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British Guiana Post Offices: Fellowship

Fellowship, West Coast Demerara

The Fellowship Post Office, located on the West Coast of Demerara, began as a Receiving House at Hague Plantation in 1850. It was transferred to Messrs J & C Harrison’s Store at Plantation Blankenburg on June 1, 1854, and upgraded to a District Post Office in 1860 while housed at the Police Station. On November 1, 1861, the office returned to Blankenburg Plantation.

On July 1, 1878, the post office was moved to a new telegraph station at Fellowship, where it became a money order office on February 1, 1888, and was expanded in the same year. The Fellowship Post Office remained an important part of the West Coast Demerara Postal District, with the coded postmark “W C” moving with the office during its transitions.

The following are the Date Stamps used at Fellowship 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.

Type E2.12
(T&H Type 2, R)
Type E7.15
(T&H Type 5a, C)


→ Panda Type # E  2 . 12 – Fellowship

T&H Type 2 p. 299;     Proud Fellowship D3 p. 168

EKD: 15 Mar 1878 / LKD: 18 May 1881

This Fellowship 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 E2.12 is cataloged as a Type 2 and listed as “Rare” in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.

1880 – From the Panda Collection
1880 – From the Goldblatt Collection
1880 – From the Bush Lot Collection
1880 – From the Panda Collection
1880 – From the Wood Collection
1881 – From the Panda Collection
From the Bush Lot Collection
From the Bush Lot Collection
From the Wood Collection
No Year – From the Panda Collection


→ Panda Type # E   7. 1 5 – Fellowship

T&H Type 5a p. 301;     Proud Fellowship D4 p. 168

EKD: 15 Aug 1882 / LKD: 13 Jul 1903

This Fellowship 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 E7.15 is cataloged as a Type 5a and listed as “Common” in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.

1883 – From the Panda Collection