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Post Offices LESEDI to LIKATLONG

LESEDI
11.08.1958 to Republic
Area: Potchefstroom
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmarks known

LESHOANE (MISSION) (LESHWANE)
12.01.1925 to Republic
Area: Pietersburg
1 "MISSION" 2C "Blank"     ??.02.1930
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"    
(Putzel)		    

LESLIE (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Springs
1   2C "R.O." First seen
10.05.1909
(Putzel)		 Union 22.07.1911
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Bar + cross"   25.12.1912
(Aab)		 22.08.1923
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Bar + cross"   19.12.1925
(Aab)		 22.10.1929
(Putzel)		  
4   2C "Bar + cross"
  31.12.1929
(Putzel)		 03.07.1933
(Aab)		  
5   2C "Bar + cross"
29 mm 1937
(Putzel)		 21.04.1939
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 30.05.1945
(Visser)		    

LES MARAIS
Union to Republic
Area: Pretoria
1   2C "TRANSVAAL" First seen
06.11.1909
(Aab)		 Union 05.12.1950
(Putzel)		  

LESSEYTON
Union to 26.02.1934
Area: Queenstown
1   1C "CGH" First seen: Union 18.10.1915
(Putzel)		  

LESSINGHOOGTE
16.05.1927 to 25.10.1937
12.09.1938 to 28.09.1942
Area: Middelburg, Cape
NOT  RECORDED

LETABA (RAIL)
01.06.1925 to Republic
Renamed from Thabina Rail
Area: Tzaneen
1   2C "Bar + cross"
 		 28 mm 1937
(Visser)		    
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"
 		   06.05.1931
(Putzel)		 10.09.1933
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"
 		 Skeleton
(Putzel)		    
4   2C "Cross" Last seen:
18.09.1961
(Putzel)		 23.07.194?
(Aab)		  Republic  

LETJESBOSCH (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Beaufort West
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
16.08.1898
(Frescura)		 Union 21.11.1922
(Frescura)		  
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"   ??.08.1932
(Putzel)		 29.01.1953
(Putzel)		  

LETSITELE
16.06.1924 to Republic
Area: Tzaneen
1   2C "Blank"
 		   08.11.1929
(Putzel)		    

LET(T)SKRAAL (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Graaff-Reinet
1   1C "Blank" First seen: 21.02.1906
(Frescura)		 Union 31.08.1945
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Blank"
 		   30.09.1950
(Putzel)		    

LEVENSBRON
Union to 05.07.1948
Area: Lindley
1   BONC "110" New discovery
for union		 Union    
2   2C "S.AFRICA"

Visser

   12.03.1937
(Visser)		    

LEVINA
01.04.1912 to 01.04.1915
Area: Hofmeyer
1   2C "S.AFRICA"
 		   20.10.1914
(Putzel)		    

LEVUBU
10.02.1941 to Republic
Area: Louis Trichardt
1   2C "Cross"   22.06.1943
(Aab)		 1958
(Putzel)		  

LEYDSDORP
Union to Republic
Area: Tzaneen
1   2C "Marking"
Visser		 First seen:
07.05.1907
(Aab)		 Union 09.12.1910
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Blank"
 		 Last seen:
1965
(Putzel)		 1932
(Putzel)		 Republic  

LIBANON
28.03.1938 to 02.11.1942
30.06.1947 to Republic
Area: West Rand
1   2C "Bars + cross"
 		 29 mm 1940
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen:
14.09.1978
(Putzel)		 11.11.1952
(Putzel)		 Republic  

LIBERTAS (RAIL)
01.04.1912 to Republic
Area: Senekal
1   2C "Blank"
 		 28 mm 04.01.1918
(Putzel)		    
2 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"
 		 32 mm 1925
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank"
 		 32 mm 03.11.1930
(Putzel)		 25.11.1941
(Putzel)		  

LIBERTY CAVALCADE - Johannesburg -
23.05.1942 to 01.06.1942
1   1C "JHBURG"
 		 Skeleton 28.05.1942
(Putzel)		    

LIBERTY CAVALCADE - Cape Town -
25.03.1944 to 01.04.1944
1   1C "Blank"
Skeleton 25.03.1944
(Putzel)
(Aab)		  

LIBODE (LIBODI)
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
15.02.1901
(Aab)		 Union 13.11.1918
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" 25 mm 19.01.1924
(Putzel)		 29.01.1945
(Aab)		  
3   1C "Blank"
 		 Skeleton 15.10.1933
(Putzel)		    

LICHTENBURG
Union to Republic
Area: Western Transvaal
´1   2C "Marking"
Visser		 Asterisks on sides
ZAR removed		 04.03.1911
(Visser)		    
´2   2C-D
Half moon		 "Marking" New discovery 03.02.1911
(Reier)		    
3   2C-D "Bars + cross"   30.06.1912
(Aab)		 08.11.1915
(Visser)		  
4   2C "Blank"   28 mm 03.03.1913
(Putzel)		 02.01.1917
(Putzel)		  
5   2C-D "Blank"   15.06.1917
(Aab)		    
6   2C "Blank" 26 mm 02.01.1917
(Putzel)		 28.07.1927
(Aab)		  
       
7   2C "T"   25 mm 02.01.1917
(Putzel)		 195?
(Putzel)		  
8   2C-D "Blank"   30 mm 1920
(Putzel)		    
9   2C-D "Blank"   28 mm 03.06.1930
(Putzel)		 23.10.1941
(Putzel)		  
10   2C "Blank"   30 mm 10.12.1938
(Putzel)		    
11   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 1937
(Visser)		    
12   2C "Blank"
Visser		 29 mm 08.04.1947
(Visser)		    
13   2C "Blank"   25 mm 02.06.1947
(Putzel)		 23.12.1949
(Putzel)		  
14   1C "52" Skeleton 11.08.1952
(Putzel)		    
15   2C "Blank" 26 mm 1937
(Aab)		 1953
(Visser)		  
16   2C "Blank"   30 mm ??.12.1953
(Putzel)		    
17   2C "Blank"   25 mm 16.05.1956
(Putzel)		    
18   2C "PAID
BETAAL"		   30 mm
(Putzel)		    
19   PARCEL     Oval with 3 lines
above and below name
(Putzel)		    

LIDGETTON (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Howick
1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides
First seen
13.11.1899
(Aab)		 Union 25.05.1916
(Putzel)		  
2   2C "Blank" 25 mm 17.06.1924
(Aab)		 06.05.1925
(Putzel)		  
3   2C "Blank"   28 mm 08.11.1956
(Putzel)		    

LIEBENBERG
01.05.1919 to 29.11.1943
Area: Bethal
1   2C Bars + cross
Visser		 25 mm 26.01.1928
(Visser)		 1  

LIEBENDAL
02.10.1946 to Republic
Area: Klawer
1   2C "Blank" 25 mm 08.01.1951
(Putzel)		 18.01.1956
(Aab)		  

LIESBEEK
02.09.1935 to Republic
Area: Cape Town
1   2C "Blank" 26 mm 10.04.1942
(Putzel)		 06.03.1945
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm

Last seen:
29.12.1977
(Putzel)		 04.04.1957
(Putzel)		 Republic  

LIFIFI
1939 to 03.07.1953
Renamed to Lefifi
Area: Warmbad
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		 29 mm 03.07.1953
(Visser)		    

LIKATLONG (LIKHATLONG)
30.07.1923 to 11.03.1940
07.10.1940 to Republic
Renamed to Loanhead
Renamed from Loanhead
Area: Bloemfontein
1   2C "Blank"   25 mm
Likatlong		 1925
(Putzel)		    
2   2C "Blank"   25 mm
Likhatlong		 1944
(Putzel)