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Post Offices KLOOF to KOLOTI

KLOOF
1921 to Republic
Area: Durban
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   1921
(Visser)		 1923
(Visser)		  
2   2C "NATAL"   15.12.1924
(Aab)		 16.09.1935
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Cross" 28 mm
Wide cross		 29.11.1947
(Aab)		 13.01.1952
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Cross" 27 mm
Larger Kloof
Open cross		 19.05.1955
(Aab)		 01.04.1961
(Putzel)		  

KLOOFEIND (STATION) (RAIL)
18.12.1922 to 10.01.1938
19.12.1949 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
1   2C "Blank"     ??.11.1932
(Putzel)		    

KLOOFSIG
07.04.1958 to 02.06.1958
19.12.1960 to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "Blank"   Last seen:
12.08.1978
(Putzel)		 25.05.1961
(Putzel)		 Republic  

KLOOFSTRAAT (KLOOF STREET)
Union to 01.04.1917
02.12.1920 to Republic
Replaced by Buitensingel (1917)
Area: Cape Town
1 "C.T." 2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
21.07.1906
(Frescura)		 Union 24.07.1912
(Aab)		  
2 "CAPE TOWN" 2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
10.12.1909
(Frescura)		 Union 11.06.1913
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank" Skeleton 20.03.1915
(Visser)		    
4   2C "Blank"   02.12.1919
(Putzel)		 05.09.1939
(Aab)		  
5   2C "CAPE TOWN bar
KAAPSTAD"		  
(Putzel)		 02.02.1949
(Aab)		  
6   2C "KAAPSTAD"          

KLOWKOUMEULE
16.05.1949 to 21.12.1953
Area: Volksrust
Not recorded

KLUITFONTEIN
Union to Republic
Area: Vereeniging
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   08.03.1919
(Aab)		 1931
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		 33 mm
(Visser)		    

KNAPDAAR  (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Burgersdorp
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
01.11.1906
(Frescura)		 Union 06.11.1923
(Frescura)		  
2   RELIEF   New discovery 06.03.1911
(Visser)		 21.??.1911
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank"   15.05.1933
(Putzel)		 14.01.1954
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Blank"   Larger font 07.04.1956
(Putzel)		    

KNEUKEL
26.02.1928 to 30.05.1960
Area: Barkly West
1   2C "Bars + cross"   ??.08.1931
(Putzel)		 23.12.1942
(Aab)		  

KNIGHTS
Union to Republic
Area: East Rand
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
?0.07.1908
(Putzel)		 Union 08.06.1910
(Aab)		  
2   2C-D "TRANSVAAL" First seen
01.06.1909
(Aab)		 Union 29.09.1910
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross"   03.02.1918
(Aab)		 10.12.1918
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "S.AFRICA"   04.12.1913
(Aab)		 14.11.1928
(Aab)		  
5   2C-D "Bars + cross"   12.06.1932
(Aab)		 05.12.1951
(Aab)		  
6   2C "Bars + cross"

 

   19.01.1958
(Putzel)		    

KNIGHTS FARM (KNIGHTSPLAATS)
Union to 31.03.1922
Area: East London
1   1C "Dot" First seen:
1894
(Frescura)		 Union 26.08.1921
(Frescura)		  

KNOETZE
21.03.1927 to  Republic
Area: Willowmore
1   2C "Bars + cross"    
(Putzel)		    

KNOLLS
Union to 22.09.1930
Area: Willowmore
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   02.09.1915
(Visser)		    

KNOLVLEI
1953 to  Republic
Area: Clanwilliam
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

KNOPPIESFONTEIN
01.04.1912 to 18.12.1922
Area: Benoni
Not recorded

KNOPPIESLAAGTE
01.12.1911 to 01.12.1914
02.08.1937 to  Republic
Area: Pretoria
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

KNYSNA
See separate listing

KOAB
15.07.1957 to  Republic
Area: Upington
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

KOEDOESFONTEIN
01.01.1917 to Republic
Area: Parys
1   2C "Blank"     09.03.1957
(Putzel)		    

KOEDOESKLOOF
01.09.1917 to 19.02.1923
Area: Aberdeen
Not recorded

KOEDOESKOP
06.02.1940 to Republic
Area: Rustenburg
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

KOEDOESRAND
Union to  Republic
Area: Petrusberg
1   2C "S.AFRICA"   ??.10.1916
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  

KOEGAS
Union to 18.08.1952
Renamed to Koegasbrug
Area: Prieska
1   1C "CGH"   First seen: 02.08.1899
(Frescura)		 Union 09.09.1924
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"     16.05.1931
(Putzel)		 27.10.1950
(Putzel)		  

KOEGASBRUG
18.08.1952 to Republic
Area: Prieska
1   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 07.05.1958
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"     27.10.1958
(Putzel)		    

KOEKEMOER (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to  Republic
Area: Klerksdorp
1   2C "Blank" Last seen:
14.08.1978
(Putzel)		 02.11.1939
(Aab)		 Republic  
2   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 13.10.1951
(Visser)		 Republic  

KOEKENAAP
07.03.1938 to Republic
Area: Klawer
1   2C "Blank"   14.01.1948
(Aab)		 18.08.1950
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "?" Skeleton

New discovery

 195?
(Aab)		    

KOELEMANSRUS
1949 to  Republic
Area: Potgietersrus
Not recorded
Republic postmark known

KOELENHOF (STATION) (RAIL)
Union to  Republic
Area: Stellenbosch
1   1C "Blank" First seen:
14.03.1907
(Frescura)		 Union 23.07.1921
(Frescura)		  
       
2   2C "Blank"     08.09.1936
(Putzel)		    

KOETS
Union to 31.07.1912
01.12.1919 to 01.09.1920
Area: Namaqualand
Not recorded

KOETSRUS
06.05.1946 to 06.12.1948
Area: Boshof
Not recorded

KOFFIEFONTEIN (KOFFYFONTEIN)
Union to Republic
Area: Western OFS
1   2C "Blank" O.R.C. removed 30.01.1911
(Aab)		 26.08.1912
(Putzel)		  
2   OCTAGON "?" O.R.C. removed??

New discovery		 13.01.1913
(Aab)		    
3   2C "Blank" S.AFRICA
above date
Z.AFRIKA
below date		 01.11.1917
(Aab)
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Bar" 28 mm 20.06.1919
(Aab)		 11.02.1929
(Aab)		  
5   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 29.07.1929
(Visser)		    
6   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 14.05.1945
(Visser)		    
7   2C "Bar" 26 mm
Tall N		 02.12.1944
(Aab)		 19.04.1955
(Aab)		  
8   2C "Blank"     16.10.1940
(Aab)		 (Putzel)  
       

KOFFIELAAGTE
16.04.1926 to 09.01.1950
Area: Jansenville
Not recorded

KOKENAP
Union to 01.07.1912
Area: Van Rhynsdorp
Not recorded

KOKSTAD
Union to  Republic
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:

15.04.1903
(Frescura)

 Union 06.03.1912
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   32 mm 31.10.1919
(Putzel)		 14.12.1920
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 01.06.1916
(Aab)		 20.01.1925
(Aab)		  
4   1C "Blank" Skeleton

New discovery		 03.02.1925
(Aab)		    
       
5   2C "Bars + cross" Thik bars
31 mm		 18.05.1922
(Putzel)		 12.03.1931
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Bars + cross" Thin bars
30 mm		 23.02.1935
(Putzel)		 24.10.1936
(Aab)		  
7   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 25 mm 10.03.1942
(Visser)		    
8   2C "Blank"   25 mm 19.07.1951
(Putzel)		    
9   2C "Bars + cross"   Long bars
29 mm

Last seen:
15.09.1978
(Putzel)

 07.05.1952
(Putzel)		 Republic  
10   2C "Cross"   25 mm

Last seen:
22.02.1977
(Putzel)

 19.01.1953
(Putzel)		 Republic  
11   2C "Bars + cross" Short bars
28 mm

Last seen:
17.02.1987
(Putzel)

 11.08.1957
(Aab)		 Republic  
12   2C "Bars + cross"   31.05.1960
(Aab)		 Republic  

KOKSTAD LOCATION
02.04.1934 to 03.02.1947
Not recorded

KOKSVLEI
12.04.1954 to Republic
Renamed from Middelvlei
Area: West Rand
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known

KOLONIES PLAATS
Union to 01.01.1911
Renamed to Klington
Area: Potchefstroom
Not recorded

KOLONYAMA
Area: Basutoland
Using Union stamps until 1931
See Basutoland

KOLOTI
19.01.1959 to Republic
Area: Pietersburg
Not recorded
Republic postmarks known