FRASER STATION (RAIL)
28.11.1921 to Republic
Area: Tongaat
1 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   25 mm 09.02.1933
(Putzel)		 1949
(Putzel)		  
       

FRASERBURG
Union to Republic
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
07.12.1900
(Frescura)		 Union 10.12.1913
(Frescura)		  
       
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 28.01.1914
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date

SOUTH and AFRICA
smaller		 28.10.1915
(Aab)		 07.04.1919
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date

SOUTH and AFRICA
larger
Different cross		 12.05.1928
(Putzel)		 12.10.1935
(Aab)		  
5   2C "S.AFRICA"   31.10.1932
(Aab)		 05.02.1935
(Aab)		  
6   2C "Blank" 25 mm 06.04.1933
(Aab)		 1938
(Aab)		  
7   2C "Blank"   28 mm 1947
(Putzel)		 1950
(Putzel)		  

FRASERBURG ROAD
Union to 18.11.1957
Renamed to Leeu-Gamka
Area: Prince Albert
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
03.09.1904
(Frescura)		 Union 02.03.1912
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "?" New discovery 05.08.1911
(Aab)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 26.12.191?
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Bars + cross"   Thick bars 25.01.1928
(Putzel)		    
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
RD		 21.01.1937
(Putzel)		    
6   1C "Blank" Skeleton
WEG RD		 21.01.1937
(Putzel)		    
7   2C "Bars + cross"   Thin lines
(Putzel)		    
8   2C "Blank"
Visser		   30.10.1955
(Visser)		    
9 "/WEG" 2C "Bars + cross"   Bi-lingual 25.03.1957
(Putzel)		    

FRASER'S CAMP
01.02.1931 to Republic
Area: Bathurst, Cape
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

FRASER STREET, JOHANNESBURG
Union to 01.12.1911
Renamed to Mzain Street, Johannesburg
1 "B.O." 2C "JOHANNESBURG"
First seen:
26.10.1906
(Aab)		 Union 20.04.1911
(Aab)		  

FREDERIKSTAD (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Potchefstroom
1 "P.O." 2C "Asterisk" First seen
??.10.1902
(S.Payne)		 Union 08.07.1920
(Aab)		  
2   2C "R.O"     16.08.1918
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"
Visser		 25 mm 13.02.1924
(Visser)		 12.08.1926
(Visser)		  
4   2C "Blank" 26 mm 1930
(Putzel)		 1941
(Putzel)		  

FREEMANS
01.06.1914 to 01.03.1919
Renamed to Nkengeni Hill
Area: Richmond, Natal
1   POA "47" Seen used on
Transvaal
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		   11.09.1915
(Visser)		    

FREEMANVILLE
10.09.1956 to Republic
Renamed from Oudorp
Area: Potchefstroom
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

FRENCH HOEK
Union to 22.04.1921
Renamed to Franschhoek
Area: Cape Winelands
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen: 02.11.1909
(Frescura)		 Union 20.03.1915
(Frescura)		  
       
2   2C "Blank"     04.04.1917
(Putzel)		    
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		   28.05.1918
(Visser)		    

FRERE (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Estcourt
1   2C "NATAL" Blocks on sides

First seen: 07.12.1907
(Aab)		 Union 30.03.1932
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   1935
(Visser)		 1956
(Visser)		  

FREYA
Union to 1928
Area: Johannesburg
Not recorded
Transvaal postmarks known

FRIERSDALE
1911 to Republic
Area: Upington
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   24.10.1911(Visser)    
2   2C "Blank"   28 mm 1928
(Putzel)		 ??.07.1931
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank"
Visser		 31 mm ??.07.1931
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank" 25 mm 10.01.1940
(Putzel)		 01.03.1955
(Aab)		  

FRISCHGEWAAGD
01.12.1910 to 17.01.1921
14.01.1924 to 22.08.1927
Area: Carolina
Not recorded

FRISCO
01.10.1917 to 04.11.1940
Area: Kimberley
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   17.05.1928(Visser)    

FRYLINCKSPAN
28.01.1929 to 21.03.1932
31.10.1955 to Republic
Area: Kuruman
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   22.07.1930(Visser) 1931
(Visser)		  

FULLARTON (SIDING) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Willowmore
1 "SIDING" 2C "Bars + cross" First seen: 11.04.1907
(Frescura)		 Union 05.03.1924
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"     17.03.1933
(Putzel)		 1952
(Visser)		  

FUNNAHSKLOOF
Union to 01.01.1913
Area: Victoria East
1   1C "Dot"     10.07.1911
(Cape
Philatelics)		 26.03.1912
(Putzel)		  

Cape Philatelics		        

FYNNLAND (STATION)
01.06.1919 to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "Bar"    
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)		 1951
(Aab)		  
       
3   1C "Blank" Skeleton 15.11.1955
(Visser)