The Buxton Post Office, located 11 miles from Georgetown on the East Coast of Demerara, was originally opened as a Receiving House in 1850 at Mr. J.T. Glover’s. By 1856, it had moved to the nearby Vigilance Police Station, but it returned to Buxton a few years later. On February 5, 1883, the post and telegraph office was relocated from Messrs. Collier & Sons to premises nearly opposite.

The Buxton Post Office was part of the East Coast Demerara Postal District and continued to use the coded postmark “E3C” after its transfer from Vigilance in 1868.

The following are the Date Stamps used at Buxton with EKD prior to 22 January 1901, the day marking the end of the reign of Queen Victoria. In addition to listing the Panda Type #, for reference, we also list the T&H Type from The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe, the Type and referenced page from The Postal History of British Guiana by Edward B. Proud, and the referenced pages from British Guiana Coded Postmarks – Study paper No 3 by Michael Rego, for code-marks.

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→ Panda Type # E  2 . 8 – Buxton

T&H Type 2 p. 299;     Proud Buxton D3 p. 153

EKD: 1 Jan 1880 / LKD: 20 Dec 1881

This Buxton Circular Date Stamp (C.D.S.) is a Panda Type E2 postmark. The Panda Type E2 is Single Ring (S.R.), 26.5 mm.  American Type.  3 line date (3 L.D.) B.G. at foot.  Known with year missing.

The Panda Type E2.8 is cataloged as a Type 2 and listed as “Scarce” in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.

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→ Panda Type # E  7.9 – Buxton

T&H Type 5a p. 301;     Proud Buxton D4 p. 153

EKD: 10 Jul 1882 / LKD: 5 Jul 1901

This Buxton Circular Date Stamp (C.D.S.) is a Panda Type E7 postmark. The Panda Type E7 is Double Ring (D.R.), 23 – 24.5 / 13 – 14.5 mm. 2 L.D. with Y.A. B. Guiana at foot

The Panda Type E7.9 is cataloged as a Type 5a and listed as “Common” in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.