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WETTON (RAIL)
12.11.1923 to 14.11.1955
Renamed to Kenwyn
Area: Cape Town
1 "RAIL" 2C "Blank"
Visser		   1929
(Visser)		 ??.04.1938
(Visser)		  
2   2C "Cross"     09.03.1954
(Putzel)		    

WEVEDEEN
1926 to Repuplic (closed 1972)
Area: Rustenburg
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   ??.02.1936
(Visser)		    

WEYERSRIVIER
1953 to 25.07.1955
Area: Mossel Bay
NOT  RECORDED

WEZA
24.09.1923 to Republic
Area: Harding
1   2C "Blank"
  1925
(Visser)		 02.12.1943
(Aab)		  

WHEATLANDS
Union to 01.04.1912
Area: ?
NOT  RECORDED
CGH postmarks known

WHITE RIVER
Union to 1953
Renamed to Witrivier
Area: Nelspruit
1   2C "TVL" First seen
20.04.1905
(Aab)		 Union 31.07.1943
(Aab) 		  
2   2C "Blank"   30.08.1929
(Aab) 		 06.04.1936
(Aab)		  
3   2C "Blank"   Name level with date
(Putzel) 		    
4   1C "Blank"
Hamilton		 Skeleton 31.??.1946
(Hamilton) 		    
5   2C "Blank" Name above date 03.05.1947
(Aab) 		 1953
(Putzel)		  

WHITES
29.08.1927 to Republic
Area: Ventersburg
1   2C "Bars + cross"   28.05.1935
(Putzel) 		 07.07.1936
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Cross"   07.11.1942
(Aab) 		 25.11.1954
(Putzel)		  
3   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 30.11.1959
(Visser) 		    

WHITE SANDS
01.11.1911 to 1952
Renamed Witsand
Area: Heidelberg Cape
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   1928
(Visser) 		 20.11.1939
(Visser) 		  

WHITE UMBULUZI
Swaziland using South African stamps up to 2 January 1933
See Swaziland

WHITMORE
15.07.1940 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		   11.04.1947
(Visser) 		    

WHITNEY
01.03.1918 to 1939
Renamed to Boesmansriviermond
Area: Alexandria
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		   26.12.1919
(Visser) 		    

WHITTLESEA
Union to Republic
Area: Queenstown
1   2C "Bars + cross" First seen:
25.12.1903
(Aab)		 Union 27.10.1910
(Frescura)		  
2   1C "Blank" Skeleton 06.01.1913
(Aab)		    
3   2C "S.AFRICA"   02.02.1915
(Aab)		 04.01.1955
(Putzel)		  

WHOZA
26.09.1949 to Republic
Area:Dundee
NOT  RECORDED

WIEGANDIA
20.04.1954 to Republic
Area: Bloemfontein
NOT  RECORDED

WIEGENAARSPOORT
29.10.1931 to Union (closed 30.10.1961)
Area: Beaufort West
NOT  RECORDED

WIGGIN'S ROAD
12.07.1937 to 21.04.1952
Area: Durban
NOT  RECORDED

WILBERFORCE INSTITUTE
01.03.1919 to Union
Area: Vereeniging
1   2C "INSTITUTE"   31.07.1942
(Putzel)		 14.11.1942
(Aab)		  

WILCOCKSBRUG
10.10.1949 to 25.08.1952
Area: Warden Northern OFS
1   2 "Blank"
Visser		   06.10.1950
(Visser)		    

WILCOIN
07.01.1951 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2 "Blank"
Visser		   ??.12.1952
(Visser)		    

WILDEALSKRAAL
01.12.1911 to 01.07.1918
15.06.1925 to 02.02.1931
Area: Heidelberg Transvaal
NOT  RECORDED

WILDEALSPUT
01.02.1912 to 02.02.1931
Area: Vryburg
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     192?
(Putzel)		    

WILDEBEESTEKUIL
Union to 01.05.1911
Area: Steynsburg
NOT  RECORDED

WILDEBEESTESPRUIT
01.07.1911 to 17.08.1931
Area: Dewetsdorp
1 "S.O." 2C "Blank   ORC removed
(Putzel)		    

WILDEBEESTELAAGTE
01.03.1915 to 01.05.1916
Area: Transvaal (Hartebeestfontein)
NOT  RECORDED

WILDEBEESTEPAN
01.12.1917 to 20.10.1954
Area: Prieska
1   2C "Bars + cross"
Visser		  
(Visser)		    
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		   20.10.1954
(Visser)		    

WILDERNESS
01.09.1917 to Republic
Area: George
1   2C "Bars + cross"   04.05.1935(Aab) 24.11.1941(Aab)  

WILDER VALLEY
01.05.1950 to Republic
Renamed from Umtwalumi
Area: Natal South Coast
NOT  RECORDED

WILDFONTEIN (RAIL)
Union to Republic
Area: Colesburg
1   1C "CGH"
 		 First seen:
 28.02.1899
(Aab)		 Union 20.04.1920  
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		   1931
(Visser)		 1937
(Visser)		  
3 /STA 2C "Blank"
Visser		   13.04.1943(Visser)    

WILGEFONTEIN - Natal -
Union to 1913
Area: Pietermaritzburg
NOT  RECORDED
Natal postmark known

WILGEFONTEIN - Transvaal -
01.04.1913 to 22.12.1930
22.04.1935 to 26.02.1955
Renamed to Goosensrus
 Area: Heidelberg Transvaal1
1   3C "Asterisk"     21.11.1914(Putzel)    

WILGENHOUTSDRIF
27.02.1939 to Republic
Area: Upington
NOT  RECORDED
Republic postmark known

WILGERIVIER (RAIL) WILGEN RIVER
Union to 31.07.1922
15.07.1929 to 1930
Area: Middelburg Transvaal
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   03.09.1912(Aab) 06.09.1912(Visser)  

WILGERHOF
02.02.1931 to 01.02.1954
Area: Steytlerville
1   2C "Asterisk"
Visser		   15.07.1939(Visser)    

WILGER OORD
1953 to Union (Cosed 1962)
Area: Port Elizabeth
NOT  RECORDED

WILHELMSHOF
01.06.1914 to 17.01.1927
Area: Boshof
1   2C "Blank"
Visser		 SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 12.01.1918(Visser)    

WILLEM KLOPPERVILLE
05.10.1953 to Union (Closed 1966)
Area: Potchefstroom
            05.10.1953(Aab) 13.08.1956(Putzel)  
       

WILLEMSDAL
01.01.1914 to 01.03.1914
01.06.1914 to 21.07.1947
10.10.1950 to 31.10.1955
Area: Greylingstad
1   2C "Blank" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 09.02.1931(Aab) 10.10.1950(Putzel)  

WILLEMSRUST
29.08.1938 to 26.08.1940
Area: Bothaville
NOT  RECORDED

WILLISTON
Union to Republic
1   2C "Bars + cross"   24.11.1911(Aab)0 06.03.1914
(Putzel)		  
2   1C "Blank"   Skeleton 19.12.1930
(Putzel)		    
3   2C "Blank" 31 mm 21.12.1921
(Aab)		 05.10.1935
(Aab)		  
4   2C "Blank" 29 mm 29.03.1950
(Aab)		 17.03.1952
(Putzel)		  
5   1C "5   2" Skeleton 06.11.1952
(Aab)		 12.11.1952
(Putzel)		  
6   2C "Blank"   26 mm 30.11.1956
(Putzel)		    

WILLOUGHBY
01.08.1916 to 08.02.1926
Area: Bethulie
1   2C "S.AFRICA"     01.08.1916
(Putzel)		    

WILLOWBROOK
01.08.1911 to 1913
01.11.1915 to 01.05.1918
Area: Christiana
1   2C "Blank"   12.01.1915
(Aab)		    

WILLOWDENE
Union to 09.07.1951
Area: Johannesburg
1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   15.04.1911
(Aab)		    
2   2C "Blank"
Visser		   23.06.1943
(Visser)		    

WILLOW GRANGE (RAIL)
Union to 01.10.1914
01.07.1917 to Union (Closed 1962)
Renamed to Lowlands Rail (1914)
Area: Estcourt
1   2C "NATAL" Dots on sides

First seen:
04.10.1895
(Rhodesia.ca.za)		 Union ??.01.1912
(Aab)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross"   On GVI
(Putzel)		    

WILLOWGROVE
06.04.1936 to 01.09.1941
01.10.1954 to 14.11.1955
Area: Port Elizabeth
NOT  RECORDED

WILLOWMORE
Union to Republic
1   1C "CGH" First seen:
08.06.1899
(Frescura)		 Union 21.12.1912
(Frescura)		  
2   2C "Bars + cross" Last seen:
03.03.1902
(Aab)		 Union 23.01.1912
(Frescura)		  
3   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date
 		 27.11.1913
(Aab)		 22.01.1923
(Aab)		  
4   1C "S A"
Visser		 Skeleton 19.09.1913
(Visser)		    
5   2C "Bars + cross" SOUTH
above date
AFRICA
below date		 29.05.1937
(Aab)		 12.09.1938
(Aab)		  
6   1C "Blank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1945
(Visser)		    
7   2C "Blank"   26 mm 1946
(Visser)		 17.02.1956
(Visser)		  

WILLOWMORE STATION TO
25.10.1910 to ?
1 R.O. 2C "Bars + cross"     25.10.1910
(Putzel)		    

WILLOWS
18.03.1929 to Republic
Renamed from Bloemfontein South West
Area: Bloemfontein
1   2C "Bars + cross"   05.06.1938
(Aab)		 12.06.1958
(Putzel)		  

WILLOWVALE
Union to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Bars + cross"   30.07.1910
(Frescura)		 17.02.1919
(Frescura		  
2   1C "Bank"
Visser		 Skeleton 18.06.1919
(Visser)		    
3   2C "Bars + cross"   20.10.1919
(Aab		 02.08.1922
(Aab		  
4   2C "Blank" 26 mm

Wide W

 13.05.1936
(Aab		 01.04.1943
(Putzel		  
5   2C "Blank"
Visser		 29 mm 24.12.1943
(Visser		 1946
(Visser		  
6   1C "Bank"
Visser		 Skeleton 1947
(Visser)		    
7   2C "Blank" 26 mm

Narrow W

 24.11.1948
(Aab		 20.09.1960
(Putzel		  

WILLOWVALE ROAD DURBAN
16.07.1923 to 1928
12.09.1938 to 05.08.1946
1   2C "DURBAN"   28.03.1927
(Aab		    

WILO
25.10.1954 to Republic
Area: Transkei
1   2C "Bars + cross"     08.02.1956
(Putzel		    

WILSON'S POST
Union to 01.03.1917
Area: Reitz
1 "S.O" 2C "O.R.C." First seen
17.05.1907
(Putzel)		 Union 18.07.1911
(Aab