The Georgetown – Railway Station Post Office was established on March 7, 1866, when a letter box was erected at the Georgetown Railway Station to facilitate the reception of letters after the Georgetown General Post Office (G.P.O.) amended its Saturday closing time from 3:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. A clerk was in attendance from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. to dispatch mails by the afternoon train. This service continued until 1882, when it was relocated to Carmichael Street in Georgetown.

The following are the Date Stamps used at Georgetown Railway Station 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 . 1 8– Railway P.O.
(Used at Georgetown Railway Station)

T&H Unlisted;     Proud Georgetown – Railway Station D2 p. 183

EKD: 2 Oct 1878 / LKD: 25 Apr 1881

This Railway P.O. 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 E2.18 is unlisted in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.