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    This document provides information on the postal history of various post offices in the Union of South Africa from 1901 to the formation of the Republic in 1961. It lists post office names, dates of operation, cancelling devices and other details. The post offices ranged across different areas including Transkei, Upington, Heidelberg, Potgietersrust, Germiston, Brits and Ventersdorp. Some post offices were renamed or had their areas renamed over the years. Cancelling devices included letters, numbers and geometric shapes like bars and crosses.

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    1/13/22, 6:23 PM Postal History of 

    the Union of

    Postal History of
    the Union of South Africa
    HOME UNION INDEX

    Post Offices ASKEATON to ATLAS

    ASKEATON
    Union to Republic
    Area: Transkei
    First seen: 01.03.1931
    1   1C "C.G.H."   06.11.1901
    Union
    (Putzel)
     

           

    ASKHAM
     29.08.1932 to Republic
    Area: Upington (Cape)
    NOT RECORDED (Postmarks after 1961)
    ASKRAAL
    14.05.1928 to
    Republic
    Area: Heidelberg (Cape)

    Last seen:
    03.02.195?
    1   2C "Bars + cross" 04.06.1978
    (Aab)
    Union  
    (Putzel)

    ASLEEGTE
    01.01.1951 to 03.02.1958
    Area: Potgietersrust (Transvaal)
    NOT RECORDED
    ASSEGAAIBOSCH (ASEGAAIBOSCH) (ASSEGAAIBOS) (ASSEGAAIBUSH RAIL)
    Union to Republic
    Area: Germiston (Transvaal)
    1 "R.O" 2C "Bar + cross" First seen: Union 04.07.1925  
    07.12.1902 (Frescura)
    Spelt
    Assegaaibush

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    1/13/22, 6:23 PM Postal History of  the Union of

    Spelt
    01.09.1934
    2   2C "Blank"   Asegaaibosch
    (Putzel)
       
    (only on S)

    Spelt 12.03.1935 22.04.1940


    3   2C "Blank"
    Assegaaibosch (Aab) (Putzel)
     

    Last seen:
    15.08.1964 ??.??.195?
    4   2C "Blank"
    Spelt (Putzel)
    Union  
    Assegaaibos

    ASSEN
    13.09.1926 to
    Republic
    Area: Brits (Transvaal)

    20.12.192? 05.06.1928
    1   2C "Bars + cross"   (Putzel) (Aab)
     

    ASTRANT
    16.02.1948 to 03.12.1951
    Area: Ventersdorp (Transvaal)
    NOT RECORDED  
    ATHALIA
    Union to 01.08.1918
    Area: PIiet Retief (Transvaal)
    Renamed to De Grens

    1   2C "Bars + cross"   Union 11.08.1911  

           

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    ATHERSTONE (RAIL)
    31.05.1910 to 03.05.1948
    Area: Grahamstown (Cape)
    NOT RECORDED  
    ATHLONE
    06.12.1926 to Republic
    Area: Cape Town
    Renamed from West London

    14.09.1939
    1   2C "Bars + cross" Long bars    
      (Putzel)

    13.09.1939
    2   2C "Cross"   (Aab)
       

    14.05.1954 31.05.1960
    3   2C "Bars + cross" Short lines
    (Aab) (Putzel)
     

    01.09.1950 31.05.1960
    4   2C "2"   (Putzel) (Aab)
     

    ATHOLL
    01.03.1919 to 13.06.1932
    Area: Johannesburg
    04.05.1920
    1   2C "JOHANNESBURG"     (Putzel)
       

    ATLANTA
    29.08.1927 to 15.04.1940

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    1/13/22, 6:23 PM Postal History of  the Union of
    30.08.1948 to Republic
    Area: Brits (Transvaal)

    1949
    1   2C "Bars + cross" New discovery
    (C.vd Spuy)
       

    Chris van der Spuy

    195?
    2   2C "Blank"   (Aab)
       

    ATLAS
    01.05.1944 to Republic
    Area: Kuruman (Cape)
    01.01.1955
    1   2C "Bar + cross"     (Putzel)
       
     

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