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Post Offices KERUMSPRUIT to KILIGAUGH

KERUMSPRUIT
01.03.1913 to 01.11.1914
Area: Kroonstad
Not recorded

KESTELL
Union to Republic
Area: Bethlehem
1   2C "Blank" ORC removed 23.06.1913
(Aab)		 16.11.1921
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 09.09.1924
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross" 26 mm 02.04.1925
(Aab)		 26.08.1931
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Bars + cross"   Thinner bars
Different cross
(Aab)		    
5   1C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 Skeleton 1939
(Visser)		    
6   2C "Bars + cross" 27 mm
Open cross
(Putzel)		 195?
(Aab)		  
7   2C "Bars + cross"   27 mm
Closed cross		 1949
(Putzel)		    
8   2C "Bars + cross"   27 mm
Closed cross
Larger font		 1958
(Putzel)		    

KESTELL ROAD (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to 31.12.1928
Renamed to Afrikaskop Rail
Area: Bethlehem
1   2C "Blank" ORC removed 31.07.1911
(Hamilton)		 13.05.1922
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank"   Larger font
(Putzel)		    

KETHISAS
Area: Basutoland
Using Union stamps until 1931
See Basutoland

KETTING SIDING (STATION) (RAIL)
1911 to Republic
Area: Laingsburg
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   28.12.1912(Visser) 24.07.1935
(Frescura)		  
2 "/STA" 2C "Blank"   Station
(Putzel)		    

KEURBOOMSRIVIER (KEURBOOMS RIVER)
Union to Republic
Area: Plettenberg Bay
1   BONC "909" First seen:
07.08.1907
(Frescura)		 Union 02.08.1911
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "RIVER" Name top and bottom

First seen:
10.12.1895
(Frescura)		 Union 1923
(Frescura)		  
3   2C "Bar"   12.04.1944
(Aab)		 11.02.1961
(Aab)		  
       
4   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 07.11.1952
(Putzel)		    

KEWDALE
11.10.1937 to 29.05.1944
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "JOHANNESBURG"
Visser		   24.11.1939
(Visser)		    

KEYLOCK
21.12.1925 to Republic
Area: Transkei
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

KEYSERS
01.08.1915 to 25.08.1958
Area: Uniondale
1   2C "Bars + cross"     1934
(Putzel)		    

KHARKHAMS
17.04.1950 to 1953
Renamed to Garagams
Area: Uniondale
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   19.09.1952
(Visser)		    

KHAYAKHULU
28.04.1943 to ca. 1952
Renamed to Kayakulu
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "Blank"   194?
(Visser)		 12.06.1950
(Aab)		  

KHOSIS
Union to ca. 1950
Renamed to Ga-Tlose
Area: Kuruman
1   2C "Bars + cross"   25 mm
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 27 mm
(Visser)		    

KHWITIANENG
02.11.1959 to Republic
Area: Middelburg, Transvaal
1   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)		    

KIDD'S BEACH
01.10.1921 to Republic
Area: East London
1   2C "Blank"   16.04.1924
(Putzel)		 29.03.1950
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Bar"
Visser		 Relief 1959
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Blank" 30 mm

Last seen
10.05.1978
(Putzel)		 27.07.1959
(Putzel)		 Republic  

KIEPERSOL
01.08.1939 to Republic
Renamed from Nola
Area: White River
1   2C "Blank"  
(Putzel)		 ??.06.1942
(Aab)		  

KIESEL
07.11.1949 to Republic
Area: Thabazimbi
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

KIESERVILLE
1950 to Republic
Area: Lichtenburg
1   2C "Blank"   Last seen
31.12.1980
(Putzel)		 21.07.1959
(Putzel)		 Republic  

KIEWIETSKUIL
22.03.1948 to 24.04.1950
Renamed from Kivietskuil
Area: Aberdeen
Not recorded

KILDARE
Union to Republic
Area: East of Bloemfontein
1   2C "SOUTH AFRICA"   05.01.1935
(Aab)		 05.02.1935
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Cross"   Last seen
12.01.1979
(Putzel)		 195?
(Putzel)		 Republic  

KILDWICK (RAIL)
1924 to 20.07.1925
Area: Mooi River
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   06.09.1924
(Visser)		    

KILIGAUGH
01.07.1940 to Republic
Area: East Rand
1   2C "Blank"     29.01.1955
(Putzel)