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Post Offices HEUNINGSFONTEIN to HILDRETH RIDGE

HEUNINGSFONTEIN
1953 to Union
Area: Nylstroom
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

HEUNINGNESKLOOF (RAIL)
07.10.1946 to Union
Renamed from Honeynestkloof
Area: Kimberley
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm

Last seen
08.08.1978
(Putzel)		 05.03.1947
(Aab)		 Republic  

HEUNINGSPRUIT
11.02.1929 to Republic
Renamed from Honingspruit
Area: Kroonstad
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm

Last seen
08.08.1978
(Putzel)		 26.01.1931
(Putzel)		 Republic  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 14.03.1947
(Putzel)		    

HEUVELKRAAL
Union to 27.07.1925
Renamed to Zandkraalpoort
Area: Willowmore
1   1C "KRAAL" Name top and bottom
Last seen:
27.12.1896
(Frescura)		 Union 18.07.1911
(John Lund)		  

HEXELAND
15.12.1924 to 21.07.1930
Renamed to Heystekrand
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "Blank"     23.09.1928
(Putzel)		    

HEXRIVIER (HEX RIVER) (STATION)
Union to Republic
Area: Worcester
1   1C "CAPE COLONY" First seen:
05.02.1891
(Frescura)		 Union ??.12.1921
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank" Larger font 08.05.1930
(Aab)		 09.12.1942
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank"   Smaller font 04.07.1952
(Putzel)		    

HEYDON
Union to Republic
Area: Middelburg, Cape
1   1C "CGH"   First seen:
20.11.1903
(Putzel)		 Union 04.08.1912
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"     ??.10.1949
(Putzel)		 ??.09.1950
(Putzel)		  

HEYSTEKRAND (STATION)
21.07.1930 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg
1   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 02.09.193?
(MacGregor)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   19.06.1934
(Visser)		    

HIBBERDENE
1914 to Republic
Area: Port Shepstone
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     22.12.1915
(Putzel)		 1958
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 26.02.1951
(Putzel)		    

HIBERNIA
Union to 24.12.1945
Area: Senekal
1   2C "Bars + cross"     03.05.1912
(Putzel)		    

HIDCOTE RAIL (STATION)
01.07.1914 to Republic
Renamed from Highlands Rail
Area: Mooi River
1   2C "Blank" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date 		 17.05.1916
(Putzel)		 27.11.1958
(Aab)		  

HIGGSHOPE
14.01.1924 to 05.03.1956
Area: Hopetown
1   2C "Blank"   30 mm 14.01.1925
(Putzel)		 14.03.1930
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton
New discovery		 26.03.1945
(Aab)		    
3   2C "Blank" 25 mm 17.01.1951
(Putzel)		 13.02.1952
(Aab)		  

HIGHBURY
Union to Republic
Area: Pietermaritzburg
1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides
First seen
10.05.1902
(Aab)
 		 Union  ??.12.1936
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm 13.07.1957
(Putzel)		    

HIGHFIELD
Union to 13.05.1957
Area: Estcourt
1   2C "NATAL"   Bars on sides 12.02.1931
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm 27.01.1949
(Putzel)		    

HIGHFLATS (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Ixopo
1 "RAIL" 2C "Bars + cross"   SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date 		 10.03.1914
(Aab)		 02.03.1915
(Putzel)		  
       
2 "RAIL" 2C "Bars + cross"   04.11.1920
(Visser)		 19.09.1927
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank"   21.03.1928
(Aab)		 01.06.1935
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank"   28.07.1939
(Aab)		 ??.05.1956
(Putzel)		  
5   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 06.05.1952
(Visser)		    

HIGHLANDS (STATION) (RAIL) - CAPE -
Union to Republic
Area: Grahamstown
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
27.04.1886
(Aab)		 Union 27.07.1917
(Aab)		  
2   1C "Dot"   First seen:
06.09.1906
(Frescura)		 Union 17.04.1915
(Frescura)		  
3   1C "SOUTH AFRICA"     ??.02.1922
(Putzel)		 20.05.1922
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "RAIL"     1931
(Putzel)		    
5 "RAIL" 2C "?"     1951
(Visser)		    
6 "STA" 1C "?"   Skeleton
(Putzel)		    

HIGHLANDS (STATION) - NATAL -
Union to 01.07.1914
Renamed Hidcote Station
Area: Mooi River
1   1C "NATAL"   Skeleton 15.09.1911
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "S.AFRICA"     ??.04.1913
(Putzel)		    

HIGHLANDS NORTH
22.01.1923 to 20.08.1945
1948? to Union
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "Blank"     13.05.1934
(Putzel)		 15.08.1959
(Putzel)		  

HIGHWAY
01.10.1918 to Republic
Area: Knysna
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

HILDASIA
28.09.1959 to Republic
Renamed from Gonubie
Area: East London
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

HILDRETH RIDGE
29.07.1929 to Republic
Area: Duiwelskloof
1   2C "Blank"     23.02.1932
(Putzel)