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    This document provides a summary of postal history in the Union of South Africa from 1914 to the establishment of the Republic in 1961. It lists numerous small post offices established during this period, typically including the dates of operation and cancellation marks used. For example, it notes the Addo Rail post office operated from Union to 1919 in the Uitenhage area of the Cape, and used a "Bars + Cross" cancellation mark on May 10, 1918. The document appears to be an alphabetical listing of small post offices across South Africa and their basic postal history details.

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    This document provides a summary of postal history in the Union of South Africa from 1914 to the establishment of the Republic in 1961. It lists numerous small post offices established during this period, typically including the dates of operation and cancellation marks used. For example, it notes the Addo Rail post office operated from Union to 1919 in the Uitenhage area of the Cape, and used a "Bars + Cross" cancellation mark on May 10, 1918. The document appears to be an alphabetical listing of small post offices across South Africa and their basic postal history details.

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    1/13/22, 6:22 PM Postal History of 

    the Union of

    Postal History of
    the Union of South Africa
    HOME UNION INDEX

    Post Offices ADDO HEIGHTS to AIREX

    ADDO HEIGHTS
    01.08.1914 to 1915
    Area: Uitenhage (Cape)
    Not recorded
    ADDO RAIL
    Union to 01.08.1919
    Area:  Uitenhage (Cape)
    10.05.1918
    1   2C "Bars + Cross"     (Putzel)
       

    ADELAIDE
    Union to Republic
    Area: Fort Beaufort (Cape)

    04.01.1912 13.12.1922
    1   2C "Bars + Cross"   (Aab) (Aab)
     

           

    2   2C "Bars + Cross" South Africa in 18.03.1916 10.01.1935  


    centre (Aab) (Aab)

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    01.11.1935
    3   1C "Blank" Skeleton
    (Aab) (Visser)
     

    06.11.1932 25.02.1937
    4   2C "Bar"   (Paterson) (Putzel)
     

    27.0.1948
    5   1C "Blank"   (Visser)
       

    Visser

    02.05.1952 09.05.1952
    5   2C "Blank" Month in letters
    (Aab) (Putzel)
     

    6   2C "Blank" Month in Roman 09.09.1928 19.12.1949  


    numerals (Aab) (Putzel)

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    24.05.1956
    7   1C "Blank"   Skeleton
    (Putzel)
       

    Last seen
    13.12.1958
    8   2C "Blank" 21.08.1978
    (Aab)
     Republic  
    (Putzel)

    ADENDORP (RAIL)
    Union to Republic
    Area: Graaff-Reinet (Cape)

    1   2C "Blank"   29.03.1949 19.11.1951  

    ADRIAANSHOOP
    27.06.1927 to
    Republic
    Area: Rustenburg (Tvl)
    Not recorded
    AERIAL MAIL
    24.11.1918 to 01.12.1918

    24.11.1918 01.12.1918
    1   2C "Bar
    + cross"   (Aab) (Aab)
     

    AFGROND
    21.06.1954 to
    1955
    Area: Lydenburg (Tvl)
    Not recorded

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    AFGUNS
    03.03.1952 to
    Republic
    Area: Vaalwater (Tvl)
    Renamed from Hope
    Not recorded
    AFRIKANDER MINE
    Union to 01.01.1915
    Area:Klerksdorp (Tvl)

    21.08.1912
    1   2C "TRANSVAAL"   (Aab)
       

    AFRIKASKOP (RAIL)
    31.12.1928 to Republic
    Area: Kestell (OFS)
    Renamed from Kestell Road

    1   2C "Blank" RAIL 27.03.1931    

    2   1C "Blank" Skeleton 27.11.1936    

    3   2C "Blank" Rail removed 23.11.1936 10.02.1956  

    AGGENEYS (AGGENEIS)
    28.09.1925 to
    10.03.1930
    26.11.1945 to
    04.10.1954
    Area: Springbok (Cape)
    Not recorded
    AGNES
    Union to
    08.12.1930
    Area: Queenstown (Cape)
    1   1C "C.G.H."   31.12.1923    
    (Visser)

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    Visser

    AGNES REST
    31.10.1949 to Republic
    Area: Dordrecht (Cape)
    1   2C "Blank"     02.11.1950    
    AGTERKOP
    11.03.1940 to 15.09.1947
    1   2C "Blank"     17.11.1942    
    AGTER SNEEUBERG
    04.05.1953 to Republic
    Area: Cradock (Cape)
    Renamed from Achter Sneeuwberg
    1   2C "Blank"     19.01.1958    
    AGTERTANG STATION
    1953 to Republic
    Area: Cradock (Cape)
    Renamed from Achter Sneeuwberg
    First seen
    (1)   2C "Blank"   24.06.1961
         

    AGULHAS
    1953 to
    Republic
    Area: Bredarsdorp (Cape)
    Renamed from L'Agulhas

    1   2C "Lines + cross"   01.09.1953 04.02.1955  

    AHRENS (RAIL)
    18.07.1955 to Republic
    Area: Greytown (Natal)
    Renamed from Hermannsburg Rail

    1   2C "Blank" RAIL 02.03.1934 23.10.1947  

    2   2C "Blank"   Rail removed      


           

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    AIREX
    23.02.1925 to Republic
    Area: Greytown (Natal)
    Renamed from Hermannsburg Rail
    Last seen:
    1   2C "Cross"   06.03.1967
    16.11.1959 Republic  
     

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