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HOGSBACK
Union to 01.03.1913
13.09.1954 to Republic
Renamed from Arminel (1954)
Area: Cathcart
1   2C "Bars + cross"
(Reversed date)		 First seen:
03.01.1907
(Rhodesia.co.za)		 Union 21.11.1912
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm

Last seen
14.08.1978
(Putzel)		 01.05.1955(Putzel) Republic  

HOHA
01.09.1920 to Republic
Postal agent
Area: Transkei
1   1C "Bars + cross" 25 mm 04.11.1935(Putzel) 01.12.1943(Putzel)  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm 04.09.1950(Putzel) 195?(Putzel)  

HOKKIESLAAGTE
05.07.1937 to 27.02.1939
Area: Vereeniging
Not recorded

HOLBANK
Union to Republic
Area: Ermelo
1   2C "Blank"
 		 ??.05.1911
(Bas Payne)		 11.12.1914
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   Thik bars 18.02.1935
(Putzel)		 24.09.1937
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross"   Thin bars 18.04.1952
(Putzel)		    

HOLFONTEIN (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Kroonstad
1 "S.O." 2C "Blank"   ORC removed ??.07.1921
(Putzel)		    
2 "STASIE" 2C "?"   STATION 15.03.1931
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"     18.11.1957
(Putzel)		    

HOLLARD STREET
03.04.1923 to 10.08.1931
Renamed from Commissioner Street
Renamed to Fox Street
Area: Johannesburg
1 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "Blank"   26.06.1923
(Putzel)		 ??.11.1923
(Aab)		  
2   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG"     26.06.1923
(Putzel)		    
3   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG" Index 2 below date 23.04.1924
(Aab)		 13.08.1926
(Aab)		  
4   2C-D "JOHANNESBURG" Index 3 below date 26.05.1923
(Visser)		 02.06.1923
(Aab)		  
5 "JOHANNESBURG" 2C "MOSB"    
(Putzel)		    
6   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    
7   PARCEL  
Visser		  
(Visser)		    

HOLMDENE (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Standerton
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
30.01.1909
(Kamffer)		 Union 01.12.1924
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   01.11.1927
(Putzel)		 29.09.1943
(Putzel)		  

HOLME PARK
14.08.1922 to Republic
Area: Nylstroom
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm

Last seen
14.08.1978
(Putzel)		 26.11.1926(Putzel) Republic  

HOLMESDALE
Union to 11.01.1943
Area: Mooi River
1   2C "NATAL"
Putzel
 		 06.09.1913
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)		    

HOLPAN
01.04.1913 to Republic
Area: Kimberley
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   25 mm ??.02.1914
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "S.AFRICA"   28 mm
2 dashes on sides		 ??.07.1935
(Putzel)		    

HOLSPRUIT
Union to 1919
Area: Vrede
(1)   BONC "66"   Allocated
Holspruit
01.01.1910

Withdrawn
Holspruit
 Union		      

HOLWENI
23.02.1953 to 18.05.1959
Renamed to Rolweni
Area: Transkei
Not recorded

HOLY CROSS MISSION
16.12.1931 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "MISSION"   26 mm 20.09.1956
(Putzel)		    

HOME RULE - OVS -
Union to 01.01.1912
Area: Petrusberg, OFS
1   BONC "11" Allocated
Home Rule
March 1909

Withdrawn
Home Rule
 Union		      

HOME RULE - CAPE -
01.03.1919 to 01.11.1920
Area: Taungs
Not recorded

HOMESTEAD
05.06.1939 to Republic
Area: Germiston
1   2C "Blank"     03.01.1956
(Putzel)		    

HOMTINI
01.02.1919 to Republic
Area: Knysna
1   2C "Bars + cross"   192?
(Putzel)		 193?
(Putzel)		  

HONDEFONTEIN
16.11.1925 to 13.03.1961
Area: Fraserburg
1   2C "Blank"   18.02.1934
(Putzel)		 195?
(Aab)		  

HONDEKLIPBAAI (HONDEKLIP BAY)
Union to Republic
Area: Namaqualand
1   1C "CGH"   First seen:
09.06.1901
(Putzel)		 Union 12.12.1913
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank" 31 mm 12.07.1925
(Aab)
(Visser)		  
3   2C "Blank" 28 mm

Last seen
18.09.1978
(Putzel)		 195?
(Aab)		 Republic  

HONEYDEW
06.03.1939 to Republic
Area: Johannesburg
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

HONEYNESTKLOOF (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to 07.10.1946
Renamed to Heuningskloof Station
Area: Kimberley
1   1C "CGH" Compact typface
First seen:
05.08.1904
(Frescura		 Union 11.11.1915
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank" Cape style
relief
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank" 9 to 3 O"clock 21.05.1920
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Blank"   8 to 4 O"clock 09.05.1931
(Putzel)		 24.06.1940
(Putzel)		  

HONINGFONTEIN
Union to 1952
Renamed to Heuningfontein
Area: Nylstroom
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   26.09.1912
(Bas Payne)		 09.10.1923
(Putzel)		  

HONINGSPRUIT (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to 11.02.1929
Renamed to Heuningspruit
Area: Kroonstad
1   2C "R.O."     25.10.1910
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"   29.09.1918
(Aab)		 17.01.1920
(Putzel)		  
3 "RAIL" 1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 09.07.1920
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank"   21.02.1922
(Aab)		 1923
(Putzel)		  

HOOFSTRAAT, PAARL
12.10.1936 to Republic
1   2C "PAARL" Bi-lingual
29 mm		 16.09.1950
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "PAARL"   Bi-lingual
26 mm

Last seen
18.08.1978
(Putzel)

 1942
(Visser)		    

HOOFSTRAAT, PORT ELIZABETH
1939 to 1953
Renamed from Main Street
See Main Road Port Elizabeth

HOOGEKRAAL - CAPE -
Union to 01.07.1911
Renamed to Lancewood
Area: George
Not recorded

HOOGEKRAAL - TRANSVAAL -
Union to 08.09.1952
Renamed to Bettiesdam
Area: Standerton
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   01.04.1913
(Putzel)		    

HOOGEWAL
17.05.1926 to 21.11.1927
Renamed to Hoewal
Area: Brits
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   1927
(Visser)		    

HOOGSTEPUNT
12.11.1947 to 15.08.1955
19.12.1955 to 29.04.1957
Area: Vaalwater
Not recorded

HOOGTE
15.06.1925 to Republic
Renamed from Shehl
Area: Heilbron
1   2C "Bars + c ross"   08.01.1927
(Putzel)		 Republic  

HOOPSTAD
Union to Republic
Area: North Western OFS
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     1915
(Putzel)		    
2   1C "Blank"   08.10.1914
(Aab)		 1927
(Visser)		  
3   2C "Blank"   D at top of date 1924
(Putzel)		 21.10.1929
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Blank" D above date 11.03.1930
(Putzel)		 08.03.1947
(Aab)		  
5   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 23.11.193?
(Putzel)		    
6   2C "Blank"   05.11.1945
(Aab)		 24.05.1960
(Aab)		  
7   2C-D "Blank"   02.09.1955
(Aab)